MS NOW April 2012 Articles
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Paul Ryan rewrites himself over Ayn Rand
Zimmerman launches social media campaign
Maybe you can twist Chris Christie’s arm
Matthews: ‘Voters know difference between success and sour grapes’
Highlights from Correspondents Dinner
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Monday, Apr. 30
Trayvon’s killer now using social media
Check out MSNBC’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner after-party
Sour gripes? ‘Outrage’ over touting bin Laden’s death
Tribeca Film Festival: Without Borders
First Word: Bin Laden politics
Obama stays on offense on OBL, 2012
Republicans outraged that Obama was right on bin Laden
The Times takes a look at the men building NYC’s tallest skyscraper
One WTC now NYC’s tallest building
Running against a party, not an opponent
Romney struggles with bin Laden line
Must-Read Op-Eds for Monday, April 30, 2012
Detroit kids start ‘Freedom School’
Romney takes credit for Obama policy he condemned
McCain discovers a distaste for ‘politicization’
Romney aide: It’s ‘divisive’ for Obama campaign to highlight bin Laden killing
The problem of ‘working from different facts’
NOW Today: Fair game for the campaign?
Morning Headlines: Monday, April 30
Melissa’s homework this week is no joke
Looking back at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
President Obama on the GOP’s war on women
In our April 29 show, the fire still burns
In our April 28 show, it’s about that cash
Good Look: Breaking gender barriers in sports
Matthews: ‘I fear the evil influence of big, bad money in politics’
Rick Santorum’s statement on his error about California University schools
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Fri., Apr. 27
Millions poured into Obama attack ads in battleground states
Romney tells students to borrow money ‘from your parents’
Taking one for the team: Australian Edition
Boehner can make this subject go away
Office Hours: It takes a Village Inn
John Bolton’s unique sense of humor
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XV
‘Don’t say gay’ bills advancing in two states
Seen in Virginia: You PRO-GIRL
Sandra Fluke responds to Monica Crowley; Crowley apologizes
Gov. Scott Walker begs for ‘outside money’
Bipartisanship never stood a chance
GOP left with no room to move on immigration
Biden: Romney’s tough talk about attacking Iran ‘is just that — talk’
Must-Read Op-Eds for Friday, April 27, 2012
Again with the ‘inexperienced’ line?
In new web ad, Rove-linked group attacks Obama as ‘biggest celebrity in the world’
The bin Laden mission, one year later
Huntsman rewrites campaign mistake
More underwhelming economic growth
The best lies $6.1 million can buy
Matthews: Bill Clinton has become ‘the No. 1 Advance Man’
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Thu., Apr. 26
Biden plays offense in campaign’s attack on Romney
The shrinking battleground state map
‘NY 99ers’ form defensive line to protest Romney’s economic playbook
Why the U.K. recession matters in U.S. politics
Miss. gov: Left on ‘mission’ to ‘abort children’
Rove super PAC ad slams ‘cool’ Obama
Dying veteran battles Spirit Airlines’ greed
Michigan, this is your democracy
McCain vs. McCain on women’s issues
An excerpt from David Dalton’s new book “Who is that Man?”
First Word: 2012 toss-up states
Montana governor drops by the show, brings gifts of mountain goats, beef jerky
Deep Dive: Edwards trial criminalizing politics?
