MS NOW January 2013 Articles
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ER doctor to Sandy Hook families: ‘We tried our best’
On the short-list: Gov. Deval Patrick explains his Senate pick to Lawrence O’Donnell
Jumping the gun: Reagan’s home not being demolished for Obama parking lot
‘Hagel is much more comfortable asking questions than answering them’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thursday, Jan. 31
Mom of slain Chicago teen: ‘She was Hadiya. She was just special’
Check: Is your money invested in the gun business?
Want to stand out on campus? Be a conservative!
How the GOP erodes the Democrats’ power base through austerity
GOP spending cuts tanking the economy?
Sen. Wicker: ‘Hardly any Republican support’ for Hagel’s confirmation
Senate successfully kicks debt-ceiling can down the road
The new GDP numbers: government is the problem
Former labor secretary joins Obama’s push on immigration reform
Gun raffle for youth hockey league reveals America’s culture split on guns
The story of ‘Reagan’s Childhood Home’: A case study
Running uphill in Washington State
Faith’s role in the fight for abortion access
Perkins links DADT, military suicides
Then vs. Now: GOPers who have done an about-face on immigration
Very Last Word: The NRA’s tactical position on background checks
First Word: Chuck Hagel’s big day
Political metaphor challenge: Hurry up(!) edition
Al Gore: Very Significant Obama Put Climate Change in his Inaugural Address
Wheels turning again at Chicago factory
BlackBerry unveils new smartphone, fresh brand
The question McCain wants to ask, but not answer
How Hagel could play key role in gun control debate
Hagel, McCain square off in heated confirmation hearing
Weak Tea? 5 Signs the Tea Party is floundering
Politico’s weak case against Hagel
Virginia Republican revives the 47% argument in new book
Lindsey Graham, his AR-15, and the Rodney King riots
The threat of a GOP primary takes a severe toll
Rebuilding after Sandy: Morning Joe on location in the Rockaways
Top Links: The Chuck Hagel fight begins
Chuck Hagel cheat sheet: What you need to know about the confirmation hearings
McCaskill: If Hagel was a threat to Israel, AIPAC would be swarming. They’re not.
The GOP’s ’47 percent’ problem never really went away
McCaskill: I don’t know many moms who want 30-round clips around their babies
On nukes, Hagel is in good company
Must read of the day: Goodbye, ’30 Rock’
What’s with Wayne LaPierre’s love for Richmond, VA, and ‘Project Exile’?
The Company Memo: Thursday, January 31, 2013
GOP mega-donor: voters in ‘center cities’ don’t count
Let Me Start: Confirmation Fight
What we’re reading: Thursday, January 31, 2013
A Sandy Hook parent gives testimony the Senate ‘should have heard’
‘Guns make women safer,’ says Gayle Trotter. Study says, not so.
Mother of VA Tech shooting survivor: NRA shouldn’t be part of gun safety debate
Opening a path to citizenship, slamming the door to health care
WATCH: Lighter moments from Hillary’s tenure as secretary of state
Does Obama really want immigration reform?
It’s Cowan for now. Then…Markey? Brown? The Massachusetts Senate seat
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wednesday, Jan. 30
Very Last Word: The back of the immigration line
The ramifications of changing the Electoral College would be significant
Looking ahead: The Hagel hearings
For women in combat, the big threat isn’t behind enemy lines
Powell squares off with Bill O’Reilly on voter ID laws
Great moments in Jan Brewer: ‘Which comes first, the duck or the egg?’
It’s Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden for 2016
Ted Cruz’s craziness is the unfunny, dangerous kind
WATCH: Capt. Mark Kelly breaks news of Phoenix shooting during gun violence hearing
Kerry cautions against partisan infighting, talks about humility in farewell to Senate
GOP’s Hispanic outreach better be sincere, Rep. Joaquin Castro warns
Does Washington care about jobs?
Governor Deval Patrick didn’t take Lawrence O’Donnell’s advice
GOP senators again target video games
The Barbara Bowl: Senators place friendly bet on Superbowl outcome
In immigration debate, separating concept of legal vs. illegal
Today on The Cycle: Digital Dating
Hillary Clinton: The exit interview
Chicago honor student fatally shot a week after performing at Obama’s inauguration
Dem. congressman: NRA stokes fear to help sell more guns
First Word: ‘Time is now’ for gun control
Fmr. Sen. Mitchell: Performance-enhancing drugs here to stay
Al Gore: Our democracy’s been hacked
Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly urge ‘bold’ action on gun control
Giffords to Congress: ‘The time is now; you must act’
Giffords in emotional testimony: ‘The time is now’ for gun control
Top Links: Gabby Giffords, Wayne LaPierre, Capitol Hill: Need we say more?
Some insight into Steve Kornacki’s world
Must read of the day: Is your salary info for sale?
The gun at the heart of the assault weapons debate
Justice Scalia at odds with President Lincoln over the Constitution?
Gov. Patrick taps former aide Mo Cowan for John Kerry’s Senate seat
The Company Memo: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Graham: Clinton ‘got away with murder’
Giffords: ‘Too many children are dying…you must act’
New polling shows Obama’s support growing, thanks in part to independents and moderates
NOW Today: ‘No huddle’ strategy
Obama starts second term on strong footing
Natural-hair advocate releases new book
What we’re reading: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
O’Donnell rewrites hecklers of Sandy Hook dad
How’s the Republican reinvention going?
