MS NOW April 2013 Articles
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Camp Hope: A way for families to connect
Why #98 –Jason Collins’ jersey– made Matthew Shepard’s mother cry
Bob McDonnell faces FBI probe into relationship with wealthy donor
#click3 Happy 20 year anniversary internet!
Markey and Gomez will faceoff for Mass. Senate seat
Unemployment is due to drug use, says PA governor
Results: It’s Markey vs Gomez for Mass. Senate seat
The NRA’s new women’s channel: ‘Armed and fabulous’
Obama says Gitmo ‘needs to be closed’
‘Top Chef’ judge Colicchio on GMOs, and his food activism
Jason Collins: ‘A lot of gay athletes’ are watching the reaction
The real victims of the sequester
More jobs for vets, cheers Michelle Obama, but ‘there’s more work to be done’
Very Last Word: Positive reaction to Jason Collins outshines negative
Corbett gets creative on jobs, health care
Is Jason Collins a hero for coming out?
Fear of the youth vote, now in Ohio
Daughter of Newtown victim confronts Kelly Ayotte at town hall
First Word: Does Obama have enough ‘juice’ to push legislative agenda in second term?
GOP rep claims Eric Holder is sympathetic to terrorists
Obamacare still baffles those who need it most
Mass. Senate candidates prepare for record-low turnout
Is the president’s recess appointment power effectively dead?
Obama weighs options on Syria: I’ve got to have the facts
Obama on Gitmo: I don’t want prisoners to die
Zero questions about jobs or labor at White House presser
One more thing, adds President Obama: ‘I’m very proud’ of Jason Collins
Obama on Boston attacks: ‘Mr. Graham is not right’
Republicans accuse prez of ‘limiting’ ammo stock in gun grab
Massachusetts GOP Senate primary a neck-and-neck race
Obama: ‘Rumors of my demise’ are exaggerated
Virginia’s McDonnell faces FBI scrutiny
Holocaust Museum honors first Mexican-American survivor and WWII vet
The war on science takes a turn
McConnell’s ‘viral’ sensation (literally) comes at a price
#TDRGoodMorning from the Carafellos
WATCH: Obama takes questions from reporters
Watch: President Obama takes questions
Cruz smack talks GOP: Don’t be ‘squishes’
Turning the gun-buyback model on its ear
The Company Memo: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Chris’ list: Longest bridges in the world
On deficits, declare victory and go home
How to make enemies and alienate people
GOP establishment has eye on Mass. Senate primary
Exclusive: New ad hits Sanford over affair
Let Me Start: Colbert Busch goes ‘there’
Too Young to Die: Jarmaine Walton
Sanford, Colbert Busch spar in South Carolina
What we’re reading: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
#click3 Boston Strong, alright
Boston update: Female DNA found on bomb
Pro-life groups use Gosnell to promote agenda that keeps others like him in business
An NBA player says, ‘I’m gay.’ How the public is reacting
Colbert Busch to Sanford: ‘Nobody tells me what to do’
Poll numbers slide for senators who voted no on background checks
Let’s be smart about getting into war again
White House examining Syria options
After Texas explosion, regulations under fire
Sequester squabble: With FAA cuts fixed, White House wants more
Sanford debates Colbert-Busch (not a cutout!)
If Collins is gay, he can’t be a Christian, says ESPN’s Chris Broussard
GOP scared of Hillary in 2016? Issa’s claims about Benghazi
From Gohmert to Palin, a Sideshow double play!
Sarah Palin scorns ‘assclowns’ of DC and the media
TRMS Writing Challenge: George W. Bush gift shop items RESULTS
From the fringe to the Hill, redux
Nearly 400 dead from Bangladeshi garment factory collapse
Sentence the Boston bomber to meaninglessness
First Word: The NBA reacts to Jason Collins, its first openly gay player
Maybe the RNC’s hashtags weren’t enough
Racial wealth gap grows during Great Recession: Study
McCain: Boots on the ground in Syria is ‘worst thing US could do’
Tough races ahead for GOP governors
A reality check for President Obama
Jeff Flake’s troubles are not PPP’s fault
State of the states: Is education the watchword?
