1. don’t ask don’t tell
    Is DADT Repeal Done for Good?It was voted down in the Senate today, 57 to 40. But there is hope!
    By Dan Amira
  2. how tweet it is
    The Political Tweet Hall of ShameThe tweets from politicians that were bad enough to be deleted, and what they can teach us.
    By Dan Amira
  3. death and taxes
    What Happens If the Tax-Cut Deal Falls Apart?A look at the political fallout of a failed compromise.
    By Dan Amira
  4. crossing over
    DREAM DeferredThe Senate won’t vote on the DREAM Act.
    By Dan Amira
  5. all the pretty horses
    New York’s Off Track Betting Shut DownThis will have widespread effects.
    By Chris Rovzar
  7. oh congress!
    GOP Immediately Regrets Decision to Ban EarmarksRepublicans are just now wondering how they’re going to pay for projects in their states.
    By Dan Amira
  8. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Denies Presidential Run, Gives Most Obvious Stump Speech Ever (Updated)“When did success become a bad word in America?”
    By Stephanie Vallejo
  9. politics
    House Passes DREAM ActAnd the Senate may shoot it down.
    By Stephanie Vallejo
  10. politics
    Spending Bill Means Congress Gets to Keep the Lights on in the CapitolHouse passes bill to give the government $1.1 trillion to run on for the rest of the fiscal year.
    By Stephanie Vallejo
  11. oh albany!
    Patricia Lynch, Albany Power Lobbyist, Settles With Cuomo’s Office Over Pension-Fund FinaglingShe’ll pay a half-million-dollar fine.
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. early and drunken
    Seth Meyers to Headline White House Correspondents Association DinnerA good and safe choice.
    By Chris Rovzar
  13. barack obama
    Now Let’s Speculate About a Primary Challenger for Obama in 2012Progressive Democrats are grumbling.
    By Stephanie Vallejo
  14. death and taxes
    This Is the President Obama Everyone Should Get Used ToWhy Obama’s compromise with the GOP on the Bush tax cuts should be no surprise.
    By Dan Amira
  15. cable news
    Talk Box: Tax-Cut Extension Would Lead to More Borrowing From ChinaMSNBC’s ‘Countdown’ investigates the huge amounts the U.S. will have to borrow from countries like China and Russia.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  16. early and often
    Obama’s Team Proposes New Payroll-Tax Holiday PlanTwist!
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. don’t ask don’t tell
    DADT Repeal Hinges on When Senate Decides to Take Christmas BreakUm, maybe just hold off on vacation for a few days?
    By Dan Amira
  18. retired world leaders
    Americans Continue to Sour on Jimmy CarterBut they’re loving Bill Clinton more and more.
    By Dan Amira
  19. raging boehner
    John Boehner Grew Up Completely Surrounded by DiapersHe’s come a long way.
    By Dan Amira
  20. obama is a human person
    Split Lip Robs Obama of His EloquenceThe president is now incapable of saying words like ‘superfluous.’
    By Dan Amira
  21. don’t ask don’t tell
    Scott Brown Does Not Care If You’re Gay If You’re Willing to Get Blown Up for AmericaThe Massachusetts Republican supports the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
    By Dan Amira
  22. secretary of awesome
    Hillary Clinton Still Incapable of Giving Shermanesque Answer“I think I’ll serve as secretary of State as my last public position” is not “I will definitely serve as secretary of State as my last public position.”
    By Dan Amira
  23. early and often
    President Obama Surprises Troops in Afghanistan With VisitLousy jobs report? What lousy jobs report?
    By Chris Rovzar
  24. money woes
    The Deficit Commission and Political CourageThe commission failed to come up with a plan that politicians could actually vote for.
    By Dan Amira
  25. cable news
    Talk Box: O’Reilly ‘Stokes’ Class War and Ed Schultz Calls Obama a TurncoatCable news took a trip to Bizarro World last night.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  26. the new adventures of old christine
    Christine O’Donnell Hopes Book Will Foment RevolutionYes, she is writing a book.
    By Dan Amira
  27. early and often
    House Democrats Pass ‘Chicken Crap’ Tax CutsNot that they’ll get through the Senate.