Romney adviser: Mitt moved too far right on immigration
Three states rule out Electoral College gerrymandering plan
Watch: Kevin Spacey tackles ‘moral conundrums’ in new political thriller
I got into the elevator with Richard Engel
Cruz rips war veterans Hagel, Kerry for being anti-military
Rush says immigrants believe ‘government is the source of prosperity’
Neil Heslin, father of slain 6-year-old, testifies at gun control hearing
‘ED Show’ playbook: Tuesday, Jan. 29
TRMS Headline Writing Challenge: Infoxication RESULTS
The ‘nay’ votes don’t have it—Kerry is confirmed
Hillary video: ‘I have no doubt I’m healthy enough’
Very Last Word: Steve ‘Kornacki-Sanchez’
Listen up: Work out motivation from Michelle Obama
Grades-for-aid? Lawmaker defends controversial welfare plan
President Obama’s immigration plan
Letter from Vicco, Kentucky: ‘We want everyone to be treated fair and just’
Obama: ‘Now’s the time’ for immigration reform
Gun safety advice from Dick Cheney, the guy who once shot his friend in the face
Rubio’s exit strategy takes shape
GOP memo on immigration: don’t use the phrase ‘electric fence’
Voting is still a partisan issue
Rendell: If Hillary runs, Obama will get Biden out of the race
Justice Scalia: Constitution is ‘dead’
Chicken tender? Chick-fil-A president, LGBT leader strike up friendship
These two PACs are ‘Ready for Hillary’
National Urban League president on immigration reform: ‘It’s a good start’
Strange bedfellows: Liberals, Tea Party team up to oust McConnell
Ready for Hillary 2016 super pac forms
Oak Creek police chief: ‘We’re trying to control violence,’ not guns
Why immigration reform won’t be enough for the GOP to win Latino voters
Bob McDonnell weighs in on Va. governor’s race
Dem Rep.: Don’t tie immigration to border security
Hagel faces unprecedented ad blitz
First Word: Obama heads to Vegas, baby
Top Links: And now it’s President Obama’s turn to talk immigration
President Obama talks about immigration reform
Emotional father of Sandy Hook victim heckled at gun hearing
The other high-profile Ayn Rand acolyte
Mitch Daniels wants you to know he’s doing just fine
Sen. Rand ‘I don’t have any proof’ Paul
Are recent school closings a civil rights issue?
Obama mentioned climate change, so now what?
What we’re reading: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Chris’ list: Hidden hotel fees
Must read of the day: Would you pay to eat dirt?
The Company Memo: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
‘Ardent fans of the U.S. military’
Walker starts to get cold feet on electoral scheme
Odds keep improving for immigration reform
McCain: GOP can’t win without immigration reform
Let Me Start: Pres. Obama’s Turn
NOW Today: Progress on immigration
Sandy aid passes Senate despite GOP opposition
An excerpt from Tom Daschle and Charles Robbins’ ‘The U.S. Senate’
O’Donnell on the entirely predictable end of the Sarah Palin phenomenon
Skeet-shooting Obama has ‘profound respect for the traditions of hunting’
The Scott Brown saga: late-night tweets further hints against another Senate run?
Rep. Blackburn weighs in on new immigration proposal
Batter up! Taft to join Nationals’ mascot dash
Is the new immigration reform plan enforceable?
It’s never too early to be ‘Ready for Hillary’
To oust McConnell, Kentucky Dems team up with the Tea Party
Images from the gun war: family fun, family tragedy
‘ED Show’ playbook: Monday, Jan. 28
Obstructionist Saxby Chambliss calls it quits
Change they can’t believe in: the stubborn GOP
The GOP needs a Ronald Reagan for the 21st century
Success! What you can learn from Alec and Yogi
Anti-immigration groups slam reform as ‘amnesty’
Super Bowl: President Obama flags football safety
How much did Fox pay for Palin’s pearls of wisdom?
Dick Cheney offers mixed review of ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
National Council of La Raza president: ‘Our work is not done’
Boy Scouts of America may end long-time policy of banning gays
‘Gang of 8’ announces immigration reform, but ‘devil’s in the details’
What Grassley doesn’t know about the ‘twilight struggle’
Next stop for GOP scheme to rig Electoral College
Boy Scouts will vote on admitting gay members, leaders
After Harkin and Chambliss, are other Senate veterans eyeing the exits?
Today on The Cycle: The art of success
Pic: ‘Dear Obama, Come and take it’
Credit card users could get socked with 4% “checkout fee”
Voter fraud seemed like a good idea at the time
First Word: Obama administration pushing immigration reform
In the Obama Doctrine, wherefore ‘perpetual war’?
Dem rep.: GOP must stand up to tea party to get immigration reform
Houston, they don’t know they have a problem
Top Links: Everything you always wanted to know about the immigration deal (but were afraid to ask)
Chris’ list: SAG award winners
The Company Memo: Monday, January 28, 2013
The Pity Party gets some new members
It’s ‘not a viable pathway,’ but it may happen anyway
Tom Harkin announces retirement, sets stage for key race
Bullpucky Alert proves effective
Bipartisan group of senators to announce sweeping immigration reform deal
Bipartisan group of senators complete immigration reform package
What we’re reading: Monday, January 28, 2013
Scarborough: Palin represented a time in politics that is passing us very quickly
Let’s Move (faster) on childhood obesity
Obama: Media is to blame for promoting gridlock
How the Keystone Pipeline is worse for the planet than ‘drill, baby, drill’
Dem vote worth three-fifths of GOP’s in Va. Electoral College-rigging scheme
Sunday, Jan. 27: Libya fallout, Clinton’s legacy, Guantanamo
Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin to retire from Senate
‘Not going to see this again’ – WATCH: Inauguration highlights
Why ending affirmative action makes America less secure
Meet Ben Simon, recovering unsold food for the needy
I can’t hear you, there’s a finger in my ear
Obama: ‘You don’t want to mess with Mary Jo.’ Here’s why.
