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Mike Allen Wrote Playbook Email for 990 Days Straight

History will remember May 16, 2012 as a day the Internet felt cold and empty without one of its most prominent political journalists. That's because Politico's Mike Allen took his first day off in nearly three years.

By Eric Randall

May 11, 2012

Geraldo Rivera's Icky TSA Joke

Fox News host Geraldo Rivera is attracting some attention for a gross joke he made while discussing the rising tide of anger at the TSA for their often invasive airport security mishaps.

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By Ray Gustini

May 4, 2012

The Smart Set

Clooney's Obama Fundraiser is Huge; Demi Moore Is Twitter Single

There's talk George Clooney's big fundraiser for President Obama could generate $12 million, the guy who sold "The Scream" and Neil Young conversed, and Mark Wahlberg denies he's getting artificially ripped for his new movie.

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By Eric Randall

May 2, 2012

Your Monthly 'Dreams From My Father' Scandal Rehash

In the wake of a Vanity Fair piece on President Obama's old girlfriends, Politico has recovered another scandal pulled from the pages of Obama's decades-old autobiography, but much like the Indonesian dog-eating affair, it's a new spin on a piece of info we've known about for a long, long time.

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By Justin Elliott, ProPublica

Apr 20, 2012

Way Too Many Media Companies Are Lobbying Against Transparency

Many of the country’s biggest media companies — which own dozens of newspapers and TV news operations — are flexing their muscle in Washington in a fight against a government initiative to increase transparency of political spending.

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By John Hudson

Apr 4, 2012

Media Diet

Ben Smith: What I Read

BuzzFeed's editor-in-chief tells us how his media diet has changed since joining the world of #LOL and #WTF.

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By Eric Randall

Mar 21, 2012

Mitt Romney's Victory Bores the Press

Veteran professional GOP primary watchers are starting to sound a wee bit bored: Mitt Romney won big in Illinois, but because they all saw it coming (it's their job to make accurate predictions, after all) nothing has changed in the presidential race.

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 16, 2012

The Smart Set

Chris Brown's Horrendous Pick-Up Line; CNN and Larry King Part Ways

Chris Brown uncorks a truly awful pick-up line, Larry King and CNN are kaput after 27 years, and Oprah is considering a big-screen return.

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 2, 2012

The Smart Set

The Royal Puppy with No Name; Russell Crowe Is the Back-Up 'Noah'

Prince William and Kate Middleton don't want you to know what they're calling their dog, Fox News is trying to be nicer to Politico, and there may be an inter-office romance in bloom at MSNBC.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jan 24, 2012

Meet Pennsylvania's Occupy Candidate

Politco's Dylan Byers introduces us to 29-year-old Nathan Kleinman, a veteran of Occupy Philadelphia who's challenging Allyson Schwartz, a Democrat representing Pennsylvania's 13th district, for her seat in the House of Representatives.

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By Ray Gustini

Jan 23, 2012

The Smart Set

Tracy Morgan Collapses at Sundance, Politico Turns Five

Also: The Heidi Klum-Seal divorce is on, Anna Wintour and Scarlett Johannson are hosting a fashionable Obama fundraiser next month, and a cavalcade of familiar faces roast and toast Politico

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 12, 2011

Viral Web Monitor BuzzFeed Is Suddenly Hiring Political Writers

BuzzFeed, which has spent its life building an encyclopedia of other people's greatest Web hits, has hired away one of the key reporters from the website Politico, to be its new editor-in-chief and build their own original news division. Smith, who was one of the first hires at Politico five years ago, said there are plans to hire a dozen more reporters.

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By Eric Randall

Dec 1, 2011

Perry Now Advertising That He's a Terrible Debater

In a new campaign ad running in Iowa, Rick Perry seeks to capitalize on the anti-momentum he got when he struggled to remember which federal agency he'd cut in a televised debate

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By Ray Gustini

Nov 30, 2011

A Quick Read of Politico's 2012 Election Book

Rick Perry doesn't like raising money, Tim Pawlenty only wanted to watch hockey, and Sarah Palin thought Mitt Romney had the primary schedule "rigged."

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By Dashiell Bennett

Oct 31, 2011

Accusations of 'Inappropriate Behavior' Resurface for Herman Cain

Politico reported late on Sunday that Herman Cain was twice accused of "inappropriate behavior" by women who worked with him when he ran the National Restaurant Association in late 1990s.

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 19, 2011

Being Unnominated for a National Book Award; The 'Rape' of Tintin

Today in literature and publishing: Politico's online bookstore is missing some of the classics, Lauren Myracle describes her National Book Award unnomination, and a devoted Tintin fan has harsh words for Steven Spielberg.

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 14, 2011