Chris Cillizza is reporting that the Indiana Senator will announce his retirement at a news conference today. That almost certainly hands his seat over to the Republicans, and makes the prospect of the Democrats losing the Senate this fall seem more than a theoretical possibility.
Republicans have been saying that Indiana was the …
That Super Bowl ad, I’m sure, is going to launch 1,000 parodies. Here’s one:
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UPDATE: An NBC spokeswoman informs me that this video first appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show. You can …
AP reports that insurance companies in at least four states are raising their premiums for individual insurance policies (those that people have to buy themselves, because they don’t get coverage from an employer) by 15% or more. To give you a sense of what we are talking about if these rates go into effect, …
Gail Collins has a funny column about the perverse pride that people seem to take in their own state’s corruptitude. So tell us, Swampland commenters, what has your state done lately to make the grade?
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Next January will mark the first time in 64 years that there has not been a Kennedy in federal office. With Patrick Kennedy’s …
What’s the best evidence that you are no longer a fringe candidate? It’s when the once-leading contender can no longer afford to ignore you. And that’s what we see in this statement today from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison about her Tea Party rival in the primary contest against incumbent Governor Rick Perry:
Austin, TX – Today,
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The Vice President on Sarah Palin:
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From Texas comes word that Charlie Wilson’s heart–his second–finally gave out. Which wasn’t all that surprising, when you considered how much he had lived. If you measured Charlie Wilson’s life in years, it came to only 76. But if you looked at the number of miles the former Texas Congressman put on his odometer, well, that added up to …
The First Lady on Sarah Palin, and other topics:
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This one, from our White House Photo Blog, was taken a few days back, but there’s plenty more of the same today:
UPDATE: From commenter michaelfury:
One must have a mind of winter
To regard the frost and the boughs
Of the pine-trees crusted with snow;And have been cold a long time
To behold the junipers shagged with
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So why is Anthem Blue Cross raising the premiums of its California customers by as much as 39%? Here’s an argument for an “individual mandate” requiring everyone to have insurance, as well as a case for making sure this coverage is affordable.:
Anthem said its costs have been driven up in part because the weak economy has led many
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