Ariz. sheriff vows to defy gun actions, calls Obama a ‘dictator’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Friday, Jan. 25
What about Joe? Obama, Clinton to hold first-ever joint interview
LGBT groups gain another boost from Obama
Like it or not, Hollywood gets dragged into gun debate
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name
Foster Friess resurfaces to talk about his favorite thing: Contraceptives
40 years later, Roe v. Wade decision continues to change lives
Reince Priebus keeps RNC gig; outlines GOP future
Roe victory faces challenges more than 40 years after win
A fraction Republicans should try to avoid
Lessons from Va. Tech shooting shape Biden’s pitch on background checks
Cory Booker adds to superhero image, rescues freezing dog
Virginia governor opposes plan to rig electoral college
Timothy Geithner’s last day as Treasury secretary
Barbour rejects election-rigging scheme, but denies ‘conspiracy’
Barbour not in favor of GOP push to change Electoral College
Very Last Word: Scott Brown and American Horror Story
Saturday, Jan. 26: Climate change, brain disease in the NFL, Aaron Swartz’s legacy
Democrats to put up a ‘reasonable and fair’ fight for new gun control measures
After many all-nighters, Denis McDonough takes White House chief of staff job
GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss to retire, frustrated by ‘Congress at its worst’
GOP’s electoral vote scheme likely illegal in Virginia
Election-rigging scheme stumbling in Virginia?
First Word: The budget and Beyoncé
Richard Cordray’s uncertain future
Mitt Romney does lunch in D.C. – after dissing President Obama
Is Hillary Clinton untouchable?
Sen. Sanders votes no on filibuster: “majority doesn’t rule”
Hell hath no fury like a House Ways and Means committee chairman scorned
Top Links: GOP’s new election strategy, ‘Why win when you can gerrymander?’
Tea Party dreams of rigging the vote
Georgia Rep. dodges on challenging Chambliss
Chris’ list: Must-have Super Bowl foods
Must read of the day: Tom Brady’s $20M mansion
The Company Memo: Friday, January 25, 2013
Georgia’s Saxby Chambliss to retire
Lone Star dreams: How Democrats plan to turn Texas blue
New York shivers while Senate delays Sandy vote
Filibuster reform dead until at least 2015 [updated]
What we’re reading: January 25, 2013
Senator Kerry’s most important Senate appearance was in 1971
Boehner fears Obama will ‘annihilate’ the GOP
We did the math: How the GOP will gerrymander its way back to the White House
Rev. Sharpton defends Beyoncé’s performance at the Inauguration
This nun says, if you call yourself ‘pro-life,’ you must support gun control
‘Bawdy, bullying, smelling of cats’
Women in combat? We were ‘already doing these jobs,’ says Rep. Duckworth
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thursday, Jan. 24
The right’s reaction to the prospect of women in combat
Rhode Island moves toward marriage equality
Eisenhower: a childhood ‘shadowed by armed bodyguards’ isn’t ‘lucky’–no matter what that NRA ad says
‘What would Django do’ about gun rights?
Lessons for the small blue dot: Fair is popular
Mining company which laid off workers after election might be rehiring
In D.C., Toure connects with people-on-the-street
Senate agrees to watered-down filibuster reform
The share of union members in the work force in a union is lowest in 97 years
WATCH: Kerry calls out Tea Party senator for missing Benghazi briefing
GOP minority outreach could start with RNC website
Women in combat? OK, but what about the sexual assaults?
Biden: It’s not about gun control, it’s about gun safety
Very Last Word: George Takei, 2024 and embarrassment of riches
GOP senators vow to not back down on Benghazi
Biden pushes for assault weapons ban in ‘Fireside Hangout’
Supermajorities don’t (and shouldn’t) define the Senate
The GOP’s new strategy: Rig the game
Ayotte not satisfied with Clinton’s Benghazi testimony
5 right-wing theories why women shouldn’t be allowed to serve in combat
Kerry sails through Senate confirmation hearing
GOP senator to co-sponsor bipartisan anti-gun-trafficking measure
Terror threats brew in North Africa
Sen. Feinstein introduces new military-style weapons bill
Virginia GOP ‘freaking out’ over gerrymander bill
First Word: Kerry confirmation hearing or Clinton round two?
UN launches investigation into US drone strikes
North Korea vows more nuclear testing, threatens US as ‘sworn enemy’
The emergency-room argument just won’t die
Republican congressman challenges Senate to pass a budget
The pot accuses the kettle of having an ‘adoring media’
Must read of the day: Growing use for DNA
The Company Memo: Thursday, January 24, 2013
Boehner: Obama intends to ‘annihilate’ the GOP
Violence Against Women Act proponents get to work
If you can’t beat ’em, gerrymander away their electoral votes
Child poverty rates increase unabated
Let Me Start: Battleground Texas?
If you can’t win elections, rig them
What we’re reading: Thursday, January 24, 2013
George Takei on Obama and gay rights: ‘We have come an incredible long way’
It’s a man’s world? Tell that to the female troops who can now serve in combat
The NRA and its ‘tyranny hypotheticals’
Tea Party senator says Hillary used emotion as ‘trump card’ to dodge questions
Will GOP obstructionism subside in Obama’s 2nd term?
