1. master debaters
    Obama Picks Kerry for Debate PrepWeird choice.
    By Dan Amira
  2. politics
    Brett McGurk Withdraws Iraq Ambassador Nomination After Steamy E-mail ScandalIt was only a matter of time.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  3. 2012
    David Maraniss Q&A on Barack Obama: The StoryThe author talks about the lead-up to his new book and the president’s reelection chances.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  4. stuck in the middle
    Philosophical Teachings of George Costanza Continue to Influence Romney CampaignRomney will “do the opposite” of Obama on Israel, too. 
    By Dan Amira
  5. feigning interest in mundane things
    Mitt Romney Practices the Art of Feigning Interest in Mundane ThingsHe pretended to be wowed by a circular … thing at a factory yesterday.
    By Dan Amira
  7. the national interest
    Beltway Sleazeoids Concerned About PartisanshipSomebody has to save America. They might as well make a buck in the process.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. Rielle Hunter’s Inevitable Tell-All Reveals Inevitable John Edwards SecretHe had other mistresses. 
    By Dan Amira
  9. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Welcomed With ‘Romney Go Home!’ Chants at Ohio Campaign StopRomney spoke from the bed of a pickup truck.
    By Brett Smiley
  10. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Faced the NationIn his first non-Fox News Sunday interview.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  11. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Is a Wawa FanA reasonable position.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  12. grexit
    Good News: Greece and Europe Might Not Implode After All [UPDATED]Looks like pro-bailout forces will prevail.
    By Andre Tartar
  13. mitt romney jokes
    The Romney Boys Do Their Best to Humanize Their DadIt’s Father’s Day, after all.
    By Andre Tartar
  14. commencement speeches
    Bill Clinton Talks Privilege and Genetics at Nephew’s High-School GraduationIn Redondo Beach, California.
    By Andre Tartar
  15. white men with money
    Sheldon Adelson Is Throwing the Republicans Another $35 MillionThat’s $71 million and counting.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  16. spontaneous outbursts of conservatism
    Reporter Who Heckled Obama for ‘Favoring Foreigners’ Is Himself Not American Why are you so self-hating, Neil Munro?
    By Andre Tartar
  17. memorials
    Andrew Breitbart Honored with Shouting“Why don’t you guys be quiet. Shut the heck up!”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  18. culture of smut
    Here Are Some More Smutty Secret Service Stories These date back to 2003.
    By Andre Tartar
  19. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney’s Failed Attempts at Humor, Part XXIVThis one was for the reporters on the press bus.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  20. party planning
    Bipartisan Support for Booze at Dem Convention North Carolina is committed to being a good host.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  21. photo op
    Mitt Romney Has a Nice, Wholesome DayServing ice cream to children and such.
    By Dan Amira
  22. the national interest
    Right-wing Journalist Goes Nuts at White HouseFortunately Tucker Carlson’s reputation is unable to sink lower.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. media
    Jose Antonio Vargas Just Misses Immigration Policy Cutoff, Is Thrilled AnywayHe’s 31, not 30.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  24. fun-raising
    John McCain Helpfully Accuses Romney Campaign of Benefiting From Chinese MoneyBad surrogate! Bad!
    By Dan Amira
  25. the national interest
    Obama: Screw Congress, I’m DREAM Act–ing Myself [Updated]You want an explainer about what Obama is doing and why he’s doing it, right? Okay.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. crossing over
    President Obama Basically Just Passed the DREAM Act by Himself [Updated]The Obama administration announces a bold new election-year policy on deporting young illegal immigrants.
    By Dan Amira
  27. the post-racial world
    RNC’s Spanish-Language Website Features Prominent Photo of Asian ChildrenWhoops.
    By Dan Amira
  28. early and awkward
    President Obama Is Calling His Opponent ‘Mr. Romney’ NowNot “Governor Romney.”
    By Dan Amira
  29. 2013
    Scott Stringer Backs Bloomberg’s Taxi Plan in Outerborough OutreachDirectly in opposition to Bill de Blasio.
    By Chris Smith
  30. the national interest
    Sheldon Adelson Crazy, Also Crazy RichWho will save us from socialism, if not the billionaires who are getting rich under socialism?
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. early and awkward
    A Taxonomy of GaffesThe six different kinds of gaffes we’ll obsess over for the next five months. 
    By Dan Amira
  32. the national interest
    The Origins of the Gaffe, Politics’ Idiot-MakerWhy are we obsessed with such triviality?
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. ad wars
    We See What You Did There, Mitt RomneyHis new ad is an homage to an anti-McCain ad that Obama ran in 2008. 
    By Dan Amira
  34. the national interest
    Sally Quinn Forced to Dine With Non-Fake FriendsWe hope you’re happy now, Kim Kardashian.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. photo op
    Sarah Jessica Parker Is LITERALLY Rolling Out the Red Carpet for President ObamaPreparations continued at the West Village townhouse yesterday. 
    By Dan Amira
  36. vices
    Proposed Welfare Rule Targets Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Other Fun ThingsThe State Senate is looking to ban spending on vices.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  37. friends in high places
    Which Celebrity Should Host Obama’s Next Fund-raiser?Young people can’t relate to Anna Wintour for some reason.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. cory booker
    For the Last Time, Cory Booker and President Obama Are Just FineThursday’s fund-raiser will prove they’re still BFFs.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. crimes and misdemeanors
    You’re Free to Go, John EdwardsThe Justice Department won’t retry him. 
    By Dan Amira
  40. early and awful
    Bush’s Severed Head Appears in Game of ThronesNot buying it. 
    By Dan Amira
  41. the national interest
    Wall Street Is All the Way BackAnd all the way Republican, too.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. stereotypes
    Now We Know Why Chuck Grassley Can’t Stop Watching the History ChannelHe needs to connect with constituents.
    By Noreen Malone
  43. early and awkward
    We’re Sure There’s a Reason Colin Powell Sang ‘Call Me Maybe’ on TV TodayBut we don’t want to know what it is. Here’s the video. 
    By Dan Amira
  44. Frank Rich on the National Circus: Democrats’ Premature PanicYes, Obama had a rough month, but his team hasn’t even begun to attack brittle Romney yet.
    By Frank Rich
  45. big dreams
    Fred Karger Has Some Inspirational Post-Campaign Reflections“I could have been the gay Herman Cain.”
    By Noreen Malone
  46. Michelle Obama Joined PinterestGuess what she’s been pinning?
    By Noreen Malone
  47. gabby giffords
    Former Giffords Aide Wins ‘Gabby’s Seat’Ron Barber was also injured in the Arizona shooting.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. the national interest
    Romney Doesn’t Want to Argue Against Hiring CopsThey said I was mad! They laughed at me! But who’s laughing now?
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. 2013
    Racial Politics Likely to Reemerge As a Major Theme of the 2013 Mayoral CampaignSix mayoral hopefuls got the ball rolling at an NYU conference today.
    By Chris Smith
  50. stuck in the mittle
    Will Mitt Romney Save the Country for Free?He won’t say whether he’d keep his $400,000 presidential salary.
    By Dan Amira
  51. the national interest
    What Would Reagan Do?Raise taxes! And justify killing Martin Luther King. Hmm.
    By Jonathan Chait
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