Behind the scenes with Morning Joe in the Rockaways
Bush v. Gore? A decade later, O’Connor admits to second thoughts
Obama’s second-term Cabinet takes shape
‘Maybe the court should have said…’
NBA center Jason Collins upends sports world: ‘I’m gay’
Demographer casts doubt on historic black voter turnout finding
Austerity advocates unfazed by errors found in leading report
Congresswoman: ‘The next Tamerlan’ can buy guns with no problem
Top Links: Why Sen. Joe Manchin thinks second time’s the charm on background checks
Trying to stay relevant? Palin rips ‘DC assclowns’ at correspondents dinner
GOP eyes new abortion restrictions for DC
Senators see support drop after demise of gun bill
A ridiculous new debt-ceiling strategy takes shape
Gov. Christie: President Obama ‘kept every promise he made’ on Hurricane Sandy
Must read: Four remaining questions about the Boston bombings
The Company Memo: Monday, April 29, 2013
Chris’ list: Top electric vehicle models
Avoiding a ‘costly military enterprise’
Let Me Start: Pressure mounts on Obama
Sequestration reclaims the national spotlight
Breezy Point: Street after street was just gone
Post-Sandy: How you can help restore the shore
King, Ellison spar over profiling
What we’re reading: Monday, April 29, 2013
Six months after Sandy, a shore town fights its way back
Way forward in Syria divides lawmakers
Representing accused terrorists strains public defenders
Should law enforcement monitor Muslim communities?
Adopted against her will: One woman shares her story
SEC may require more disclosure from corporations
Week in Geek: International Space Station edition
Groups plan fight against NC Voter ID bill
WATCH: Obama’s got jokes at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Opinion: Should we wait to call someone a ‘terrorist’?
The Syllabus: What you should know for April 28th’s show
WATCH live: Obama, Conan at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Meet Anthony Halmon, teen inventor of the Thermofier
Canada reviews deportation policies in light of thwarted terror plot
FAA swiftly jumps on deal ending flight delays
Mother of suspected Boston bombers had been on federal watchlist
April 28: Boston and Immigration, North Carolina’s Republican revolution, and the SEC
As Gitmo detainees starve, solutions remain elusive
If only Congress considered unemployment as urgent as flight delays
Miss. martial arts instructor arrested in ricin-letter case
GOP faces Senate recruitment woes in key states
Sexual assault survivors: Title IX is about more than athletics
Almost 12 years later, a new discovery of a plane part from 9/11
FAA furlough: yes; meals on wheels: no
Newspapers in crisis (for real)
Karl Rove says George W. Bush is ‘up there’ with the greats
Massachusetts has a chance to carry on a solid, noble progressive tradition
Mormon Church says OK to Boy Scouts’ acceptance of gay kids
Very Last Word: Were the Tsarnaev brothers coming to NYC?
Sanford: Don’t call me, maybe?
April 27: Boston, Guantanamo Bay, and the Bush Library
Max Baucus heeds the call of Nature
Racial profiling helps terrorists
The basics of criminal procedure
Bush’s legacy? A ‘lot of bad decisions,’ says a former aide
TRMS Writing Challenge: George W. Bush gift shop items
Congress turns its attention to helium
White House officially joins Tumblr
Flashback Friday: The royal wedding
You’re not going anywhere, Pres. Obama tells Planned Parenthood
Road to 2016: Can you duck a dynasty?
Cantor gloats after FAA fix passes
Anti-abortion Cuccinelli enlists wife in campaign ad
Drumbeat begins for action on Syria
Obama: Planned Parenthood is ‘not going anywhere’
The Decision Points Theater makes the presidency a multiple choice test
Picking favorites? Congress speedily patches up flight delays
Todd Akin: The next comeback kid?
From ‘A Nation at Risk’ to a nation in ‘crisis’
Boozman gets tautological on sequestration
Sen. Bill Nelson says he won’t run for Florida governor
Iowa GOP eyes pay cuts for pro-marriage justices
Top Links: You can thank austerity and sequestration (in part) for today’s mixed bag of a GDP report
Why Ayotte and Toomey are moving in opposite directions
Welcome back, Tea Party Caucus
Legalizing marijuana: Side effects mount with states’ drug experimentation
Reinhart and Rogoff need to stop digging
Anthony Weiner ‘can’t say’ if there are more lewd images
From the far-right fringe to the halls of Congress
Chris’ list: The best words created by the Internet
Must read: Deported for being “too handsome?”
