Toronto Mayor Rob Ford—Canada’s Sarah Palin—is accused of smoking crack.
Controversies
Timeline: The Benghazi E-Mails
How the Obama Administration created the Benghazi talking points
Three Lessons from the Benghazi Emails
No one doubted a demonstration, the CIA made the big changes, and Susan Rice got hosed
Scrambling To Find AP Leaker, Obama’s Administration Vindicates Bush
To judge from this week’s developments, we’re still accelerating in the direction set by George W. Bush after 9/11 towards a retrenchment of White House power and secrecy, and new limits on the media.
Inspector General Blasts IRS For Conservative Targeting
Agency targeted tea party groups improperly and asked inappropriate questions, audit finds.
InAPpropriate?
The question is, how was this different from previous government attempts to track down inside sources who leaked secrets–as in the Valerie Plame/Scooter Libby fracas during the Bush Administration?
The New GOP Case Against Obama: He’s Cheney!
Republicans attack Obama for policies that have a familiar ring.
Obama Tries to Put Benghazi Back on the Fringe
Obama’s remarks were an attempt to knock the issue off the front page and back to the fringe. Instead his approach may add fuel to the fire
The Lingering Questions About the Benghazi Controversy
Newly leaked documents about the government’s response to the Benghazi attacks raise more questions than they answer.
IRS Admits To Targeting Conservative Groups Over Tax Status
Congressional Republicans vow an investigation into “thuggish” focus on conservative political groups.
Steve Cohen is Master of the Media
A strange Twitter kerfuffle on a slow news day reveals the perils of the new-media landscape for politicians
When an Enemy is an Ally: Mitch McConnell Gets a Boost from Alleged Wiretappers
Instead of a news cycle or two of pundits chewing over whether it’s fair game for the most powerful Republican in the U.S. to attack a would-be opponent for suffering from depression, the story has become a scandal about a …
McConnell Campaign Seeks FBI Probe of Secret Tape
Senator Mitch McConnell wishes to know how “Mother Jones” obtained an audio recording of a private meeting where aides ripped potential opponent Ashley Judd