The House finds a short-term fix for the debt ceiling
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wednesday, Jan. 23
Clinton made the GOP ‘look small’
Hillary Clinton looks like a winner
Mark your calendar now: the next debt crisis comes in May
NRA blasts universal background checks
A blow to Netanyahu as Israeli centrists gain ground
Rush Limbaugh and the right rip Hillary for emotional ‘theatrics’
Now, women can serve in combat
Combat roles will open to women
Obama’s second inauguration: Chris Jansing reports
The next manufactured, self-imposed fiscal crisis
Forceful Clinton delights Democrats. What’s next?
Philosophy and the moral issue of abortion
Rand Paul to Hillary Clinton: I would have fired you
Virginia GOP takes pity on seniors trying to vote
Obama’s comments on gay equality have made a difference in my family
President Clinton? Carney’s Freudian slip draws laughs
An audio excerpt from Terry Francona’s “Francona: The Red Sox Years”
House GOP cave complete, debt-ceiling suspension passes
Too much? John McCain jokes Senate panel will ‘waterboard’ John Kerry
Maine, you’re kind of a mess right now
Clinton stands ground in Benghazi hearing in the face of heated opposition
First Word: Clinton testifies, House votes on debt ceiling
The imaginary spending surge, redux
New GOP budget may have unprecedented spending cuts
DNC’S new chief, same as the old chief
Hillary Clinton takes on the Hill
Rev busts out the science lab to school climate change deniers
Is Chris Christie ready to tackle Hillary in 2016?
Violence Against Women Act reintroduced
‘What difference, at this point, does it make?’
WATCH: Hillary Clinton smacks down Tea Party senator over Benghazi
Union membership continues half-century decline
NRA to Obama: ‘Absolutism’ to you is a ‘dirty word’
‘The era of liberalism is back’
Top Links: House GOP may temporarily end the debt ceiling hostage crisis. Well, maybe.
The Company Memo: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Must read of the day: lip-sync edition
On health care, the ‘arc of partisan fever is beginning to recede’
Backing Obama but still hungry for change
Why the new House GOP budget plan will be even worse
Netanyahu pulled to center in Israeli elections
NOW Today: Debt ceiling strategy
What we’re reading: January 23, 2013
Let Me Start: GOP likely to cave on debt limit
Cuccinelli claims King legacy in fight against contraception
A look back at gun control history
Immigration reform isn’t an ‘if,’ but a ‘when’
Burned by 2012 loss, GOP wants to blow up Electoral College
Rubio trashes Roe v. Wade as ‘blatant’ judicial activism
Rightwing radio host likens Planned Parenthood to Hitler’s ‘killing machine’
Turning ‘sworn enemies’ into ‘durable friends’: a message to Iran?
Mississippi’s lone abortion clinic struggles to stay open
‘ED Show’ playbook: Tuesday, Jan. 22
Conservatives warn of Obama’s ‘liberalism’ following inauguration speech
We, the people, not ‘them’ or ‘those’
The state of abortion rights, 40 years later
Support for Roe at all-time high, but state battles persist
Roe attorney: We must educate, energize younger generations of women
Crises and opportunities around the globe. But first, put America’s house in order
Suspending, not raising, the debt ceiling
Conservatives split over response to Obama’s call for LGBT equality
Fixing the filibuster: Will Democrats hold their nerve?
‘Right-to-work’ legislation proposed in Penn. legislature
Netanyahu’s re-election threatens Israel’s identity as Jewish state
It’s true: Beyonce lip-synched national anthem at inauguration
Virginia gov would really like everyone to stop talking about GOP’s sneak redistricting now
40 Years After Roe, A Shift in Public Opinion
Beyonce lip-synched national anthem at O’s inauguration
Virginia Republicans celebrate inauguration with gerrymandering
By the numbers: More than 1 million attend Obama’s second inauguration
First Word: Inaugural festivities wind down
Obamas attend inaugural prayer service
40 years after Roe V. Wade, majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal
Democratic Rep.: Obama “determined”
4 decades after Roe vs. Wade, majority in U.S. want abortion to be legal
How the GOP governs through perma-crisis
The spending surge that didn’t happen
Remembering the women who made a King
Inaugural poet Blanco: I felt that Obama and Biden had my back
Chris’ Must Read: Malia & Sasha
The discomfort with an unapologetic president
Michelle Obama’s eye roll: Was she throwing shade?
Tea Partiers face ‘branding’ concerns
Climate change: the Obamacare of the second term
Strong for the future? The Democratic Party after Obama
When a ‘fresh start’ meets a stale pitch
NOW Today: Progressive Priorities
On Roe anniversary, support for reproductive rights grows
Let Me Start: Liberalism is back
What we’re reading: January 22, 2013
A song for peace and unity in Mali
Crazy in Love: images from a joyous day
Virginia Republicans move for permanent majority
Obama affirms the ‘overwhelming judgement of science’
O’Donnell explains why this inauguration was so New York-centric
Obama’s inaugural address was a ‘statement of hope’
A bigger role for Michelle Obama?
‘ED Show’ playbook: Monday, Jan. 21
How liberal was Obama’s inauguration speech?
For the first time, ‘our gay brothers and sisters’ included in the inaugural address
Family values: Celebrating with the Obamas
‘One Today’ – full text of Richard Blanco’s inaugural poem
How the Texas GOP fuels anti-government paranoia
On inaugural weekend, Biden lays groundwork for 2016
Myrlie Evers-Williams’ invocation a nod to civil rights struggles old and new
GOP feels left out of Obama inaugural
Obama stops to watch crowd: ‘I’m not going to see this again.’
Where in the world is Mitt Romney? (Hint: Not in D.C.)