The Company Memo: Friday, April 26, 2013
Let Me Start: Pres. Obama’s Syrian Dilemma
Too Young to Die: Michael Graham
Economic growth improves, but falls short of expectations
Candidates walk ‘fine line’ on terrorism in Mass. Senate race
Watch: Why Hillary needs to commit (or not) to 2016
Senate easily approves fix for flight delays
What we’re reading: Friday, April 26, 2013
Morning Headlines for Friday, April 26
The NFL holds a sorting ceremony
Texas fertilizer plant: 28 years, no full inspection
Bush and the West explosion: The untold story of deregulating chemical plants
#click3 I’m Too Sexy For My Country
FAA furloughs: The Senate approves a fast fix for flight delays
Welcome to Twitter, @billclinton! (He already has 400,000 followers)
Guantanamo: Increasing pressure to transfer detainees who’ve been cleared
Leaving politics behind to celebrate the Bush Library
Very Last Word: Conservatives revise Bush’s terrorism record
‘You’re not forgotten,’ Obama tells Texas
Photo: The five living presidents, together
After coming out, positive responses for Kelvin Atkinson
The GOP just can’t stop politicizing Benghazi
Gen. McChrystal: Americans should redefine ‘service member’
#ObamaFlightDelays hashtag unites GOP leaders on Twitter
Snowe sheds light on a misguided meme
The fight for ENDA: Think you can’t be fired for being gay? Think again
Mike Rogers: Boston suspect read his rights too soon
ENDA introduced with bipartisan backing
Boston suspects had sights on Times Square
Syria at ‘red line’: Chemical weapon use confirmed
Mayor: Boston suspect said NYC was next target
First Word: George W. Bush Presidential Center dedication
Lawmaker: FBI did its job on Tsarnaev case
For GOP and health care, it’s all or nothing
Will the Bush library whitewash Hurricane Katrina?
Out of the shadows: Bush goes on media blitz before library opening
Airport frustration sparks talk about replacing sequester
‘The Ed Show’ returns to MSNBC on May 11
Immigration policy has a security problem, but not the kind you think
A new day for the ‘war on drugs’
Bush, who fought to keep records secret, opens library archives
Sequester’s flight delays prompt congressional action
Giffords’ gun control ads attack Kelly Ayotte and Mitch McConnell
Kelly Ayotte’s popularity plunges after ‘no’ vote on background checks
The non-snub of Planned Parenthood
Must read: First parenting style
Chris’ list: Top complaints at the doctor’s office
The Company Memo: Thursday, April 25, 2013
Barbara Bush: ‘We’ve had enough Bushes’
House GOP kills Cantor’s health-care scheme
GOP looks to Bush confidant in Montana Senate race
Jobless claims show unexpected improvement
Let Me Start: Obama’s ‘delicate task’
Ignoring a problem does not make it go away
What we’re reading: Thursday, April 25, 2013
Morning Headlines for Thursday, April 25
#click3: Digging through Facebook photos of Romney campaign intern in trouble
The Boston-Russia connection–and the ‘Misha’ mystery
Debunked: The Harvard study that Republicans used to push austerity
Bush kept America safe, conservatives say–ignoring 9/11
Obama’s confusing stumble in the fight against AIDS
Very Last Word: Boston suspects’ mother’s conflicting emotions
Mark Sanford takes on Pelosi – a cardboard cutout, that is
Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush in Texas: A 2016 preview?
For whistleblowers, fraying protection
George W. Bush’s big mistake (listen up, Cheney!)
Let’s talk about guns, but stop stereotyping the mentally ill
He’s baaaaack! Jimmy McMillan says NYC’s rent is still “too damn high”
Fresh off victory, NRA looks toward 2014
Senators dish on White House dinner with Obama
Sanford’s silly scramble for support
The (revised) George W. Bush legacy
First Word: Learning more about the Tsarnaev brothers
Chicago students boycott standardized test in protest of mass school closings
Tyler, found: Boston victim meets her hero
Obama’s deal with Murkowski worked as intended
Explosives are another form of assault weapons
Biden rips suspects as ‘knock-off jihadis’ during slain MIT officer’s service
Bush’s library refuels debate about his presidency
Zuckerberg teams with GOP to push for immigration reform
All profits from special beer going to victims of Boston bombing
Senate bill on Internet sales tax could hit online shoppers
Senate Dems eye background checks for explosive powder
Rep. King still has questions for FBI over Boston bombing
Slain MIT officer memorialized at campus service
Guns and the Terrorist Watch List
Toomey sees nefarious FAA scheme
‘Four little girls’ of Birmingham remembered 50 years later
Ex-CIA Director David Petraeus lands a new day job
How the GOP could claim Senate control
NOW Today: Filling in the blanks
Republicans blame Obama for ‘manufacturing’ flight delays
Post-policy bill assignments in the House
Must read: Bill Gates handshake sets off international storm
Chris’ list: Best cities for finding a job right now
Photos: Boylston Street reopens after Boston bombings
The befuddled Beck wing of today’s GOP
Reid offers GOP a new sequestration deal
Paul tries to walk back drone comments
Let Me Start: New details in bombing investigation
#click3 Don’t be cruel to Elvis