Terry Jones threatens (again) to burn Qurans
Gretchen Carlson slams ‘Slow Jam’
Catholics slam Paul Ryan on cuts to poor
A financial twist on the ‘war on voting’
From Iraq’s CPA to Team Romney
Scarborough: Carter’s comfort with Romney is ‘very telling’
Great late morning video: Dad, kids sing Queen on way to school
GOP keeps slamming Obama for agreeing with the GOP
Must-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, April 26, 2012
Scarborough: ‘Let me set myself on fire politically: [Rubio]’s not ready to be vice president’
Walker plays fast and loose with equal-pay law
‘Papers, Please’ was never post-racial
The GOP objects to Obama’s ‘slow jam’
Jobless claims still stuck at four-month high
An excerpt from Michael Sandel’s book “What Money Can’t Buy”
One step forward, one step back on student loans
NOW Today: Live from Washington
Morning Headlines: Thursday, April 26
Rodney King remembers 20 years ago
Obama and Fallon slow jam the news
Rachel talks family values with Wendy Williams
Matthews: Election will be determined by candidates’ personal values
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Wed., Apr. 25
Hannity defends ‘rice and beans’ comments, attacks NBC, Media Matters
Romney poaches message of fairness from Democrats
President Obama: #Don’tDoubleMyRate
GOP economist, Romney aide ‘seems to have jumped the shark’
Today in Hyperbole: “Cultural Icon” Rachel joins Bill Maher, Bart Simpson
The one term that must not be mentioned
Rubio loses last page of speech, wishes he had Obama’s teleprompter
Religious right lobbies against VAWA
What drives Kobach and Hethmon
Romney’s ghosts of campaigns present
Rubio thinks Bush did ‘a fantastic job’
Mitt Romney’s Tuesday speech as a word cloud
Paul Ryan’s faith-based troubles continue
Must-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, April 25, 2012
GOP determined to move backwards on student loans
Obama and Fallon slow-jam the news
Heilemann on Romney: ‘There’s only so far you can pivot away from the positions you’ve taken’
The wrong message, the wrong messenger
When Mexican immigration drops to zero
Read an excerpt from Kip Hawley and Nathan Means’ new book “Permanent Emergency”
Has Mitt Romney met Mitt Romney?
An excerpt from Garry Marshall’s memoir “My Happy Days in Hollywood”
NOW Today: Welcome to the General
Fluke responds to new Limbaugh attack
Romney pivots to general election
Obama gets personal on student loan debts
French Ed: “Bonne chance, Mitt. You’re going to need it, dude.”
What’s his name again? Genrich? Gingrich?
Matthews: Republicans, Democrats can’t face key long-term challenges
Poll: Do college aged voters have any reason to trust Mitt Romney?
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Tuesday, Apr. 24
Romney’s ‘updated’ Bush policies fall well to right of our fifth worst president
Will the ‘right’ VP change Romney’s image?
Hannity: Americans not going to bed hungry, poor ‘survive’ on rice and beans
Feds file first criminal charges in BP spill
First Word: Primary night, last hurrahs
Ann Romney loves that some women ‘don’t have a choice’ and ‘must go to work’
The problem with Boehner’s logic
Scott Brown makes Romney’s life more complicated
Bringing the big sky to the Big Apple
Parties and markets and bears, oh my
A look inside the Florida Senate race
Matthews: ‘We are in a dangerous time in politics’
Counting on the Thurston Howell demographic
A solution in search of a problem
Giuliani, who slammed Romney in December, now offers lukewarm backing
Remember the ‘ban’ on earmarks?
Must-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Romney shakes the Etch A Sketch on student aid
Wal-Mart faces criminal probe in bribery scandal
Boehner frets over his job security
Mark Halperin: Taylor Swift fan
Morning Headlines: Tuesday, April 24
Huntsman rewrites himself over GOP jab
Boehner: ‘1-in-3’ shot GOP will lose House
Gingrich and Huntsman waking up, at last?
Birth to 12 years in 2 min. 45.
Huntsman’s China-GOP comparison
Trayvon police chief denied resignation
A bit of time travel on the ‘Drift’ tour
Poll: Is Mitt Romney trying to fool young voters by siding with the president on student loans?
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Monday, Apr. 23
Will a campaign against ‘severely conservative’ Romney work?
ALEC loses Proctor & Gamble, faces IRS complaint
Sanford police chief tries to quit, unsuccessfully
Hugh Hefner blasts the GOP’s war on sex
Who could Trayvon Martin have become?
Is ‘Papers, Please’ headed for the shredder?
A ‘wheeling and dealing Miami lobbyist’
C’est importante: Why France’s presidential elections matter
NOW & Later: Episode number 29?
Reich to debunk O’Reilly, Dobbs claims on ‘Ed Show’ tonight
The GOP ‘orphan’ that can’t pay its rent
So much for the vast left-wing conspiracy
Virginia license plates challenge, now with Gadsden flag
Revisiting Gingrich’s campaign
What McDonnell will do to be VP
After comparing GOP to communist China, Jon Huntsman blames the media, but doesn’t back down
Chuck Colson, felon turned religious right powerhouse
The most inexperienced candidate in generations
‘Reparative therapy is nothing more than quackery fueled by bias’
Bill Clinton’s advice for Team Obama: Will it work?
