Editors’ Blog - 2012
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01.05.12 | 6:49 am
Where to Start?

Not-gay former New Life Church pastor Ted Haggard swaps wives with Gary Busey on Celebrity Wife Swap.

01.05.12 | 7:49 am
Bugsy Obama

Romney’s new attack on Obama carries shades of Jimmy Cagney and Kelsey Grammer in Boss.

01.05.12 | 11:03 am
Chart of the Day

Mitt’s new tax plan: Tax hikes if you make less than 40k a year, tax cuts if you make more.

01.05.12 | 1:41 pm
Oops

If Gingrich and Santorum really do have a “non-aggression pact” then clearly someone didn’t get the memo.

01.05.12 | 2:59 pm
Globe Endorses Huntsman

Is it too late? The Boston Globe endorses Jon Huntsman.

01.05.12 | 3:50 pm
Did Santorum Actually Win?

Did Rick Santorum actually win the Iowa caucuses? KCCI in Des Moines is reporting that a vote counter at one caucus says a counting error gave Mitt Romney 20 more votes than he actually received. Meanwhile Iowa GOP officials say that counter, Edward True, isn’t authorized to discuss the results.

01.05.12 | 4:14 pm
Could This Be Over Fast?

There’s a real dearth of polling data out of South Carolina at the moment. The last public poll was completed on December 19th, which might as well be a hundred years ago. And remember that in recent years, it’s South Carolina much more than Iowa or New Hampshire where you really need to win to secure the Republican nomination. Read More

01.06.12 | 4:38 am
Unemployment Falls to 8.5%

The Labor Department announced this morning that the national unemployment rate has fallen to 8.5%. The economy added 200,000 jobs in December.

01.06.12 | 4:55 am
Freddie Mac Craps on Newt

Newt Gingrich has stated that he cannot disclose the terms of his contracts with Freddie Mac because he is bound by a confidentiality agreement. Now Freddie Mac VP Sharon McHale says they’re releasing him from that. They’re fine with him giving the contracts to the press.