How not to rehabilitate a failed president
Hundreds of service workers strike in Chicago
Dow Jones plunges but recovers after fake AP tweet
What we’re reading: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Morning Headlines: Wednesday, April 24
Elvis impersonator freed in ricin plot – charges dropped
Grieving parents declare Martin Richard ‘now at peace’
Very Last Word: The bravery of the Watertown police
Senate hearing on Obama’s drone war
Axelrod, Christie land headlining slots on Romney’s all-star retreat roster
Fineman: The sequester is ‘a pox on both the houses and presidency’
Unbelievable: Oklahoma GOPer uses term ‘Jew me down’
Shadow of Boston bombing looms over immigration reform
For Baucus, retirement is personal — not political
Colbert Busch leads in SC: Why we should ‘hear it for the long-shots’
Watch: High-speed construction of Bush’s presidential library
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Jeremy Scahill
Google chairman anticipates ‘heart attack day’ for technology
First Word: Immigration reform may stand a chance in Congress
Disappointing those who ‘stand with Rand’
Guess who’s coming to dinner? The Senate women’s caucus
Texas woman seeks damages from owner of exploded fertilizer plant
Why we all need to re-evaluate our relationship with Siri
Ricin suspect released from custody
Grover Norquist is now an amnesty-loving immigration activist
McVeigh attorney: moving Boston bomber trial may not make a difference
Afternoon MoJoe: Google’s Eric Schmidt on how technology upgrades the war on terror
Businesswomen thinking big by going small
Monkeys and media: The origin of specious
Republicans ask: How much did the FBI know on Boston bomber?
Taking notes from Glenn Beck–GOP rallies around border concerns
How the Boston bombing could influence the gun debate
Nevada state Sen. comes out in dramatic floor speech: ‘I’m black. I’m gay’
Democrats line up behind Ed Markey for Mass. Senate race
Is it 2001? The 7 right-wingers who want Obama to revive Bush’s war on terror
Economy showing signs of ‘spring slowdown’
Rash of terrorist plots continue after Boston arrests
Flake relies on nuance to mislead grieving mother
Heard in Maine: A magazine limit might have cost more lives at Sandy Hook
Baucus retires, but a Schweitzer candidacy may be better for Dems
FAA delays help Republicans reconsider sequestration
Montana’s Baucus latest to announce retirement
Mark Sanford’s hubris on full-page display
The Company Memo: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
House GOP leaders signal support for immigration overhaul
Chris Christie eyes new gun laws
Let Me Start: Bombing suspect says he and brother acted alone
Forgotten? 5 political comebacks that might just have a chance
From Newtown families to Gabrielle Giffords
What we’re reading: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
An excerpt from Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen’s “The New Digitial Age”
After Newtown: Paying tribute to 20 other children killed by guns
Gun safety: A new ad uses history to argue for gun limits
Watch: Watertown police chief proclaims, ‘We didn’t let them get away’
Tsarnaev parents insist sons are innocent of Boston bombings
Boston Strong: Fenway and beyond
Despite GOP push, Boston suspect won’t be treated as ‘enemy combatant’
With its silence, Boston is speaking volumes
The Boston Red Sox help the city heal
Sequester: Let the FAA furloughs (and the misery) begin
The limits of cooperation with Russia
FBI: Suspect seen dropping backpack, walking away
First Word: Boston bombing suspect charged with using WMD
A common phrase with an uncommon meaning
Inside the mind of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
When defining ‘terrorism’ matters
The Miranda Question: Why the Boston suspect didn’t get read his rights
Boy Scouts’ proposal says it’s OK to be gay–until you’re 18
Obama, Senate to join Mass. in moment of silence for Boston victims
Faulting FBI for not stopping Boston suspect ‘premature’
Earth Day: Soot is a global killer. Time to sweep it up
Boston observes moment of silence one week after bombings
Drop a bag in NYC? Cue the bomb squad
White House blows off GOP pleas, will follow the law
Boston bomb suspect denies any links to terror groups
Boston terror attack fuels calls for more security cams
Immigration debate gets heated during Senate hearing
Treat suspect to 30 days ‘unlimited interrogation,’ says GOP’s King
#TDRGoodMorning from “The Baby Giraffes”
Second Amendment remedies get another look
Opinion: A unique moment for energy and earth
Trump: Let’s waterboard the Boston bombing suspect
Law and Politics: The Boston legal issues
Conservatives seize on Boston bombings to slow immigration reform
Opinion: Passing the responsibility of conservation on to our children
‘It was the right decision,’ Boston police commissioner defends lockdown
Brownback adds handwritten message on anti-abortion bill
Bill Clinton: ‘We have a new bigotry in America’
Jindal backs creationism lesson plans
Federal disaster aid for me, not for thee
Boston suspects loom large over immigration reform
The world – and MSNBC – go ‘green’ for Earth Day
‘Why aren’t they protecting us?’