Obama targets Iran, Syria with new sanctions
Scott Brown needs a dictionary
Huntsman compares GOP to China’s government
Must-Read Op-Eds for Monday, April 23, 2012
Morning Headlines: Monday, April 23
Staying green is just your first bit of homework
In our April 22 show, we’ll be down to earth
To win, you need to put in the (home)work
In our April 21 show, we’re keeping it local
Today in Hyperbole: Over the rainbow
Office Hours: Let’s get rid of grades
Matthews: Jobless rate will determine the next President
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Friday, Apr. 20
Zimmerman to Martin family: ‘I am sorry’
Zero confidence from GOP in Romney?
For minimum wage earners, the rent is too damn high
13 years after Columbine, the NRA presses on
Religious right leader’s racially charged plagiarism
Dems, GOP fight over student loan rates
‘Making Liberty Sexy?’ Ron Paul: Game on!
Palin: Secret Service may be ‘checking out’ Michelle Obama instead of guarding her
Who’s the man in the Green Monster?
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XIV
Ed to Democrats: ‘Step up and protect the poor’
What we’re arguing about in our office right now
Bashir: Romney got Nugent’s endorsement during phone call to a gun shop
$150,000 bond set for Trayvon’s killer
Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown discuss Senate race on Morning Joe
Why the ‘Republican DREAM Act’ is in trouble
Cantor considers tax hikes on the poor
Romney makes the case for Landon/Knox ’36
Matthews: It’s nice to know, at the end of the day, politicians can get along
McConnell rejects Boehner’s spending strategy
Romney won’t find the mainstream in Lynchburg
Must-Read Op-Eds for Friday, April 20, 2012
NOW Today: A ‘very, very close campaign’
Morning Headlines: Friday, April 20
Romney tries to rewrite his resume
President Obama sits at the front of the bus
Watch What Happens …. to Rachel
Poll: Obama leads, economy a weak spot
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Thurs., Apr. 19
Obama, Romney preview general election strategies
North Carolina now voting on marriage rights
Complications of Condi Rice on VP ticket
Levon Helm, key member of The Band, dies at 71
Romney’s misfire on plant closings
Awesome Internets: Thursday edition
Cantor revives GOP war on working poor
What Roosevelt, Wilson, and House Dems have in common
Mike Barnicle shares his memories of a life spent, in large part, at Fenway
The carrots are cooked (French lessons for Romney)
Bachmann: Obama waving ‘tar baby in the air’
Post-script: The GOP Budget’s lack of ‘moral criteria’
Rubio moves further from VP consideration
Scott Walker, Allen West Heart Ted Nugent
They’re making a movie about Oscar Grant III
GOP explains opposition to fair pay laws
Must-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, April 19, 2012
White House draws line in the sand on spending
Concern for Team Obama? President beats Romney in likability, but they’re tied in the polls
Violence Against Women Act takes center stage
Jobless claims stuck at four-month high
House GOP eyes tax cut, ignores ‘debt crisis’
Morning Headlines: Thursday, April 19
The comedic stylings of Mitt Romney
Obama says he wasn’t born with silver spoon
SCOTUS to weigh ‘wardrobe malfunction’?
Matthews: ‘Best to you, Mr. Clark’
‘Ed Show’ Playbook: Wednesday, April 18th
No outrage from the right over controversial comments from West, Nugent
Dick Clark, lengendary TV host, dead at 82
Judge in Trayvon murder case steps down
Romney’s Etch-a-Sketch is malfunctioning
Citigroup Shareholders to CEO Pandit: Sorry, Vikram
The wrong guy to talk about ‘leadership’
In 1994, Ann Romney described her life as financially ‘struggling’ college student
The growing importance of the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Kobach on Romney role: ‘Nothing’s changed’
The ‘Woman’s Option to Raise Kids’ Act
Must-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Secret Service scandal spotlights sex trafficking
Time for Boehner to update his talking points
Scarborough: Why does Washington insist on playing games?
Getting an earful from regular folks
Heilemann on Hillary 2016: ‘I think she’s probably going to run’
Scarborough on Citi CEO’s pay package: ‘They shouldn’t pay this guy 15 dollars’
A growing interest in Mr. Secrecy
The GOP power play on public display
NOW Today: How will they vote?
Morning Headlines: Wednesday, April 18
Kings and queens and gifted teens
Rewriting FOX’s many Wars on Things
Kim Kardashian for mayor in 2017?
