Miscellany

Morning Must Reads: Accommodation

Not Farewell, But Fare Forward

Five years ago, I opened up my e-mail to find a message from Priscilla Painton, then-executive editor at TIME. “No, this is not a solicitation to buy a subscription,” she began, before telling me that the magazine was looking for a new politics editor and asking whether I was interested. I don’t entirely remember what [...]

“There is not exactly Romney-mania right now.”

–Republican Senator Jon Kyl, who clearly doesn’t read The Onion.

Morning Must Reads: Energy

$26 billion mortgage fraud deal nears finalization with New York and California reportedly on board. Obama looks to the states for ways to salve contraception controversy. Top Hill Republicans impugn Romney’s performance–on the record.

A Brief Photographic History of Glitter-Bombs

Jeff Baenen / AP

Receiving a shower of sparkles from gay rights activists has become something of a rite of passage for Republican candidates this year. But now that the Secret Service is protecting Mitt Romney, glitter-bombing’s days could be numbered. TIME’s photo editors look back at American politics’glitziest form of protest.

43%

–The percentage of likely voters who believe a group of people randomly selected from the phone book would do a better job than the current Congress.

Morning Must Reads: Hat Trick

After Santorum’s Tuesday hat trick, Nate Silver sees a long race. This week’s Conservative Political Action Conference could be a mine field for Romney. Bill Kristol sounds the alarm.

Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

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“It’s a badge of honor that Romney has decided to try to destroy us.”

–Rick Santorum adviser John Brabender on Romney taking aim at the former Senator.

Morning Must Reads: Donation

In a reversal, Obama signals donors to start funding the super PAC started by his former aide. Democrats return $200k in donations from the family of a fugitive seeking a pardon. Geoffrey Stone on why money is speech. Obama swing voters: young, female and secular.