Let Me Start: Investigators getting answers from Boston bombing suspect
Debate escalates on Tsarnaev, legal process
What we’re reading: Monday, April 22, 2013
Watch Colin and Nick Barnicle’s “One Boston” video
Morning Headlines: Monday April 22, 2013
Texas, Arkansas remain blighted by recent ecological disasters
Marathon Participant and Boston Globe Writer on Boston Attack and Suspects
After Boston, how can open events be secure?
Law enforcement elite set to question Boston bombing suspect
Oklahoma City Bombing Prosecutor Talks Tsarnaev
Now charged, Boston suspect was longest held without Miranda rights
Week in Geek: We are explorers
The Newtown and Boston distinction: Understanding our different reactions
Solving the Boston bomber riddle–Why Chechnya?
London honors Boston in moment of silence before Marathon
Bombs, grenades, and guns: How the Boston suspects escaped from police
Boston suspect Tsarnaev is ‘enemy combatant,’ says Lindsey Graham
After Boston, we should put Muslims under surveillance, says Rep. King
Boston suspect’s arrest marks end of bruising week in America
Red Sox and David ‘Big Papi’ Ortiz bring Boston back to normal
He loved boxing and ‘Borat’–but had no American friends
Boston suspect’s Miranda rights withheld for more than 60 hours
The legal process ahead for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Investigators turn to Russia for clues in Boston bombing
Gosnell’s abortion clinic was a modern-day ‘back alley’
Manhunt over: How Boston bombing suspect was captured
Obama: ‘There are many unanswered questions’
‘This has been a tough week – but we have seen the character of our country once more.’
In Boston, relief and gratitude as the Marathon manhunt ends
Elected officials respond to the capture of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Boston bombing suspect in custody: ‘The terror is over’
First Word: Manhunt over, suspect captured
It’s over: Boston bombing suspect captured alive, police say
Obama talks with Putin, huddles with aides to monitor Boston manhunt
Ahead on the 4/19 Maddow show(s)
Boston bombing suspect in custody
Bloodshed becomes likelier, the longer the fugitive remains on the loose
Suspects’ uncle makes emotional appeal
Kansas approves new law restricting reproductive rights
V.A. to expedite veterans’ disability claims
WATCH: Uncle calls bombing suspects ‘losers’
Boy Scouts to end some anti-gay discrimination
MIT officer killed saw police work ‘as a calling’
Family Research Council gets creative
Could Boston bombings derail immigration push?
Photos: Manhunt for Boston bombing suspect
Lawmakers who set a poor example
The violent struggle that tore apart the suspects’ homeland
Complex issues, overly-simplistic solutions
Watch: High school classmate of suspect no. 2: ‘Nice guy,’ scholar athlete
Right sees an opportunity, linking Boston and immigration
Federal law enforcement team convenes at White House
Timeline: How the Boston manhunt unfolded
The Company Memo: Friday, April 19, 2013
Senate scraps gun reforms altogether
Too Young to Die: Ah-Kee Flonnory Jr.
Manhunt’s over: Boston bombing suspect alive and in custody
Boston bombing suspect in custody: ‘The terror is over’
One Boston suspect killed, manhunt underway
What we’re reading: Friday, April 19, 2013
Second Boston bombing suspect had eluded capture for four days
Why gay advocates are giving an award to DOMA signer Bill Clinton
A visit to 8-year-old Martin Richard’s school: ‘Love conquers hate’
VIDEO: Bostonians ‘not sure if we’ll have a normal summer’
FBI releases images of Boston bombing suspects
The NRA loses its beer money: Anheiser-Busch heir resigns
WATCH: Democrats’ new TV ad targets Sanford’s affair
Rightwing radio host tells Newtown families, ‘Go to hell’
Obama is Comforter-in-Chief yet again
On gun violence, we must force change
Senators’ bipartisan immigration plan gets lukewarm reception
The NRA ‘made a big mistake’ on gun bill, says Senator Manchin
A small victory for gun safety: Senate blocks ‘conceal-carry’ legislation
One Boston bombing suspect dead, manhunt underway for the second
FBI releases Boston photos: ‘Somebody out there knows these individuals’
WATCH: FBI conference on Boston suspects
Video of bombing suspect on cellphone could be goldmine for police
‘No alarms, automatic shutoff system or firewall’
Obama in Boston: ‘We will finish the race’
Elvis impersonator arrested for ricin-positive letters sent to senator
Exploded fertilizer plant had prior regulatory issues
‘You will run again,’ Obama promises Boston at interfaith service
Fighting terrorism with law enforcement
Liberal groups fire back at Dems who voted ‘No’ to background checks
The gun measures the Senate is willing to pass
‘I am the senator. You are the citizen. You need to be quiet.’