Watch: President Barack Obama’s second inaugural address
The new normalcy of a black president
President Barack Obama’s second inaugural full text
‘We are made for this moment’; Obama’s spirited defense of ‘collective action’
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last campaign
Inauguration day in Times Square
Obama: ‘We are made for this moment, and we will seize it’
Valerie Jarrett: Obama’s not done campaigning
‘Post-racial’? No: with a black president, all issues are racialized
Then vs. now: Obama’s first term by the numbers
President George W. Bush sends his inauguration regrets
Watch LIVE: The 2nd inauguration of Barack Obama
Obama second inaugural livestream
Mitch McConnell campaign: We’re ‘surrounded’ by ‘gun-grabbers’
Top Links: The second term of President Barack Obama has begun
Oklahoma: Reddest state not interested in changing rules for president
Colin Powell: The Second Amendment calls for regulations, you know
Condi Rice transitions to pundit role
The official inauguration playlist: United States of pop
GOP senator: gun-show loophole ‘doesn’t exist’
Schumer vows Democratic budget blueprint
Five shot at ‘Gun Appreciation Day’ events
Four years later: Did Obama keep his promises?
Obama can make history by redefining ‘rights’
Elected-while-black: President Obama is already a transformational figure
Make a commitment to reach for real equality
Americans speak out: Top second-term to-do’s for Obama #msnbc
He campaigned for change. But what has changed about Obama?
Obama officially begins his second term
Obama, Biden sworn in for second term
In Algeria, hostage crisis comes to a bloody close
Sotomayor bolts after Biden swearing-in ceremony
Week in Geek: Potpourri Edition*
Trouble ahead? A look at two-term presidencies
Get tough on assault weapons, Harry Reid
Obama kicks off inauguration weekend with National Day of Service
Up on Jan. 20: Joe Biden, filibuster reform, and Obama then vs. Obama now
TRMS special report: What ‘Roe’ means now
Practice makes perfect: Obama and Roberts have an ‘oath card’ this time
Armstrong told his son, ‘Don’t defend me’
There’s no war on the Second Amendment–despite what the NRA phone line tells you
Why tougher mental health restrictions are the wrong remedy for gun violence
Ahead on the 11/18 Maddow show
WATCH: Rev. Sharpton vs the rep who wants to nullify federal gun laws
One day’s worth of gun recklessness
Buzz Bissinger: Lance Amstrong’s lying ‘shot my credibility’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Friday, Jan. 18
VIDEO: How to become the leader of the free world (so help you God)
Flashback: The lighter side of Obama’s first term
Let’s hope for a more civil, more productive second term
NOW panel on Lance Armstrong’s interview
Very Last Word: GIFs, cojones and Tom Selleck
What we have here is a sea of blue dots
Chicago Teachers Union president on ‘fighting with the bosses’ tools’
The seven inaugural moments that mattered
What this scandal really says about Manti Te’o
Election: Can Kenya move beyond tribalism?
Limbaugh: If civil rights activists had guns, they wouldn’t ‘have needed Selma’
We are the 92%: Americans overwhelmingly support background checks for gun sales
Total number of Obama executive orders on guns: Zero
Gun Appreciation Day sponsored, then not, by White Nationalist Party
Newly discovered MLK Jr. audio recording unearthed
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Hoda Kotb on waking up at ‘Mika time’ and overcoming adversity
The GOP’s new debt-ceiling condition
Obama’s inauguration playlist is released, and we have a few suggestions
GOP caves on debt ceiling fight — for now
Inaugural flashback, featuring Andrea Mitchell
After the election, Obama for America is ‘not done’ yet
Virginia governor to GOP: ‘Stick to your principles’
Cantor announces plan for three-month debt-ceiling extension
Chicago legislature cracks down on wage theft
Up on Jan. 19: Civil rights and the re-election of the first black president
First Word: Looking ahead to Obama’s inauguration
OFA 2.0: Obama for America converts into nonprofit group
If you can’t win elections, rig them
Whole Foods CEO: I don’t think Obamacare comment will hurt sales
Today on The Cycle: How to get a better diagnosis
The great Kentucky slogan contest
Obama campaign structure relaunches as new political group
Dem. Rep: Guns on agenda, but economy more important to Americans
$2,000 for a presidential inauguration ticket?
Obama poll numbers strikingly similar to Bush’s
Congressman returns after 32-year break, says ‘money is toxic in politics’
After Newtown, a renewed demand for better mental health care
When a partisan gap becomes a chasm
Top links: Public opinion and Republicans still aren’t on speaking terms
Obama’s not from Kenya. He’s from the Bronx
A low standard for a ‘rising star’
Chris’ list: Best companies to work for
Must read of the day: AAA’s Five Diamond restaurants
The Company Memo: Friday, January 18, 2013
What we’re reading: Friday, January 18, 2013
Obama claims Reagan legacy as his own
The debt-ceiling hostage strategy starts to unravel
Let Me Start: Democratic Divide
White House releases new official portrait of Obama
Support for gun control up, support for GOP down
Ahead on the 11/18 Maddow show
Armstrong cheated in all seven Tour de France wins
O’Donnell: ‘It is time to question Tom Selleck’s humanity’
Widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers ‘honored’ to deliver inaugural invocation
Does single-sex education help women succeed?