Romney’s ‘cynical’ side on reproductive rights
Matthews: Will we elect Romney just because he’s anti-Obama?
‘Ed Show’ Playbook: Tuesday, April 17th
Will economic fairness be a winning argument for Obama?
A Talk with State Senator Lena Taylor of Wisconsin!
In Michigan, the price of autocracy
Scott Walker’s Troubles Run Deeper
The Motor City Madman Goes Mad
Lawrence talks close 2012 race, socks
First Word: Curb your Romney enthusiasm
Santorum’s three-year-old daughter is NRA for life
Let the Etch A Sketch shaking begin
Discovery space shuttle takes final flight
Obama pushes to rein in oil speculators
The Nuge has head choppin’ fever, calls Obama admin ‘criminals’
Nugent draws the Secret Service’s attention
Gingrich Super PAC adviser: Newt lacks ‘driving ambition’ to be president
Senator calls for US help in Fukushima cleanup
Why government, family budgets aren’t the same
ALEC backpedals, drops social agenda
Key fissures emerge between GOP, military leaders
Does Gallup poll show the race is starting to tighten?
When lying is ‘a business plan’
OMG: The VRGYNYA license plate
Will Team Obama’s Buffett Rule strategy succeed?
Upon Further Reflection, Mitt Romney Would Let the Dog Out
Haley accused of ‘making stuff up’ in book
‘A severe crisis of popularity’
The wrong line on the GSA controversy
Morning Headlines: Tuesday, April 17
A president tries to rewrite war on drugs
Everyone’s a little bit socialist
The case of the non-stop stop sign
Latino vote and the electoral math
UC Davis pepper-spray incident gets an F
Senate Republicans block The Buffett Rule
Matthews: Summit of Americas shows promise, growth for Latin America
‘Ed Show’ Playbook: Monday, April 16th
The bill collector tolls for thee, Rick Santorum
Alarming scandal for Secret Service
Pippa Middleton caught in gun scandal
Newt Gingrich bitten by penguin. Seriously.
The Titanic survivors’ journey to land
Policy ignorance at the Supreme Court
First Word: Romney’s open mic night
NOW & Later: Who was whose intern?
Measuring the drapes, fundraising edition
‘Nothing like’ unions except for Mitt backers
Herman Cain’s ‘Army of Davids’
Did #WarOnMoms get the job done for Romney?
What ‘defunding’ Planned Parenthood means
Jim Gaffigan: I taught Bubba Watson how to play golf
Measuring the White House for Car Elevators
Another setback for the GOP’s outreach to Latinos
Brzezinski: Rosen comments opened ’emotional, conflicted guilt-ridden divide between women’
Romney drops policy hints at closed-door fundraiser
Must-Read Op-Eds for Monday, April 16, 2012
Is the Buffett Rule a political winner?
Why Romney’s tax returns matter
Senate GOP poised to kill Buffett Rule
Mitt’s muddled message on Moms
NOW Today: What happens in Colombia does NOT stay in Colombia
Morning Headlines: Monday, April 16
Today, tax returns aren’t your only Homework
In our April 15 show, ‘T’ isn’t just for taxes
Do Melissa’s Homework, for one day in your life
The April 14 preview: This Week in Outrage!™
Good Look: Kerry Washington visits #nerdland
Lessons from history: playing hardball with local politics
Bacon cocktail… need I say more?
‘Ed Show’ Playbook: Friday, April 13th
Where is the debate over gun control?
[Word Geek]: Impossible sentence diagrammed twice
Wisconsin Update: Ad Men Edition
Newark Fire Chief John Centanni on The Ed Show tonight!
America Loves the Buffett Rule
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XIII
Today in Hyperbole: Why modern America is just like 16th century England
New abortion restrictions approved in Arizona
The RNC has a women’s blog (sort of)
‘Like watching a temper tantrum by a 2-year-old’
Rewriting the dealth penalty in America
If a bill falls on a website, does it really make a sound?