First Word: ‘You will run again,’ says Obama
‘We can’t give up’ on gun control
Wayne LaPierre: Most influential man in world?
Pointless nullification in Kansas
Texas congressman: Hug families a little tighter tonight
Top Links: Conservatives, McConnell keep it classy after blocking expanded background checks
Scalia: Voting Rights Act is a ‘racial preferment’
‘We’re going to pass this,’ Manchin vows
Senators kick off campaign for immigration bill
Medicaid, Obamacare get a boost in Arkansas
Newtown families devastated by ‘heartbreaking’ failure on gun reform
WATCH LIVE: President Obama speaks at Boston interfaith service
Immigration-reform proponents try mythbusting
Bachmann’s ethics troubles become more serious
Obama to Boston: ‘You will run again’
The limits of presidential power
The Company Memo: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Investigators track two men in Boston Bombing
Watch the Tyler Prize panel discussion here live
Let Me Start: Images of bombing suspects to be released
Who voted against gun control? Joe and Mika read their names
North Korea demands end to sanctions in exchange for dialogue
Senate votes down background checks
Gov. Patrick visits Martin Richard’s family: ‘We have all felt their loss’
‘Your resolve is the greatest rebuke,’ Obama says from Boston pulpit
McConnell mocks gun control failure via Facebook
The scene of the crime in Boston
Gabrielle Giffords op-ed: ‘Senators gave into fear’
Boston’s national impact: ‘This is what modern life is like’
Photos: Boston Marathon bombing evidence
#click3 Runners run for Boston
Obama says NRA ‘lied’ as Senate fails on gun safety
Tucson shooting survivor yells ‘shame on you’ at senators
Violence and terror: What’s the difference?
Obama condemns a ‘shameful day for Washington’
Sanford’s ‘trespass’ costs him GOP support – and possibly a win
How the gun lobby has already blocked Boston’s bombing investigators
Republican filibuster kills background-check compromise
The impulse to help is a powerful weapon against terrorism
Senate immigration bill: A cautiously optimistic response from pro-reform groups
78-year-old runner survives bomb blast on way to finishing Boston Marathon
First Word: ‘Solid leads’ in Boston bombing case
‘Many more patients would have died’ if not for rapid response
American use of torture ‘indisputable,’ says new, nonpartisan report
Really? Congressmen connect Boston bombings to anti-immigration reform ideology?
54-46: Senators torpedo gun background checks
Obama: ‘This was a pretty shameful day for Washington’
‘Bostonians are a resilient bunch. We’re not going to back down. We’re going to run it next year. ‘
House GOP campaign drops Mark Sanford
We need your eyes on the Tyler Prize (tomorrow)
Cruz acknowledges, dismisses reality
Baseball cap clue: Boston bombing investigators have a ‘face, not a name’
Emotions still raw in Okla. City, says former governor
Watch: Investigative reporter breaks down Gosnell case
Another setback for the GOP’s outreach to women
‘Dear Congress, I hope you are having a good time’
New NRA ad slams Obama: ‘Listen to America’s police instead’
Man arrested for sending suspicious letters to Obama, Congress
Ryan’s favorite pro-austerity study filled with ‘serious errors’
Reid changes mind on background checks, ‘vote my conscience’
Obama lukewarm on ‘Gang of Eight’ immigration plan
RNC embraces Common Core conspiracy theory
Top Links: Mark Sanford’s new ‘trespassing’ scandal has conservatives groaning and Tweeters joking
Thatcher’s union busting paved the way for Murdoch empire
Republican response required to Reinhart/Rogoff
Poll: Anthony Weiner in second for NYC mayor
The Company Memo: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
New Zealand redefines marriage, fun in legislating (Update: It gets better)
Manchin: Background check bill ‘will not get the votes’
Mass. Senate race grinds to a halt after Boston bombing
Let Me Start: New bomb details emerge
Mailing for GOP senator tests positive for ricin
With background checks in the balance
What we’re reading: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Too Young to Die: Travin Varise
War expertise on display in care of Boston bomb victims
The Supreme Court takes up the Fifth Amendment: Is silence proof of guilt?
