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Jackson Resigns from Congress 22 Nov 2012 | 12:31 am
Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL) has resigned from Congress, submitting his letter of resignation to House Speaker John Boehner this afternoon, the Chicago Sun Times reports. "Jackson is embroiled in a fede...
Fiscal Cliff Deal Before Christmas? 21 Nov 2012 | 11:04 pm
Wonk Wire has the details of an emerging framework for compromise.
Quote of the Day 21 Nov 2012 | 09:44 pm
"I won't say who they are. They know who they are. They were on television. I mean, it was unbelievable. It was five, six days later, absolutely eviscerating him." -- Former Romney adviser Dan Senor,...
Deadline Artists 21 Nov 2012 | 09:36 pm
Just published: Deadline Artists: Scandals, Tragedies and Triumphs edited by John Avlon, Jesse Angelo and Errol Louis.
Booker Casts Deciding Vote at Chaotic City Council Meeting 21 Nov 2012 | 08:28 pm
A behind-the-scenes political maneuver by Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) to fill a vacant council seat with his choice "led to a near-riot in city hall tonight, with dozens of residents rushing the coun...
Jackson Cancels Call with Staffers 21 Nov 2012 | 08:17 pm
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) "reportedly had planned to break his silence Wednesday during a morning conference call with staff but changed his mind," NBC Chicago reports. There apparently was some ...
The Conservative Case for Same-Sex Marriage 21 Nov 2012 | 07:53 pm
Former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman writes in the Wall Street Journal: "Some misperceive the issue of marriage equality as exclusively progressive. Yet what could be more conservative than support for mo...
More Still View Petraeus Favorably 21 Nov 2012 | 07:31 pm
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Gen. David Petraeus' popularity "has dropped since the scandal that's forced him from directorship of the CIA, but still more Americans see him favorably than...
How Conservative Media Lost the Election 21 Nov 2012 | 07:30 pm
McKay Coppins: "President Obama's decisive reelection has promised the conservative new media four more years of fodder, but it's also left some of its more earnest participants with a gnawing questio...
More Sore Losers Than Normal? 21 Nov 2012 | 07:16 pm
Joe Klein: "Has there ever been a less gracious presidential loser than Mitt Romney? I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt during the campaign. I figured he was just dialing for dollars w...