It’s not raising a tax; it’s closing a loophole
Giving new meaning to ‘constituent services’
North Korea’s projectile dysfunction
NOW Today: Lining up with the NRA
‘Ed Show’ exclusive: Full interview with Vice President Biden
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Thurs., Apr. 12
Romney: Obama started war on women
Partisan tug-of-war over women voters
A teeny, teeny, teeny, tiny, tiny little bundle of perfect
Team Obama celebrates Romneycare b-day
Kanye West still a ‘jackass’ to Obama
Patrick Gaspard: Hilary Rosen not an adviser to the Obama campaign
‘Ed Show’ EXCLUSIVE: Biden calls attack on Ann Romney ‘outrageous’
Connecticut to repeal the death penalty
Taking the false-equivalence fallacy to the extreme
Anti-gay hate crime indictment is historic
Walker fighting with both hands, much money
Bill Cosby:Trayvon Martin case about guns
Gingrich identifies his foil: Fox News
First Word: Romney and the gender gap
Zimmerman makes court appearance in Trayvon Martin shooting
EXCLUSIVE: Ed interviews VP Biden today!
Trayvon’s mother: ‘It was an accident’
Bill Keller: Martin protesters used case ‘to score political points’
Lilly Ledbetter, Ann Romney, and the war for women voters
Which of these is most fantastic?
Who’s to blame for early 2009?
Standing his ground got him life in prison
Jobless claims move in the wrong direction
Mitt manipulates math: a case study
Zimmerman’s lawyer tears up talking case
Bloomberg targets ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws
Earthquake in Indonesia causes evacuation a thousand miles away
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Wed., Apr. 11
Rachel on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Zimmerman gets 2nd-degree murder charge
George Zimmerman in custody, faces second-degree murder charge in Trayvon Martin case
The Buffett/Romney/Reagan Rule
Corporations continue to pull out of ALEC
Sex, lies and embedded video tape
Hitting the wrong note, over and over again
NOW & Later: ‘Best dressed panel of men in a long time’
Trayvon’s killer charged with murder, is in custody
GOP lawmaker says 75-plus Dems are communists
First Word: Zimmerman to be charged
‘Doubling down’ on caterpillars
NBC: George Zimmerman to be charged in Trayvon Martin case
Paul Ryan on the ‘suffering’ of the poor
Report says Gov. Chris Christie exaggerated tunnel cost claims
Get to know Bubba Watson, the man who won the Masters
Romney campaign stumbles on equal pay
Chris Christie sees Americans as lazy couch potatoes
Must-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Sen. Pat Toomey: Romney is ‘solidly conservative’
Did a focus on social issues bring down Santorum?
Rubber, glue, and the ‘war on women’
‘Bipartisan consensus’ doesn’t mean what Ryan thinks it means
GOP struggles with ‘Buffett Rule’
LOL, ‘Hillz’ Clinton texts back
Imagining Santorum vs. Clinton in 2016
Simpsons creator outs location of Springfield
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Tuesday, Apr. 10
EXCLUSIVE: Ed to interview Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday
Coming to a conference room near you
Zimmerman’s lawyers resign from case
Zimmerman’s lawyers withdraw from shooting case
Santorum suspends campaign ‘we were winning’
First Word: General election time
GOP report makes bogus ‘Obamacare’ claims
Obama hits political notes in ‘Buffett Rule’ speech
Storify: ‘Going Solo’ and changing norms
Santorum: We will suspend our campaign effective today
Who Herman Cain means by ‘other people’
Rick Santorum suspends presidential campaign
Bush claims credibility on taxes, economic policy
Tulsa had a painful racial past before Good Friday
Axelrod: Romney backs same economic policies ‘that got us into the mess in the first place’
Michigan running in very small circles
‘Owning the place’ isn’t enough
Scarborough’s advice for Romney: Just be yourself, governor
Another name off the VP short list?
Ryan: Obama’s criticism of my plan was a ‘verbal tantrum’
Must-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Obama gets a boost from women, bests Romney on favorability
Christie’s problems worsen in New Jersey
Obama campaign rejects anti-gay ballot measures
An excerpt from Delia Ephron’s new book ‘The Lion Is In’
NOW Today: 2012 by the numbers
Morning Headlines: Tuesday, April 10
Priests try to rewrite church doctrine
SNL mocks Mitt Romney’s sincerity
Zimmerman sets up website to raise cash
Buffett Rule goes back to Reagan era
Matthews: The role of moral values in public life
Poll: Can Republicans make the war on women go away by pretending it doesn’t exist?
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Monday, Apr. 9
Dramatic reading at the Easter Egg Roll
GOP has ‘cold feet’ for Romney?
Congressional Birthers just can’t help themselves
First Word: Springtime politics
First-degree murder charge in Trayvon Martin case is out
Mitch McConnell, call your caucus
Study: The homophobe doth protest too much, methinks
Was Tyler Perry racially profiled?