Remembering Martin Richard, 8, the face of Boston Marathon attack
Boston tragedy: Heroes and helpers
How the attack will–and won’t–change Boston
We will unite as a country for the people of Boston
Tainted letter sent to GOP senator
For Boston, messages of support from around the world
Desperately seeking Tyler: Boston victim wants to thank her hero
Boston bombing: ‘Someone knows who did this’
First Word: Pressure cooker bombs in Boston
Can the London and NYC marathons be made safe?
Former Homeland Security chief warns investigation will be ‘very slow’ process
Wave of suspicious package reports in a nation on edge
‘The Excel Error Heard Round the World’
Across the nation, athletes stand in solidarity with Boston
Gomez finishes Boston Marathon, race for the Senate on pause
‘It was an attack against the American public and our democratic use of the streets.’
How to help Boston Marathon victims
What we know: Inside the Boston bombs
Mass. Rep: We will change level of caution for future events
Police on alert in major US cities
Around-the-clock vigil honors Va. Tech anniversary
‘I never turned the camera off,’ says Globe journalist
Boston terror attack a ‘cowardly thing’ to do
In Boston, kindness amid the chaos
Steve King sees an opportunity
Watch: Obama calls attack in Boston an ‘act of terror’
Officials update public on Boston developments
Gun reform bill at risk for further weakening
‘Indisputable’ evidence of Bush/Cheney torture
New York City sends love to Boston
Elizabeth Warren pledges: ‘Boston will survive’
Obama: ‘We are now investigating this as an act of terrorism’
Brennan baffled by Bachmann at briefing
Critical question is ‘whether this is foreign or domestic’ attack: House Homeland Cmte Chair
Motive unknown: Investigation in Boston bombing continues
‘Gang of Eight’ unveils bipartisan immigration plan
Popular gun measure struggles to find Senate support
The Company Memo: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Watch: Boston but also NYC, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, Spokane
Let Me Start: Terror at the Boston Marathon
Unveiling of Senate immigration bill postponed after events in Boston
Search for answers underway in Boston
Morning Headlines: Terror in Boston
The Boston bombing: Key questions for investigators
Boston Marathon: Find your loved ones
Tonight’s coverage of breaking news out of Boston
Waco, Oklahoma City, Boston: What’s the deal with Patriots Day?
Obama: ‘All Americans stand with the people of Boston’
Obama: Boston perpetrators ‘will feel the full weight of justice’
Final stretch of Boston Marathon had been dedicated to Newtown victims
Boston Marathon deadly blasts: Politicians, public officials react
Forget Republican pressure on gun control–Boehner has 90% of Americans to worry about
Korean nukes: Kerry calls on Pyongyang to stop ‘playing this game’
NYC, Washington tighten security following Boston Marathon explosions
Immigration reform will be ‘tough in the Senate and even tougher in the House’
First Word: Explosions rock Boston Marathon
The Latest: FBI leads ‘potential terrorist investigation’ in Boston
Explosions near finish line at Boston Marathon
Rep: Higher immigration will lead to higher wages
When Republicans endorse tax increases
WATCH: Cops’ M16 goes missing in Philly
Supreme Court skips gun rights case
Where do your tax dollars go? The WH has an app for that
TRMS headline writing challenge: Infoxication
Law and Politics: Obama’s new Gitmo problem
Delaware joins the gun control conversation
Is supporting the Obama budget bad politics?
Gun-rights group backs Manchin-Toomey amendment
What caused Rand Paul to ‘storm out’
How to steal a billion in taxes
Top Links: The sound and the fury (and the facts) over Obama’s 18.4% tax rate
North Carolina vote-challengers on fraud claims: Oops?
Bush: ‘Some people are surprised I can even read’
Sen. Murphy: Gun advocates want to ‘let people shoot it out’
The politics of paranoia won’t go away
GOP offers Obama a chained-CPI off-ramp
Newtown families face unexpected pushback
A terrorist network with a broken back
Chris’ list: Most outrageous tax write-offs
Rick Santorum cancels visit to Iowa
The Company Memo: Monday, April 15, 2013
A ‘comfortable’ George W. Bush
Deadly blasts kill dozens across Iraq ahead of local elections
Rubio stops hedging, takes the plunge
‘I think it’s going to be close’
Kansas finds a way to enshrine sex discrimination
Can your genes be patented? Supreme Court weighs genetic test
Suicide by gun at NRA-sponsored race
Steve Case discusses the ‘second Internet revolution’
Chicago student: ‘Violence will never cease until we find a way to make money out of peace’
Touré: What went wrong with ‘The Accidental Racist’
Gay couples in red-state America consider bluer pastures
Bill sponsors uncertain if Senate gun legislation has the votes
Has the US embargo against Cuba failed?
