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12.28.11 | 7:32 am
The Dying Primal Scream

A few weeks ago I said that Rick Perry’s campaign had descended to one long bellowing primal scream of F**********************GSSSSSS!

And since then, he’s gone even further.

12.28.11 | 5:54 am
Art Laffer to Endorse Newt

Art Laffer to endorse Newt today in Iowa.

12.28.11 | 5:48 am
New Allies for Perry?

EMILY’s List has put out a scorecard of the GOP presidential candidates, rating each on five issues of importance to women. And the one with the best record is … Ricky Perry.

12.28.11 | 5:29 am
Stalinist Chic

Images of Kim Jong Il’s state funeral.

12.28.11 | 4:04 am
The Year Of GOP Hostage-Taking

Brian Beutler puts together a nice recap of the year’s big crisis-creating legislative battles on Capitol Hill.

12.27.11 | 6:22 pm
Could Get Weird

Close as we are to the Iowa Caucus there’s been a relative dearth of new poll data over the last few days. The most recent was completed on the 22nd, last Thursday. But Public Policy Polling just released new data. Results after the jump. Read More

12.27.11 | 6:04 pm
Ouch

As of this moment, Intrade says Newt Gingrich is as likely to get the Republican nomination as Ron Paul.

12.27.11 | 2:07 pm
So Many Levels Of Irony

Citing the 14th Amendment, Texas Gov. Rick Perry seeks relief in federal court from the “onerous” Virginia election law which he alleges prevented him from gathering enough signatures to qualify for the presidential primary ballot.

12.27.11 | 11:05 am
Season’s Greetings From Team Newt

Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign has faced no small amount of ridicule for failing to get the candidate on the ballot in the state where he, you know, lives. Read More

12.27.11 | 10:54 am
The Accidental Power Play?

It’s looking less likely now that the Obama administration’s announcement today that it would raise the debt ceiling this week was a power play to prevent Congress from voting to disapprove the move (Congress is in recess beyond the 15 days it has by law to register its disapproval). Folks on the Hill have been scrambling since this morning’s announcement. Brian Beutler has been trying to track down what happened.