Widespread support for more restrictive gun measures, polls say
Rand Paul: I will ‘nullify’ ‘King’ Obama’s executive orders on guns
Look out, GOP: Why Obama doesn’t need to make nice
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thursday, Jan. 17
The GOP retreat (as in, retreat from reality)
Stop glossing over the problem of addiction
It’s time for Madame President
Hollywood slow to spotlight women, says ‘MHP’ panel
Newtown superintendent: Arming teachers is ‘not even logical’
Michelle Obama celebrates birthday with new Twitter account, new bangs
Bill Clinton jokes: I’m Hillary’s ‘first husband,’ she’ll live to be 120
Christie slams NRA, calls ad of Obama’s daughters ‘reprehensible’
How technology can protect a woman’s right to choose
Very Last Word: Fate of the gun proposals
Obama’s policy push strategy: Give speech, Tweet, repeat
Paul Ryan signals GOP ready to cave on debt ceiling
Torture and the mask of moral ambiguity
Castro: Gun control proposals will be a ‘heavy lift’ in Congress but most will pass
GOP pollster: consider rape a ‘four-letter word’
Ray Kelly: Armed guards in schools is not the answer
Happy Birthday, Michelle Obama!
Who is Denis McDonough, the man likely to be Obama’s next chief of staff?
Violence Against Women Act tops priority list for Senate’s longest serving Dem
Blue dot wonders: Better life somewhere else?
Good riddance to the ‘Hastert Rule’?
Mental Health: the medical perspective
Manufacturing returns to the United States, minus unions
Congressman tells personal story of his own shooting
Rand Paul vows to ‘nullify’ Obama’s executive action on guns
Mayor: ‘I don’t care what the NRA thinks’
First Word: The hard part is yet to come
Enviros to Obama: Pick Grijalva for Interior job
Denis McDonough expected to take over as Obama’s chief of staff
A comprehensive approach, with many parts
Was Manti Te’o innocent or in on it?
Top Links: Obama readies for ‘fight of the century’ over gun control
Youngest congressional member plans to bring his CPA skills to the House
5 things we learned from Justin Timberlake’s new song, ‘Suit and Tie’
Chris’ list: Most expensive TV shows
Panetta: ‘Who the hell needs armor-piercing bullets’ except soldiers?
Executive orders are routine, not scandalous
Must read of the day: Surgery horror story
The Company Memo: Thursday, January 17, 2013
No Such Dame: Football star’s girlfriend hoax unravels
Republican says raise taxes on the rich…
Gun control debate: How both sides use children
Sen. DeMint: Congress is a mess, so we’re going straight to the people
NOW Today: Taking it on the road
Let Me Start: The hard part of gun legislation
What we’re reading: Thursday, January 17, 2013
A surprise for the NRA? Justice Scalia may be open to tighter gun control laws
Even Lance Armstrong’s money can’t help the Postal Service
Scarborough: Is the GOP the party of Reagan or Wayne LaPierre?
NRA represents gun manufacturers, not owners, says Rep. Ellison
VA Tech survivor: ‘We finally had leadership from the White House’
Bill Clinton: Hillary will live to be 120 (and have three more husbands)
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wednesday, Jan. 16
Very Last Word: Pornographic prose
Do Republicans need a ‘slice’ of reality?
Working with Congress: Lessons from LBJ
A vote to protect guns is a vote against people
Sandy Hook superintendent shares the chilling details
Rick Scott shirks the blame for disastrous voting law
The new right-to-life campaign
Guns: Obama’s strong proposals draw strong reactions
Sandy vote splits the GOP House leadership
“His kids go to school with armed guards carrying assault rifles. They sleep all right.”
Gun lobby leader says Obama’s daughters not off-limits in new NRA ad
Creationism spreading in schools, thanks to vouchers
As funding debate continues, parents still divided on charter schools
In gun control speech, Obama rejects radical individualism
Duckworth on gun debate: ‘Let’s have a sensible conversation’
‘MHP’ transgender report nominated for GLAAD Media Award
Obama’s gun reforms are only the beginning
No solution with Huntsman, Manchin ‘No Labels’ makeover
Limbaugh mocks kids at Obama gun safety event, calls them ‘human shields’
Obama unveils sweeping new gun control proposals
Rep. Van Hollen: Public deserves an up or down vote on gun proposals
Far right reacts to Obama’s call for gun control — ‘Let’s have a debate, not power grab’
Putin is key to Obama’s foreign policy
First Word: Obama reveals his gun proposal
President Obama signs 23-point gun-control order
Obama unveils sweeping gun reforms, 23 executive actions
Conn. town receives ‘veiled physical threats’ after proposing new gun restrictions
The return of the public option
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to step down
Top Links: How does President Obama get a ‘big’ gun control package past the NRA, GOP?
When the GOP loses the Koch brothers…
An excerpt from Hoda Kotb’s ‘Ten Years Later’
Mississippi Republicans not letting up
NRA pushes back on critics of ad targeting Obama kids
NRA launches unhinged ad campaign
Scarborough: NRA is its own worst enemy
Must read of the day: The high price of being single
The Company Memo: Wednesday, January 16, 2013
What we’re reading: Wednesday, January 16, 2013
GOP’s debt-ceiling fissures are getting worse, not better
NOW Today: “Significant” Reform
Sandy aid passes House, ‘Hastert Rule’ in trouble
A Haitian horror story, three years later
NRA targets Obama’s kids in a scathing new ad
Stabenow ‘confident’ that women will be represented in Obama’s second term
It’s official: Wendy Schultz is cancer free!
Maryland’s governor tries again to end the death penalty
‘The West Wing’ gets a shout out from the West Wing
Fast-food chains continue to slash worker hours, blame Obamacare
Finally! House approves $50.7B Sandy recovery package
So much for the debt ceiling! House GOP raises budget to defend DOMA
Why Sandy aid has taken so long
‘ED Show’ playbook: Tuesday, Jan. 15
A vehicle for change? Obama’s license plates
The Dems’ tongue-in-cheek advice for the GOP
GOP shocker! Gov. Rick Scott abandons Reagan
GOP increasingly stands for ‘Guns Over People’
Which should count more: Lance Armstrong’s accomplishments or his lies?
