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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010
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 Michael Steele Suggests 
 Racism Fuels His Critics 

'Is it because a black man is chairman?'

13 minutes ago

 Robert Gibbs 
 Pokes Fun at 
 Sarah Palin 

Press chief writes grocery list on his hand

1 hour, 34 minutes ago

 World Likes Obama 
 Much More Than Bush 

Approval rating globally at 51%

2 hours, 37 minutes ago


 Obama Makes 
 New Plea for 
 Bipartisanship 

President makes rare briefing-room appearance

3 hours, 33 minutes ago
OPINION

 Sarah Palin 
 Must Heed 
 Yogi Berra 

She has to somehow lead the leader-shunning Tea Party

3 hours, 56 minutes ago
analysis


 Meg Whitman 
 Is the 
 Anti-Palin 

She's known for her business smarts, not her personality

4 hours, 51 minutes ago

 Democrats Fault 
 Rahm Emanuel 
 on Health Care 

Many believe his inexperience in Senate maneuvering stalled bill

5 hours, 11 minutes ago

 Mystery Bush 
 Billboard Appears 

Sign shows up in Minnesota with no sign of buyer

6 hours, 3 minutes ago

Bad News for Dems: Murtha Seat Now a 'Toss-Up'

Party faces yet
another battleground

6 hours, 26 minutes ago
Michael Wolff

 It’s the Sex, Stupid 

7 hours, 34 minutes ago
initiative launches today


 First Lady: 
 Let's Eliminate 
 Childhood Obesity 

Michelle Obama talks to GMA in advance of launching initiative

7 hours, 35 minutes ago
OR MAYBE BORING OLD CORRUPTION

 Swingers to Drugs, 
 Rumors Swirl 
 Around Paterson 

New York governor denies any involvement with sex, drugs

7 hours, 44 minutes ago
ELIZABETH WARREN

Banks' Lobbying Blitz a Betrayal of Public Trust

After toppling economy, Wall St. now opposes consumer protections?

8 hours, 30 minutes ago

 GOP Threatens to Sit Out Obama Health Care Summit

Boehner, Cantor demand Democrats scrap old bill

9 hours, 36 minutes ago

 Tea Partiers Attack... Ron Paul? 

Texas congressman draws three primary challengers

9 hours, 43 minutes ago

 Shelby Drops 
 Holds on Obama 
 Nominees 

Alabama Republican says he was just trying to get the president's attention

10 hours, 21 minutes ago

 Meghan McCain Rips 
 Palin's 'Retarded' 
 Double Standard 

'Exactly what's wrong with politics today'

11 hours, 5 minutes ago
ANALYSIS

GOP to Push Gradual, Market-Based Health Reform

Party will offer clear alternatives at summit with Obama

11 hours, 36 minutes ago
OPINION

 Good Riddance to Rep. Murtha 

Late Democrat slammed for corruption, stance on Iraq

12 hours, 3 minutes ago
WILLIAM MCGURN

 Look Who Says Bush 
 Was Right on Terror 

Obama invokes Bush policies as defense in Couric interview

12 hours, 21 minutes ago
DAVID BROOKS

 White House Peace 
 Reigns Despite Woes 

Obama, Biden have forged smooth working relationship

16 hours, 0 minutes ago

Palin Blasts Global Warming Studies as 'Snake Oil'

... in speech to Calif. logging conference

Feb 8, 10 10:04 PM CST
ANALYSIS

Murtha Leaves Huge Shoes ... and Big Chance for GOP

Republicans have long eyed the Pa. seat for takeover

Feb 8, 10 6:53 PM CST
ANALYSIS

Iran Seethes Ahead of Revolution Anniversary

February 11 will test regime, international community

Feb 8, 10 5:51 PM CST


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

It’s the Sex, Stupid   

8
Feb 9, 10 | 7:46 AM BY Michael Wolff

Stories about the sex lives of politicians are just about the hottest copy in the business. So hot, that the hottest story at the New York Times is the rumor of a story about the sex life of David Paterson, New York’s governor. We are all waiting for the great bombshell. Although it may be that we don’t even need an actual story, that having had so many stories about politicians' sex lives, we can all fill in the blanks. There are already reports... More »

For Me, Palin Scores

65
Feb 8, 10 | 7:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Andrew Sullivan , the journalist and blogger, who flirted for many years with conservatism and the Republican party, has become the... More »

Politics Has Lost Its Power. That’s Why There’s Gridlock

28
Feb 5, 10 | 8:39 AM BY Michael Wolff

Everybody’s beating their breasts about Washington gridlock. Let’s defend gridlock for a moment. The opposite of gridlock... More »

Rupert Murdoch Is Mad as Hell

8
Feb 4, 10 | 8:07 AM BY Michael Wolff

Rupert is off the reservation again. This is always a possibility when News Corp.’s quarterly earnings reports are issued and... More »

Sarah Palin, Inc. Has a Problem

16
Feb 3, 10 | 8:00 AM BY Michael Wolff

Before this gets out of hand, I want to try to save the word “retarded,” which seems robust and meaningful and evocative... More »

Obama’s Deficit Faux-Hawk

12
Feb 2, 10 | 12:14 PM BY Kevin Spak

During his State of the Union address, Barack Obama promised to freeze government spending , not this year, but soon, and not on defense,... More »

Jenny Sanford, Andrew Young, Gayle Haggard Tell Everything You Always Want to Know About Sex—Other People's

9
Feb 2, 10 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

Maybe the problem is not so much with sex but with books. The great thing (I mean the really great thing) about books (good books... More »

James O’Keefe: What Did Glenn Beck Know, and When Did He Know It?

18
Feb 1, 10 | 8:12 AM BY Michael Wolff

I can offer some reasonable speculation about where this O’Keefe business is going. There are the perpetrators, the four... More »

JD Salinger, and His Way, Are Dead

38
Jan 29, 10 | 7:02 AM BY Michael Wolff

A number of months ago, when he roused himself to file yet another law suit against another writer who came too close to him, I wrote... More »

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