1. the cuddle muddle
    Math Confirms Governor Paterson Is Not PopularThanks, Nate Silver!
    By Dan Amira
  2. oh albany!
    Albany Will Get to Ethics Reform at Some PointCompeting plans put ethics reform on hold.
    By Dan Amira
  3. the future leaders of the free world
    Intern Season in D.C. Gets Off to a Promising StartD.C. interns are in the House! Or rather, they’re headed there.
    By Jessica Pressler
  4. what other people think
    The Cairo Speech: Classic ObamaReactions from around the web to Obama’s big speech in Cairo.
    By Dan Amira
  5. the most important puppy in the world
    The Second Installment of NBC ‘Inside the White House,’ Starring Bo ObamaThe puff-piece half of the network’s two-part special gets a boost from the First Family’s fluffiest new member.
    By Chris Rovzar
  7. early and often
    Obama in Cairo: ‘Let There Be No Doubt, Islam Is a Part of America’The president’s much-anticipated speech to the Muslim world called for an alliance and a new beginning.
    By Chris Rovzar
  8. equal rites
    Ruben Diaz to Tom Duane: Put Up or ‘Shut Up’The conservative minister and state senator is calling what he thinks is Duane’s bluff over having the numbers to pass a marriage-equality bill in Albany.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. the supremes
    Rush Limbaugh Would Support Sotomayor!Even though, he says, she’s still a racist.
    By Dan Amira
  10. gilli-brand management
    Gillibrand Tangles With Daily Kos Commenters, Considers TwitterThe senator experiences the perils of the Internet comment thread.
    By Dan Amira
  11. ahmadine-what
    Ahmadinejad Gives His Own Response to Obama’s Middle East VisitIsrael uses the “big deception of the Holocaust” to sway allies in the West, the president of Iran argued.
    By Chris Rovzar
  12. gingrinch
    Gingrich Calls a Do-Over on SotomayorHe kind of wishes he hadn’t called the judge a racist that one time.
    By Dan Amira
  13. in other news
    So Who Made the Most of Last Night’s NBC White House Special?Let’s stack it up.
    By Chris Rovzar
  14. ze french
    Beaujolais Wine Producers Sending Case to Barack ObamaLittle do they know, after Dijongate, the president is off all things French and fancy.
    By Chris Rovzar
  15. obubba
    Wolffe Book: Obama Called Bill Clinton a ‘Liar’Specifically, a “bald-faced” liar.
    By Chris Rovzar
  16. international intrigue
    A Little Bit of Background Info on Kim Jong Il’s SonsWhich one was deemed “too effeminate” to succeed his Yoko Ono–look-alike father?
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. early and awesome
    Chinese College Kids Snicker When Geithner Talks About Their ‘Assets’Hee, hee.
    By Jessica Pressler
  18. early and often
    Obama Taps Another New Yorker for His AdministrationCongressman John McHugh, a Republican, will be nominated for secretary of the Army.
    By Dan Amira
  19. equal rites
    State Senator Tom Duane: We Have the Votes to Pass Marriage EqualityNot everyone is so optimistic, however.
    By Chris Rovzar
  20. Spitzer Met With Emperors Club Ladies for Nearly Two YearsWith multiple different aliases!
    By Chris Rovzar
  21. early and often
    As Dems Splinter, State GOP Threatens to Bring Down the Rudy HammerOf course, it’s not really that straightforward.
    By Chris Rovzar
  22. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Will Graciously Answer Questions About His CampaignBut only at campaign events. And even then, only “generally.”
    By Dan Amira
  23. secretary of awesome
    Obama Aides Still Leery of Hillary Sneak Attack“It’s still potentially problematic down the road.”
    By Dan Amira
  24. early and awesome
    Larry Summers Is Counting On Geithner to Nudge Him If There’s a HurricaneObama’s economic adviser is reserving his brain power for more important stuff.
    By Jessica Pressler
  25. palin-tology
    Sarah Palin Blows Stephen Colbert Iraq Trip ‘Surprise’It’s not that we didn’t know he was headed there, but it was probably officially secret for a reason.
    By Chris Rovzar
  26. hot gop-on-gop action
    Gingrich, Limbaugh Urged to Shut Up, Stop Killing the GOPHello — some people are trying to run a political party here.