President Obama: ‘I’m a pretty friendly guy’
A gun lexicon: If you speak out, speak accurately
Will Boehner play ‘Dr. No’ in the debt limit fight?
Can New York’s new gun law be a model for other states?
Very Last Word: Cory Booker vs. Frank Lautenberg?
New York school bus drivers go on strike
No U.S. ‘boots on the ground’ in Mali
Reading (most of) the Constitution
Mitchell: Armstrong revelation ‘very personal’ for millions
GOP Rep: Jail Feds who enforce ‘King Obama’ gun ban
‘Forced by the momentum of their ideology’
Mark Sanford is back — Disgraced GOPer to run for Congress
Potential 2016 candidates keeping their names in the headlines
Right-wing rips Colin Powell for exposing GOP’s ‘dark vein of intolerance’
Top-Two Primary Brings Political Newcomer Back to Washington
Tracy Thorne-Begland’s long trip to the bench
Governor Jan Brewer wants to expand Arizona Medicaid program
Vicco, Kentucky, wants a future
The distance between here and Heller
House Democrat on Ashley Judd for Senate: ‘She’d fit right in’
What was the NRA thinking? Group releases shooting game 1 month after Newtown
A look back at Morning Joe’s 2009 trip to the Inauguration
GOP leader backs plan to rig election
Chelsea Clinton: Hillary ‘as vibrant as ever’
Dem: Plenty of House GOP Reps. have ‘no fear’ about shutting down govt.
First Word: Biden’s gun policy recommendations
With his state broke, Maine gov quietly asks for higher taxes
Morning Joe and Way Too Early are live in D.C.
Virginia committee kills felon voting rights bill
NY Rep. Grimm: Arguments against Sandy relief bill not valid
Is outside help making things worse in Haiti?
Murkowski rejects GOP’s debt-ceiling hostage strategy
Top Links: Expect the White House’s answer on gun control as early as tomorrow
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer learns to love Obamacare
New York legislature approves sweeping new gun legislation
Schumer says he’ll back Hagel, Senate approval now likely
What we’re reading: Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Chris’ list: Worst cities for commuters
Texas does not succeed in its secession
Must read of the day: Most annoying clichés
The Company Memo: Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Impeachment is not a toy, redux
Poll: Majority of Americans support gun control, assault weapons ban
That’s not what ‘thoughtful’ means
DeMint may help GOP ‘understand’ an offer it can’t refuse
Let Me Start: Debt ceiling war
An excerpt from Michael Hastings’ ‘Panic 2012’
Lawrence O’Donnell on why Scott Brown has better shot at governor job
Parents of Sandy Hook victim: ‘Don’t stop thinking about this’
President Obama backs away from invoking 14th Amendment on debt ceiling
An excerpt from James Grippando’s “Blood Money”
WATCH: Gun Appreciation Day organizer insists he’s honoring MLK’s legacy, Sharpton responds
Ben Bernanke schools Congress: Raising debt ceiling ‘doesn’t create new deficits’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Monday, Jan. 14
The Golden Globes: A night of surprises
Obama has ‘some 19 areas’ to use executive orders for gun control
Not again! GOPers attempt to gut next round of Sandy funding
‘Argo’ truly was 2012’s best film
GOP Rep: If Obama uses executive power on guns, I’ll impeach him
Conservatives whine about Sarah Palin ‘bullying’ at Golden Globes
Mr. President, don’t back down now
Clarence Thomas breaks 7-year court silence, with crack about Harvard Law
How community organizing transformed New Haven
‘We are not a deadbeat nation’
McChrystal: I won’t accept Newtown as the status quo
Obama defends diversity of his administration
Huntsman: ‘Our nation works better when we have a viable two-party system’
‘My son.’ ‘My daughter.’ ‘My dad.’ In a new ad, families ask for gun control
In Golden Globes speech, Jodie Foster comes out. Or not.
In our diverse country, why is the Senate overwhelmingly white?
Obama: ‘We are not a deadbeat nation’
Executive action on gun policy
New, from the NRA! A shooting-game app
‘Sensitivity training’ won’t help
Colleges roll back faculty hours in response to Obamacare
Villaraigosa: GOP has ‘poisoned the well’ on immigration reform
Gun lobby stokes fear because it’s ‘good for business,’ says Obama
‘The Administration does not support blowing up planets’
GOP rep: A shutdown is ‘on the table’
First Word: One month anniversary of Newtown shooting
Will Biden target violent video games? (And should he?)
Top Links: The state of the gun control debate, one month after Newtown
Causing a crisis ‘for member-management purposes’
Today on The Cycle: Guns and Politics
Neocons, Hagel, and a tired proxy fight
Obama chides GOP on debt limit: ‘We are not a deadbeat nation’
The Company Memo: Monday, January 14, 2013
Chris’ list: Best dressed at the Golden Globes
Must Read of the day: Some on Death Row ‘low risk’ for parole
With coin gambit off the table, GOP faces stark choice
Should Obama violate the Constitution to protect it?
What we’re reading: Monday, January 14, 2013
Cracks in the wall on opposition to gun safety
Let Me Start: GOP readies for spending cut battle
NOW Today: A Month After Newtown
Powell laments GOP’s ‘dark vein of intolerance’
Blackout: How the NRA suppressed gun violence research
Powell slams GOP for ‘dark vein of intolerance’
Week in Geek: Belated Weekend Edition
On Delta Sigma Theta’s centennial
The brilliant mind, righteous heart of Aaron Swartz will be missed
Photo finish: Golden Globe memories
A volunteer’s look at Haiti’s devastation
Photos: Bill Clinton’s relief efforts in Haiti, 3 years later
The demise of the platinum coin
Bill Clinton visits Haiti on 3rd anniversary of devastating earthquake
Pump your brakes, Gov. Christie
Americans feel austerity’s bite as payroll taxes rise
Same-sex couples request marriage licenses, knowingly face rejection
Up on Jan. 13: Diversity, the Obama Cabinet, and accountability in pro sports
Alex Jones gets some gun-crazed company
Mapping the World War II bomb census
Friday night news garbage masher
And the Oscar goes to…Washington, D.C.
