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02.21.13 | 2:26 am
Dire Consequences

Little short of amazing that as attacks on minority voting rights have escalated in the last three election cycles the Supreme Court is now considering overturning the Voting Rights Act. Here’s some of what advocates warn will happen if the Justices pull the trigger.

02.21.13 | 2:21 am
Public Supporting Obama in Sequester Fight

A second poll in 24 hours shows President Obama has dramatically more support than congressional Republicans in the battle over how to resolve the sequester.

02.20.13 | 4:30 pm
Interesting Info on Mr. Cruz

From TPM Reader AZ …

I just read your post regarding Ted Cruz, wondering what sort of reputation he had over his career. I wrote a profile of him for The Texas Observer last year, and from my interviews I definitely heard from folks that, while they respected his intellect and his lawyering ability, he’s pretty much an arrogant ass.

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02.20.13 | 3:51 pm
Strong Hand

Bloomberg just released the first non-tracking poll of the President’s approval since February 10th and it shows he’s more popular than at any point since the end of 2009. Meanwhile, approval of the Republican party is at the lowest point since the survey began in September 2009. Those numbers give some perspective on why it’s simply a losing game for Republicans to think they can pin the blame for the sequester cuts on President Obama.

02.20.13 | 3:05 pm
The Extraordinary Mr. Cruz

We’re on from the Hagel/McCarthy phase of our introduction to Sen. Ted Cruz to a series of articles chronicling how more or less regardless of their politics everybody in Washington is deciding that Cruz is … well, a jerk. Read More

02.20.13 | 12:56 pm
Maybe Time to Rethink This

I’ve invested a lot of time thinking that the new Google glasses are just something that would make you look like an idiot. But it looks like they’re actually incredible cool. To use that is, still make you look like an idiot.

02.20.13 | 12:34 pm
About Those Elk Heads

What led to Jesse Jackson Jr.’s downfall? The elk heads, apparently.

02.20.13 | 11:44 am
Picture of the Day
02.20.13 | 11:21 am
It Gets Better, Funnier

Breitbart.com is now arguing that even though ‘Friends of Hamas’ doesn’t exist and was a hoax, its own article on ‘Friends of Hamas’ support for Chuck Hagel has been vindicated.

02.20.13 | 11:11 am
Fox: Al Jazeera Infiltrating America

Fox News warns of al Jazeera ‘infiltrat[ing] America’, activating sleeper cells. Watch.