Counted out in Wisconsin recall
Vitter has an odd definition of ‘validated’
Why Cantor’s in the GOP doghouse
American Crossroads sees Obama winning tax debate
Housing Sec. Shaun Donovan on when home prices might rebound
Must-Read Op-Eds for Monday, April 9, 2012
Warren’s economic assessment falls far short
Rattner predicts 7.8-7.9 percent unemployment on Election Day
Gay BYU students say, ‘It gets better’
A reputation Romney can’t afford to earn
Newark Mayor Booker: Devils chairman has left city feeling very betrayed
Conservative writer ousted after racist tirade
Morning Headlines: Monday, April 9
Picking Easter eggs out of the news cycle
Melissa is great, gives us a big ol’ cake
Tugging on the lion’s tail, in our April 8 preview
Friday shootings in Tulsa may be hate crimes
‘ I am much more tired of the continuing injustices of young black men dying’
Pushing the envelope to the breaking point
What now, Mr. President? The April 7 preview
Smerconish: Sit back, relax, and enjoy some baseball
The Very Last Word weekly round-up
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Fri, Apr. 6
The wrong George Zimmerman conversation
Zimmerman’s shaken baby syndrome defense
‘Cowardly’ Scott Walker launches all-out attack on women from behind closed doors
New e-book lifts veil on 2012 primary race
‘Drift’ blurb challenge winners
Walker’s new front in the GOP’s ‘war on women’
No more tax returns coming says Romney spokesman
For the likely nominee who has everything
Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XII
Explosive new audio in New Orleans Saints bounty scandal
Watch live: Military plane crashes in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Murkowski blasts the GOP’s ‘attack on women’
President Obama to Mika: You prove women are the better half
Must-Read Op-Eds for Friday, April 6, 2012
Can a new hire help Team Romney stay on message?
Zbigniew Brzezinski: Romney is ‘playing around with matches’ on Iran
Job totals disappoint, unemployment rate dips
Christie’s malleable free-market principles
Morning Headlines: Friday, April 6
Why the GOP wants an Atticus Finch
String theory: What’s the deal with Tampa’s twine ban?
Awesome Internets: Thursday edition
Smerconish: Death penalty repeals are ‘the greatest injustice of all’
Poll: Is the GOP’s war on women fact or fiction?
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Thu., Apr. 5
RNC Chair calls ‘War on Women’ fiction
Romney jabs fellow alum Obama on Harvard
GOP’s ‘war on women’ as fictional as a ‘war on caterpillars,’ says RNC chair
Gingrich is not Santorum’s problem
First Word: War on caterpillars?
NOW & Later: Scientific conspiracy theories
Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta
Holder responds to 5th Circuit tantrum
Maybe Hatch got the parties confused
A ‘Drift’ blurb challenge for you
Texts from Hillary is pretty incredible
Romney’s misguided bashing of his alma mater
RNC chair goes after the caterpillar vote
Scarborough: Saying Romney’s not a conservative doesn’t mean I’m not a conservative
The delicate dance of running for VP
Must-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, April 5, 2012
RNC chairman reflects on women, caterpillars
Romney leads in Pennsylvania, upping pressure on Santorum to quit
‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ in the workplace?
The GOP’s rejection of the Reagan legacy
Jobless claims at lowest level since April ’08
An excerpt from Harvey Araton’s new book “Driving Mr. Yogi”
At least the green elephant is the same
An excerpt from Van Jones’ book “Rebuild the Dream”
An excerpt from Deepak Chopra’s book “Spiritual Solutions”
Donny Deutsch’s fashion sense scrutinized by MJ panel
NOW Today: A deeper look at the Rominee
Morning Headlines: Thursday, April 5
Rewriting expectations of a Romney win
Random internet adventures: Not the maddow you’re looking for edition
Smerconish: Pennsylvania primary ‘is a beauty contest’
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Wed., Apr. 4
Romney struggles to build momentum toward general election
Let the (silly) Republican veepstakes begin!
Karen Finney’s ‘flak to flak’ chat with Hogan Gidley
Climate change isn’t just a matter of degrees
Water guns, no; real guns, yes
The Daily Show vs. Tucson curriculum
Signs of bipartisanship at STOCK signing
Minnesota voters to decide whether to require IDs at polls
What’s Team Obama REALLY been up to?
