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05.21.12 | 3:48 am
Unforced Error Alert

How Republicans have gained the advantage in the congressional fight over the Violence Against Women Act.

05.20.12 | 6:20 pm
A Reader’s Take on the Booker Gambit

TPM Reader TS thinks he has a bead on Cory Booker’s MTP gambit …

Mitt Romney has made Bain Captial the rationale for his candidacy, the sole reason why he should be president, he almost never talks about his tenure as governor of Massachusetts. I think Mayor Cory Booker had no other choice but to clarify the remarks he made on Meet the Press this morning.

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05.20.12 | 5:13 pm
State Polls May Be Late … Or Not

There’s little question that Mitt Romney has made up ground in recent weeks in the national head to head poll match ups. The PollTracker Average currently gives Romney a minuscule .1% advantage over President Obama. But that comes after months of the President having a small but consistent lead.

A lot of readers I talk to say, ‘Well, we don’t have national elections. We have an electoral college. And Obama is still way ahead there.’ Read More

05.20.12 | 3:05 pm
No, No That’s Not What I Meant!

Mayor Cory Booker takes to Youtube to get ahead of Bain/Obama furor. Video after the jump … Read More

05.19.12 | 7:00 pm
Thought Bubble?

Check out the range of expressions in this photo — especially those of Cameron and Obama (upper left) versus France’s new President, Francois Hollande at the lower right.

05.19.12 | 4:53 pm
G8 Summit

Pictures from today’s G8 huddle at Camp David.

Always thought discussions about avoiding the dissolution of the euro would look less cheerful.

05.19.12 | 4:19 pm
Picture Of The Day

President Obama and fellow G8 leaders take in a thrilling Champions League final.

05.18.12 | 1:37 pm
Dept. Of Things You Can’t Make Up

If you’re trying to access the “GOP Solutions” tab on House Speaker John Boehner’s website, you won’t find any policy initiatives or grand ideas. But you will get a poetic take on why Congress has a hard time getting anything done:

“ERROR 404

Page Not Found

We apologize, but the page you are looking for could not be found.
Please examine the spelling of the URL you are trying to access or use
the search bar in the upper-right corner of the site.”

For a screenshot, click here.

05.18.12 | 1:00 pm
All Facebook, All The Time

The Facebook IPO gave CNBC a chance today to relive the good ol’ days of dotcom hysteria. We condense all of it into 100 sober, calm, reflective seconds … PANIC!

05.18.12 | 10:11 am
Missing The Plate

Famed former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling in recent years became a very public champion of conservative “small-government” politics.

He also launched a video game production company that two years ago set up shop in Rhode Island thanks to $75 million in state guaranteed loans.

Well, business isn’t going so well, and this month Schilling’s company 38 Studios missed a $1.1 million payment to the state. He’s now asking for more taxpayer help.