Obama has ‘guts’ for accelerated troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
The politics–and profits–of weight loss
‘ED Show’ playbook: Friday, Jan. 11
Obama, Karzai: U.S. will transition to support role earlier than expected
If everyone opposes slavery, why has the Trafficking Victims Protection Act died?
Washington can get messy, but we can still make things work
Very Last Word: Signatures, confirmations and a belated Christmas
Flashback: Bill Clinton criticized for lack of diversity in Cabinet
RNC Chair Reince Priebus boasts of ‘great’ Republican campaign
Should the U.S.–the sickest country in the developed world–shred its safety net?
Dems offer Obama cover for unilateral debt-ceiling action
Support for assault weapons ban, background checks gains steam
GOP Rep: Todd Akin ‘partially right’ on ‘legitimate rape’
‘Broken City’ director and actor talk political corruption
Right-wing fringe hijacks debate on gun safety
George H.W. Bush discharged from hospital after bout with bronchitis
NY Congressman concerned about Sandy aid
Jindal wants to scrap income, corporate taxes
The Senate’s shrinking 1600 club of former presidential contenders
Feeling achy? You could have the flu
Reporter Takes CDC’s Advice; Gets Flu Shot On Live TV
Chamber CEO to big business: Hold your cash
Some congressmen just can’t help themselves
Fmr. Ambassador: Afghans need to solve Afghanistan’s future, not the U.S.
Top Links: The gun wackos have ended their too-brief media silence
Must-Read Op-Eds for Jan. 11, 2013
Must read of the day: Text your prayer to a friar
Cuccinelli to allies: ‘Go to jail’ over contraception access
Michele Bachmann accused of stiffing campaign staffers’ pay
Today on The Cycle: What we learned this week
Chris’ list: Top 10 smartest cities in North America
No one talks about armed guards already in Latino schools
What we’re reading: Friday, January 11, 2013
Lew’s detractors struggling with coherence
On debt reduction, U.S. is nearly finished
Why Biden’s interest in gun research matters
Scarborough: NRA is protecting gun manufacturers, not the Second Amendment
Let Me Start: Biden vs. the NRA
Pastor is under fire for views that are in the Bible
Steele rips GOPers for missing the ‘sweet spot’
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thursday, Jan. 10
New Jeep sales figures a fitting coda for Romney ‘Lie of the Year’
Should Barney Frank return to Capitol Hill?
7 things that are harder than buying a gun
Political dramas dominate Oscar nominations
All of us should make gun laws, not just the gun groups
Republican Congressman tells women their place in the military
Gov. McDonnell pushes to restore felon voting rights
The future of Planned Parenthood
The real story behind the bank bailouts
Va. Tech survivor: Fractures emerging within NRA ranks
NRA slams WH after task force meeting, claiming prejudice
Obama under fire for all-male cabinet appointments
First Word: Will gun debate erode the GOP brand?
Progressive coalition ‘Democracy Initiative’ aims to rebuild liberal politics
‘Freedom is not a handgun on the hip of every teacher.’
Joe-mentum: Veep to have gun measures to Obama by Tuesday
WATCH: Morning Joe interviews with Oscar Nominees
Pastor bows out of Obama’s inauguration over anti-gay sermons
Watchdog: Tax code too complicated
Hollywood’s Oscar nominations pack political punch
Giglio dropped from Obama inauguration
Must read of the day: The five coolest gadgets at CES
Ted Nugent says gun owners will be the next Rosa Parks
Chris’ list: IMDB users’ top movies of all time
Charlie Rangel on Obama’s all-white appointments: ‘Embarrassing as hell’
Ryan picks up where he left off
What we’re reading: Thursday, January 10, 2013
President Obama to nominate Jack Lew to run the Treasury Dept.
Meet the high priests of austerity politics: ‘Fix the Debt’
‘A victim is a victim is a victim’… the women left behind by VAWA expiration
Conn. Gov.: Other states undercut our gun laws, we need federal gun laws
Must-Read Op-Eds for Jan. 10, 2013
Business leaders back Obama, not GOP, on debt ceiling
NOW Today: Bring the #Binders back?
The Company Memo: Thursday, January 10, 2013
Governor Rick Scott’s disregard for the health of Floridians
Carney on coin gambit: ‘There is no backup plan’
Let Me Start: The Lew nomination
O’Donnell: Barney Frank should be interim MA Senator
Parents do ‘not necessarily’ have a right to know if I’m armed, says teacher
Jack Lew might have to practice his doodle…er, signature
NRA must drop ‘slippery-slope’ rhetoric
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart rips ‘paranoid’ gun advocates
GOP revives the fight to defund Planned Parenthood
Obama’s cabinet: a question of diversity
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wednesday, Jan. 9
Is immigration reform starting to take shape?
Obama must leave his party strong
What’s ahead for Messi–and for global media?
Nixon and Kennedy: an example of friendship in politics
Very Last Word: O’Donnell for Senate?
AIG won’t join anti-government lawsuit
Dem. Congresswoman and shooting victim to serve on Congressional Gun Violence Task Force
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigns