Editors’ Blog - 2012
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03.14.12 | 5:55 am
Venus Rising

Just when it seemed Mitt Romney had safely avoided making contraception an “issue” like some of his fellow Republicans, his comment yesterday that “we’re going to get rid of” Planned Parenthood has once again placed women’s health at the center of the presidential campaign debate.

03.14.12 | 6:00 am
She’s No Fluke!

Our guide to the right’s conspiracy theories on how Sandra Fluke became such a huge issue.

03.14.12 | 6:24 am
He’s Had Enough

Jon Stewart tells Fox News to “shut the f**k up.”

03.14.12 | 7:16 am
Scattershot

The presidential polls are still really wild at the moment. We had the CBS/NYT and ABC/WaPo polls which showed sharp drops for President Obama. Since then we’ve had Ipsos and Bloomberg polls which have showed a very different picture. And today we have a Pew poll which shows President Obama with an eye-popping 12 point margin over Mitt Romney. Trend chart after the jump … Read More

03.14.12 | 8:38 am
Hooping It Up

It seemed kind of lame at first for President Obama to bring Prime Minister David Cameron to a NCAA tourney play-in game. For his first-ever basketball game, Cameron deserved better. But as it turned out last night in Dayton featured two record-setting comebacks, so Cameron got a good taste of March Madness. Photos of Barack and David.

03.14.12 | 8:39 am
Big Bet on Solar

National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) makes a big bet on solar.

03.14.12 | 9:20 am
What Could Go Wrong?

Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do

One one-of-a-kind congressman defends his ‘Cops’ style ride-along/raid and videotape with US Marshals that sparked a DOJ investigation and hilarity all around.

03.14.12 | 11:21 am
Aren’t We Friends?

I bet Mitt didn’t expect this when he sat down for an interview with Fox News.

03.14.12 | 1:10 pm
Third Time’s the Charm?

A new University of Maryland poll shows most Americans prefer diplomacy to a military strike in the escalating stand-off over Iran’s nuclear program.

03.15.12 | 5:08 am
There’s Gold In Them Hills

Ron Paul. Still here.