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09.13.13 | 2:14 pm
Ouch

As Sahil Kapur reports, GOP now in the process of being disemboweled by anti-Obamacare monster they worked so hard to create.

09.13.13 | 12:17 pm
Losing It

After Dems float a way to bring up Sen. Vitter’s prostitution history, he flips and demands a bribery probe into Reid and Boxer. Because something.

09.13.13 | 10:01 am
GOP Rep Swoons over Putin’s Muscles

Not his metaphorical muscle. His actual muscles. In an arm-wrestling match, “he put me down in a millisecond,” says Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), “He just – muscles were just unbelievable.”

09.13.13 | 9:38 am
End Of An Era

It had to happen eventually. Today was Gretchen Carlson’s last day as a host of Fox & Friends. Check out some highlights from her curvy couch sendoff:






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09.13.13 | 8:45 am
Really Important

A good look at what the effort to sabotage Obamacare looks like down in the trenches.

09.13.13 | 8:25 am
Really Messy

So a paradoxical dynamic now in the ‘Defund Obamacare’ alternative universe. House leaders are struggling to find a way to make the issue go away. But the Tea Party senators – who of course don’t need to worry about running anything – are taking a hard line and really making life hell for the leadership in the House.

09.13.13 | 7:53 am
Sacrifice!

Minneapolis Mayor candidate promises to quit going to strip clubs.

09.13.13 | 7:34 am
Secret Bezos Plan?

If you’re seeing this post, we’re currently having episodic site slowness and downtime tied to problems at AWS (Amazon Web Services), where a huge number of websites are now hosted. It seems to be improving and we hope to be back to normal shortly.

09.13.13 | 5:54 am
Bloomberg Not Done Yet

Bloomberg’s gun control groups says they’re not backing off after this week’s drubbing in Colorado. They say they’re eyeing battles in five more states around the country.

09.13.13 | 4:44 am
We Need a Smaller 9/11

After my post on this yesterday we now have dozens of moving, fascinating, in a few cases infuriating emails about remembering 9/11. I’m not sure quite how many to publish; I’ve reprinted about half a dozen so far below. It’s just a bromide to say everyone experiences the anniversary differently. But the patterns are different and worth understanding. Read More