    By Dan Amira
  27. equal rites
    Some New York Celebs Lobby for Gay Marriage in SecretBut why aren’t they being trotted out for the public?
    By Dan Amira
  28. blog-stained wretches
    On Speculation That Adam Lambert and Sonia Sotomayor Are GayWhy do the two topics of conversation, though similar in many ways, make us react so differently?
    By Chris Rovzar
  29. the third terminator
    Bloomberg: Questions About Term Limits Are DisgracefulThe mayor snaps at a reporter who dared to ask a question that didn’t please him.
    By Dan Amira
  30. the supremes
    Sotomayor Doesn’t Always VoteBut she mostly skipped the boring elections.
    By Dan Amira
  31. early and often
    Yo Gabba Gabba! Producer to Be Ambassador to FranceObama’s list of new ambassadorial appointees has more fund-raisers than it does civil servants.
    By Chris Rovzar
  32. rahmbo
    Rahm Emanuel Is a ManThe manliest of men.
    By Dan Amira
  33. secretary of awesome
    Hillary’s Nagging Fails to Motivate IsraelThey’re continuing with the settlements. Thanks, though.
    By Dan Amira
  34. the supremes
    Should Pro-Choicers Worry About Sotomayor?Probably not!
    By Dan Amira
  35. early and often
    Chris Dodd Dunzo?Polls still show the Connecticut senator way behind a potential Republican challenger.
    By Chris Rovzar
  36. the supremes
    Newt Gingrich Isn’t a Sotomayor FanHe tweets that the Supreme Court nominee is a racist and should withdraw.
    By Dan Amira
  37. the world according to bubba
    Bill Clinton Very Much an Obama Administration AdviserJust not in the scary way everyone was afraid of originally.
    By Chris Rovzar
  38. sex on skates
    Todd Palin Offered to Buy Daughter Bristol a Car If She’d Dump Levi JohnstonA new ‘GQ’ profile sees Sex on Skates open up — and strip down.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. the supremes
    The Sotomayor Media Maelstrom: When Flooding the Zone Is Too MuchSometimes, wall-to-wall coverage makes us feel boxed in.
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. ballsy senators
    The Sleaziest Wiretapped Conversation You’ll Read All DayRoland Burris and Blago’s brother talk money and appointments.
    By Dan Amira
  41. early and often
    Anthony Weiner: I’m Not Afraid of Bloomberg’s Money (It’s Just That, Well, It’s So MUCH Money)The former potential mayoral candidate officially backs out of the race he never really entered.
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. early and often
    Anthony Weiner Reportedly Makes a DecisionOne that everyone saw coming: He’s not running.
    By Dan Amira
  43. equal rites
    New Yorkers Wholeheartedly Agree With Governor Paterson on SomethingPeople want gay marriage to be voted on regardless of whether it will pass.
    By Dan Amira
  44. what other people think
    Sotomayor Is the GOP’s Latest HeadacheWhy people are saying Obama’s Supreme Court pick was a political masterstroke.
    By Dan Amira
  45. what other people think
    The North Korea Nuke Test: What Obama Should ConsiderThis holiday weekend’s weapons test is a confusing referendum on the president’s policy on North Korea, and offers little hint of the safest way forward.
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. gilli-brand management
    Rahm Emanuel Gave Gillibrand Opponent an Offer He Couldn’t RefuseHow the Obama White House gets things done.
    By Dan Amira
  47. what other people think
    Obama vs. Cheney: The Reactions Are InAnd they are split largely along an ideological divide. Shocker!
    By Dan Amira
  48. torturous debates
    Obama and Cheney, Side by SideThe two party leaders engage in a national-security death match today. Here’s how their arguments compared.
    By Dan Amira
  49. early and often
    Maddow, Rove Raise Stakes for Obama, Cheney National-Security SpeechesShe’s dissing Obama on national security and he’s praising him? What’s going on in the world today?
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. equal rites
    New Hampshire Legislature Rejects Amended Marriage-Equality BillThe progress of same-sex marriage in New England hits a road bump.
    By Chris Rovzar
  51. early and often
    Newt Gingrich’s 2012 ‘Fantasy’When reporter Lloyd Grove asked the former speaker whether he was eying a run for president in 2012, Gingrich snapped: “People are allowed to have fantasies!”
    By Chris Rovzar
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