1. crazy in alabama
    Chris Matthews Grills Alabama’s Rick Barber on Campaign Ads’Hardball’ host asks if he’s a “metaphor for a guy running for office.”
    By Josh Duboff
  2. slouching toward reform
    House Approves Financial Overhaul Bill237-192
    By Jessica Pressler
  3. fi-cri fallout
    Joe Cassano Could Have Saved Us All Billions If We Just Let Him Stay at the Table a While LongerThe former AIG Financial Products head wishes he’d just had one more round.
    By Jessica Pressler
  4. boehner boner
    President Obama Seizes on Talking Point Gift-Wrapped by John BoehnerHe’ll hammer away at Boehner’s “ant” metaphor today.
    By Dan Amira
  5. goldmanfellas
    Gary Cohn Can’t Spell, But He Is Not StupidGoldman’s COO can immediately suss out who is a “retread” and who is not.
    By Jessica Pressler
  7. they sent them thank-you notes
    Breaking: New York Fed Officials Were Polite to BankersThey wrote them thank-you notes, an investigation uncovers.
    By Jessica Pressler
  8. elizabeth edwards
    Elizabeth Edwards: Decision to Separate from John ‘Sad and Terrifying’Meanwhile, some insight on what John’s been up to.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. slouching toward reform
    Banks May Beat Congress Into Repealing $19 Billion TaxThanks, Scott Brown.
    By Jessica Pressler
  10. spies like us
    Russia to U.S.: How Dare You Bust Our Secret Ring of Idiot Clown Spies?This could jeopardize our strategic arms agreement!
    By Chris Rovzar
  11. freedooooommmm!
    John Boehner Is Very Excited for the Coming RevolutionWe haven’t seen anything like this “since 1776,” he says seriously.
    By Dan Amira
  12. bridge and tunnel
    New York May Tax Out-of-State Hedge-Fund WorkersConnecticut is no longer safe!
    By Jessica Pressler
  13. bons mots
    Sessions: Kagan Remarks ‘Unconnected to Reality’The Republican senator and Supreme Court nominee have different memories of what happened at Harvard several years ago.
    By Chris Rovzar
  14. early and often
    Bloomberg’s Gal Pal Concedes That She ‘Really Wanted’ to Run for Senate“My significant other is the mayor of New York City, so that would be really complicated.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  15. oh albany!
    Vetoing Thousands of Budget Additions Breaks David Paterson’s Heart“I never take any joy in vetoing education money, health care, services for the poor and the indigent.”
    By Josh Duboff
  16. confirming kagan
    The Opening Statements of the Elena Kagan Confirmation Hearing in One SentenceEach senator on the Judiciary Committee made an opening remark today.
    By Dan Amira
  17. abortion
    Why a New Study on Fetal Pain MattersAccording to a British report, fetuses of 24 weeks are unable to feel pain.
    By Jennifer Senior
  18. oh albany!
    New York Budget Situation Still a Big MessThe legislature comes up with its own plan, one that isn’t making Governor Paterson happy.
    By Dan Amira
  19. comings and goings
    Robert Byrd, Longest-Serving Senator in American History, Has DiedThe West Virginian had served in the Senate since 1959.
    By Dan Amira
  20. reefer madness
    Which New York Politicians Have Smoked Pot, and How Embarrassed Are They About It?Some pretend they didn’t enjoy it, some lie, and some flat out brag about it.
    By Dan Amira
  21. early and awkward
    Meg Whitman’s FAIL Blog FAILCalifornia gubernatorial candidate has angered FAIL Blog.
    By Dan Amira
  22. early and awkward
    Another Candidate Jumps on the Lucrative Vietnam-Misrepresentation BandwagonAlabama’s candidate for governor is being criticized for a vague TV ad.
    By Dan Amira
  23. oh albany!
    It Was a Big Day for Allegedly Corrupt New York PoliticiansCarl Kruger is being investigated by the FBI, while Joe Bruno could walk free.
    By Dan Amira
  24. financial reform
    After Compromises, Congress Reaches Deal on Finance ReformHow much did they compromise on?
    By Dan Amira
  25. jobs
    Republicans Kill Democrats’ Unemployment Relief BillExtension of jobless aid doesn’t pass Senate vote.