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. bons mots
    What Irate John Boehner Sounds LikeChicken crap!
    By Dan Amira
  29. early and often
    Mitt Romney Spends Leno Appearance Pretending He Hasn’t Decided About 2012Romney tries to get in on some of this sweet “will he or won’t he” press.
    By Dan Amira
  30. cable news
    Talk Box: Independents Are Just Waiting to Be TriangulatedCable news pundits examine the possibilities of the coming partisan standoff over extending unemployment benefits.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  31. we feel like we’re taking crazy pills
    In Which Anderson Cooper Thoroughly Embarrasses a BirtherCooper had lots of facts, while the birther had a lot of Internet rumors.
    By Dan Amira
  32. oh congress!
    Republicans Don’t Want Anyone to Get the Idea That They’re Going to Start Being Cooperative in Any WayThey’re circulating a letter calling for a filibuster of almost everything.
    By Dan Amira
  33. don’t ask don’t tell
    Official Results of Pentagon Study: Gay Troops Could Serve Openly Without Hurting Combat ReadinessJust as we’d originally heard.
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. cable news
    Talk Box: U.S. Foreign Policy Damaged Itself Long Before WikiLeaksOne pundit blames Bush AND Obama, saying it’s a case of “reap what you sow.”
    By Dorsey Shaw
  35. school daze
    Cathie Black Officially Obtains Waiver From State Education CommissionThanks to the help of a much more experienced number two, Black is back on track to be our next schools chancellor here in New York City.
    By Chris Rovzar
  36. awkward things
    George W. Bush to Mark Zuckerberg: ‘People Who Leak Ought to Be Prosecuted’Watch the awkwardness live.
    By Chris Rovzar
  37. oh albany!
    Andrew Cuomo Is Meeting in Secret with Sheldon SilverTransparency right from the get-go! Great.
    By Chris Rovzar
  38. early and often
    Incoming Congressmen Brave Skinny Sofas, Slippage in Order to Appear FrugalAround 15 percent of incoming congressmen plan to sleep in their offices.
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. rangeling
    Charlie Rangel Would Really Like to Avoid an Oral RebukeHe’d prefer a slap on the wrist.
    By Mike Vilensky
  40. books
    Bush’s Book is No. 1 — Not That You’d Know It by Going to New York’s Independent BooksellersWe took an informal survey of where ‘Decision Points’ was placed all over Manhattan.
    By Phillip B. Crook
  41. early and often
    ’Tis the Season to Pass 9/11 Illness Payout BillCongress must vote on the Zadroga Bill in this lame-duck session in order for it to pass.
    By Chris Smith
  42. america’s sweetheart
    President Obama: ‘I Don’t Think About Sarah Palin’Pretty sure that’s impossible, but okay.
    By Dan Amira
  43. dancing with the stars
    With Bristol’s Final Score on DWTS, Two Palins Experience a Near MissBoth Sarah and Bristol Palin probably heaved a sigh of relief last night.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. jesus christie
    Chris Christie Explains Why He Is Named ThatHis parents didn’t realize.
    By Dan Amira
  45. cuomolot
    What Makes Andrew Cuomo One of People’s Sexiest Men Alive?“His many years of public service.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. america’s sweetheart
    Sarah Palin’s Viewership Dives With Second Episode of AlaskaAfter a big debut, the show lost young people.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. early and awkward
    Rahm Emanuel Has the Worst Tenant EverHe’s running against Rahm for mayor of Chicago.
    By Dan Amira
  48. the third terminator
    New Yorkers Are Not on the President Bloomberg BandwagonOnly 29 percent of New Yorkers think Bloomberg would make a good president.
    By Dan Amira
  49. white men who can say whatever they want ‘cause they’re old
    Warren Buffett Admits Whole Trickle-Down Thing Basically a LieThe rich actually just like to keep their extra cash in giant piles.
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. secretary of awesome
    Once Again, Hillary Clinton Unconvincingly Rules Out Running for PresidentThe woman can’t give a Shermanesque answer.
    By Dan Amira
  51. the third terminator
    Haley Barbour Has Some Friendly/Selfish Advice for Mayor BloombergDon’t run.
    By Dan Amira
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