The elusive GOP health care alternative
Welcome home, veterans! Love, Tucson
Rick Santorum’s last gasp in 2012 race
Virginia license plate made of win
Did Mitt Romney violate Wisconsin law?
Romney’s idea of a ‘hide and seek’ campaign
Today’s Thought: GOP beware! Romney’s no conservative
First Word: Stage is set for Romney
‘I find all of this a bit incredible’
Make no mistake, the general election is on
Is it too late to change the name of the Affordable Care Act to the Live Long and Prosper Act?
Dems enjoy 2012 enthusiasm edge
Is the end nigh for Rick Santorum?
Wisconsin county still looks like a mess
Sununu: Santorum is hanging on with ego
Does Romney have a women problem? Or just a general election problem?
If this what counts as ‘voter fraud’…
Haley claims women ‘don’t care about contraception’
The 5th Circuit’s unsettling tantrum
Romney cruises; Santorum looks ahead
NOW Today: Is he now the “Rominee?”
Scarborough: Nobody thinks Romney is going to win in general election
Must-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Morning Headlines: Wednesday, April 4
Romney sweeps up three primary wins
Republicans have had enough Trayvon, thanks
Awesome Internets: Tuesday edition
Ed will be back live at 11pET!
NBC News: Mitt Romney projected to win Wisconsin GOP primary
11-year-old solves euro debt crisis?
NBC News: Mitt Romney will win Maryland, D.C. GOP primaries
Smerconish: Romney stays silent on religion, misses key opportunities
Planned Parenthood suspect charged
‘Ed Show’ playbook: Tue., Apr. 3
President Obama does important math
Suspect arrested in Wisconsin Planned Parenthood bombing
Carney: Ryan budget doesn’t ask anything of wealthy
Arizona wants you pregnant before the fact
Romney trading free sandwiches for votes?
Cheney returns home after heart transplant
Putting single payer in the mix
Caught on camera: Tornadoes send tractor trailers flying
A rousing rejection of Republican radicalism
Obama calls Republican budget a ‘Trojan horse’
Mississippi anti-abortion bill ‘obviously unconstitutional’
GOP objects to Obama’s Supreme Court comments
Snowe answers her own question
A different kind of enthusiasm gap
Is Romney really the life of the party? And do women care?
Willie talks to GQ about Romney, sports, drinking and Heilemann’s tie
Obama to spit hot fire on Romney, Ryan budget
Christie backs ALEC agenda in New Jersey
A swing and a miss from Romney on immigration
The importance of a pride flag in Afghanistan
Obama, allies hit Romney on Big Oil ties
Must-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Excerpt from Simon Johnson and James Kwak’s book “White House Burning”
Morning Headlines: Tuesday, April 3
Romney dodges question on Mormonism
Planned Parenthood clinic firebombed
Why the Right keeps smearing Trayvon Martin
Smerconish: We all have embarrassing family stories
Female voters’ exodus away from Romney
Poll: Will the ‘war on women’ cost Republicans the White House?
Controversy over contraception hurting GOP?
‘Ed Show’ live from Madison tonight!
Rahm pulls April Fools’ prank on media
Pres. Obama, squandered energy, and the “inside game”
Heard in Wisconsin: ‘We can’t replace me’
First Word: FBI investigating Trayvon case
The role of the “Mitt-Stabilizer”
Small explosive damages Wisconsin Planned Parenthood
Rove draws parallel between NAACP, Crossroads
Predictions vs. expectations at the Supreme Court
Clinton: We’re all going to go up or down together in this world
Mitt Romney’s crowd size is no (April Fools’) joke
Pics: Great Virginia license plate challenge
‘Ownership Society’ becomes ‘Opportunity Society’
Biden: ‘This is not your father’s Republican Party’
Van Jones and rebuilding the dream
Team Romney pushes its luck with hot-mic story
Bomb planted at Wisconsin Planned Parenthood
Haley, Rubio would turn down VP nod
Can Romney close the gender gap?
‘They’re pushing smoke up parents’ butts’
Women boost Obama in swing states
Setting the stage for a ‘Buffett Rule’ showdown
NOW Today: Ahead of the Badger State
An excerpt from Carl Hiaasen’s new book “Chomp”
Joe and Mika on “Meet the Press”
Must-Read Op-Eds for Monday, April 2, 2012