    By Josh Duboff
  26. early and awkward
    Did a Democratic Congressman Say That Minorities Are Not Good People?The conservative blogosphere would love for you to think so!
    By Dan Amira
  27. oh albany!
    Cuomo Has Accepted $7.1 Million From Lobby, Special-Interest GroupsThis from the guy who said last month: “The influence of lobbyists and their special interests must be drastically reduced with new contribution limits.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. the third terminator
    Impatient Mayor Bloomberg Forms Coalition to Deal With ImmigrationBecause, as the mayor put it: “Somebody has to do it.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  29. mcchrystal ball
    Stanley McChrystal Never Had a ChanceObama had nearly decided by the end of the first paragraph.
    By Dan Amira
  30. polls
    Americans Are Less Confident in Obama Than Ever Before, Poll SaysOver 60 percent think the country is on the wrong track.
    By Josh Duboff
  31. what other people think
    Is the Petraeus Decision the Most Widely Praised Thing President Obama Has Ever Done?We think so! Even conservatives are praising the move.
    By Dan Amira
  32. oh albany!
    Breaking: Kevin Parker Loses His Temper AgainSun rises in east.
    By Dan Amira
  33. sympathy for the devil
    Great News for Joe Barton, BP, DemocratsThe GOP lets BP’s favorite congressman stay in leadership post.
    By Dan Amira
  34. early and often
    South Carolina GOP Makes Strides With Haley, Scott VictoriesAnti-incumbent trend continues.
    By Josh Duboff
  35. the cuddle muddle
    David Johnson Reportedly Pleads the Fifth in Both Paterson-Related InquiriesFormer Paterson aide refuses to speak in domestic-abuse and Yankee-ticket investigations.
    By Josh Duboff
  36. afghanistan
    Obama: McChrystal ‘Showed Poor Judgment’President says he will wait to make decision until he meets with the general.
    By Josh Duboff
  37. afghanistan
    General McChrystal Has Offered to Resign: Reports (Updated)So far, that’s all we know.
    By Dan Amira
  38. afghanistan
    Robert Gibbs: Obama Is ‘Angry’ at McChrystalThe press secretary also won’t say McChrystal’s job is safe.
    By Dan Amira
  39. what other people think
    Will McChrystal Get the Boot? Should He?Everyone weighs in on the big decision facing President Obama.
    By Dan Amira
  40. Mayor Bloomberg Will Tell Mister Softee What’s WhatIce-cream sandwich? How about a knuckle sandwich?
    By Jessica Pressler
  41. cleaning up
    Interior Secretary Renames Office of Mineral Management ServicesThe government agency whose coziness with big oil has been blamed for the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon spill is getting its own PR makeover.
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. the third terminator
    Bloomberg to Tap Former Wachovia CEO As Deputy MayorRobert Steel will fill Dan Doctoroff’s big shoes.
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. orszagsm
    Peter Orszag to Beat Rahm Emanuel Out the DoorThe budget director will be gone in July. Emanuel will leave at some unknown point.
    By Dan Amira
  44. obama is a human person
    When President Obama Golfs, We All WinThat’s what the White House said today.
    By Dan Amira
  45. spoiler alert
    Ralph Nader Could Run for President AgainHe’s not ruling out 2012.
    By Dan Amira
  46. early and awkward
    Watch Congressman Steve Cohen Being Very, Very WhiteThis is not how one should dance to rap music, or to anything.
    By Dan Amira
  47. early and awkward
    Bloody Congressman Looks As Insane As Humanly PossibleAnd posts the photo online.
    By Dan Amira
  48. gays
    President Obama Had Gayest White House Father’s Day EverHe gave a shout-out to two-father families yesterday.
    By Dan Amira
  49. cleaning up
    Inside a Halfhearted Obama ShakedownYou call this a shakedown, Obama?
    By Dan Amira
  50. the supremes
    Republicans Indicate Kagan Could Still Face Filibuster“I think some of her views are quite troubling … in the area of political speech and the First Amendment.”
    By Josh Duboff
  51. early and awkward
    Congressman Mark Kirk Lies About EverythingLike the time he “taught” nursery school while he went to Cornell.
    By Dan Amira
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