Editors’ Blog - 2012
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03.15.12 | 5:29 am
What Say Ye, Howard Dean?

Former Gov. Howard Dean (D-VT) declined to comment on the subpoena of fellow MEK booster Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) but did tell TPM’s Ryan Reilly: “It’s unfortunate because there’s been a lot of misinformation in the mainstream media out there. When the blogs start repeating Iranian propaganda, we’ve got a problem.”

03.15.12 | 5:36 am
BFFAA

Why Newt Gingrich is Mitt Romney’s new best friend.

03.15.12 | 6:15 am
Just Terrible

An exhaustive investigation of the botched prosecution of the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) finds egregious prosecutorial misconduct and mismanagement — but concludes that the conduct of Justice Department prosecutors’ falls short of criminal contempt. We’ve got the full report here.

03.15.12 | 6:45 am
Whoa

In a major legal/political development, the state of Texas is taking the position that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. Rick Hasen explains the significance.

03.15.12 | 8:17 am
Just Close Your Eyes

For women who don’t want to get that mandatory ultrasound? Just don’t watch, says Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett.

03.15.12 | 8:48 am
Deadly Headline

Sen. Richard Lugar ruled ineligible to vote for his own reelection.

03.15.12 | 10:43 am
Minnesota Sex Farm

Here are the facts. Leader of state legislature has affair with staffer. Affair is found out. Staffer is canned. Now staffer is suing.

Add two more facts. Staffer is threatening to reveal identities of all other legislators and staffers who are having affairs and haven’t been fired. And the staffer’s a man and the leader is a woman.

Here’s the story.

03.15.12 | 12:04 pm
Syria’s Year Without A Spring

Striking images of Syria on the anniversary of the beginning of the unrest.

03.15.12 | 2:19 pm
Rick’s Self-Inflicted Wounds

Romney jumps on another of Rick Santorum’s self-inflicted wounds: No, we’re not going to make Puerto Ricans stop speaking Spanish.