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02.28.14 | 4:53 pm
You Only Thought You Were Georgians

Not making this up. McCain declares: “We are all Ukrainians.”

02.28.14 | 4:49 pm
Watch Obama Live On Ukraine

President Obama to appear in the White House briefing room at 4:45 ET to address the situation in Ukraine. Watch live here.

02.28.14 | 4:39 pm
Dems Go Get Their Gun

The GOP’s greatest fear in Mississippi, Sahil Kapur reports, might just be a Democrat running for Senate who’s “pro-gun, pro-life, and was endorsed by the NRA.”

02.28.14 | 2:02 pm
Was This A Proposed Grand Bargain?

Lawmaker regrets asking why men can’t rape women if the women can get abortions.

02.28.14 | 1:58 pm
Anti-Gay AZ Dudes: Can We Have A Mulligan?

Anti-gay folks in Arizona aren’t done! They’ve got another anti-gay law they won’t to try and want a second chance.

02.28.14 | 12:49 pm
Dept of Makers and Takers

Meet the paralyzed Arkansas state Rep. who is voting against Medicaid expansion even though he has received more than $1 million of Medicaid funded hospitalization and rehabilitation and continues to be on Medicaid. He’s says the potential new recipients don’t work hard enough and probably just want to abuse prescription drugs.

02.28.14 | 11:04 am
Great Moments in Guns Keep You Safe

With new arms on campus bill in view, Professor asks: Since I’m old and younger students might be quicker to get off the first shot, can I be proactive and shoot them first?

02.28.14 | 10:31 am
Fade To Black

Nichole Perkins points out that all too many black actresses nominated for Oscars don’t see the kind of career boost that other white actresses do. Can Hollywood avoid shoving aside 12 Years A Slave‘s Lupita Nyong’o?

02.28.14 | 10:18 am
Doofuses And Their Bitcoins Soon Parted

CEO of Bitcoin exchange Mr. Gox loses $450 million of other peoples’ money on Bitcoin nonsense, apologizes for the “inconvenience.”

02.28.14 | 10:09 am
Biggest Press Fail in History?

In terms of consequences and impact, it may not rate too high. But in terms of sheer, concentrated derp, this tale from the the Daily Mining Gazette out of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, may be one of the biggest journalistic goofs in maybe forever. We covered the initial round of the story a few weeks ago. But here’s TPM Reader JL’s update from this morning …

This is strange…my local paper did an interview with MI-1st congressional district democrat challenger (to republican incumbent Dan Benishek) Jerry Cannon in which the reporter, evidently, interviewed someone over the phone who represented himself as Mr. Cannon, but wasn’t Mr. Cannon.

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