Democratic victories on economic issues trail social progress
Rubio hits immigration message on 7 Sunday shows
Kentucky Dem: ProgressKY is ‘an embarrassment to politics’
Pop-up federal agencies: Government without bureaucracy
Democrats distressed over Obama budget, cuts to Social Security
Kerry presses China to exert pressure on North Korea
Harris-Perry: ‘This debate is not about me, but it is about us’
Meet Tonya Lewis-Taylor, using music to keep kids in school
Senate plan would deport undocumented immigrants entering US after 2011
Hunger strike at Gitmo: ‘We are dying a slow death here’
African-Americans don’t need a history lesson from Rand Paul
Newtown mother: Don’t let our tragedy become your tragedy
#click3 Carole King <3 Up with Steve
Extended family: How friends and neighbors help our kids
WATCH: The GOP divide over gay marriage
Private prisons and the profit motive
In U.S., 326 provisions affecting abortion introduced just this year
A ‘back door’ abortion ban? Virginia health board approves new regulations
Congressman pays tribute to Memphis soul and punks the press…all in one tweet.
Steve Kornacki’s got a friend in Carole King
Very Last Word: Sen. Blumenthal talks gun control
Is the GOP on the road to civil war?
GOP reaffirms opposition to marriage equality
Paul Ryan compares anti-abortion fight to battle to end slavery
Touré vs. Anthony Weiner for mayor
How to turn idealism into action
Sequester ‘consumes a disproportionate share of our time’
Flashback Friday: Col. Jack Jacobs returns to Vietnam
Inside the Morning Joe exclusive interview with Joe Biden
Colorado Sec. of State mad as dickens over bill to make voting easier
Dogged pursuit of austerity benefits…guess who?
The gang’s all here: Rubio throws weight behind immigration deal
‘Let’s use the debt limit, yes, as leverage’
Keep the NRA-sponsored race off TV! Senator tells FOX
Last-minute tax freak-out? Your questions, answered
Carol Burnett on breaking comedy’s glass ceiling
Video: ‘Do everything to stop this’ gun bill, conservative group tells Congress
Importance of ‘Hastert Rule’ comes into sharper focus
Social conservatives’ misplaced fury
Ed’s comment on flood prep draws fire
Watch Steve Kornacki’s message to the #Uppers
Gabby Giffords, Mark Kelly applaud Senate gun proposal in robocall
‘Self-deportation’ can’t be rebranded
Must read: What adventure foodies are eating
Is ‘Glee’s’ shooting episode too soon?
How not to make friends and influence people
The Company Memo: Friday, April 12, 2013
Ryan: GOP must not ‘abandon’ far-right line on reproductive rights
Chris’ list: Richest entertainers in the U.K.
Too Young to Die: Braydion Matlock
Ohio GOP imperils Medicaid expansion
Obama’s former speechwriter on the secrets he learned from his boss
What we’re reading: Friday, April 12, 2013
More Americans embrace tolerance as goal – except GOP
Support remains high for gay marriage – but opposition grows
Very Last Word: Will New Yorkers forgive Anthony Weiner?
What would Frances Perkins think of the current Social Security debate?
The tax that (almost) everyone can love
Slideshow: Shared pain over gun deaths ‘can help us move forward’
New Jay-Z song answers Cuba critics and Obama haters
#click3: Zap a Corporate Tax Evader
Ashley Judd smear: Ethics watchdog group files complaint against McConnell
Gun reform: A senator who voted to allow the debate–but expects to oppose the bill
American manufacturing: Growing–and changing for the better
Snoop, Rock, and Jay-Z: This week in pop culture politics
The week in GOP jaw-droppers…from Noah’s Ark to bad polling
The rock star who’s ’embarrassed to be a Republican’
Republican rising star Ben Carson steps down as Johns Hopkins commencement speaker
Stakes, hopes high for Obama’s second term
Overtime pay vs. comp time: Will House bill benefit workers or their bosses?
Living in the age of austerity
NRA task force chief in bid to turn Arkansas red
WATCH: Obama says it’s time for North Korea to end its ‘belligerent’ approach
Progress Kentucky in the hot seat (again)
Republican revival: What the states can teach the national party
In defense of President Obama’s budget
Another setback for Cuccinelli’s culture war
Rebranding effort slams to a halt as RNC considers anti-gay marriage resolution
Social Security’s peculiar partisan problem
Democrat gearing up to oust Bachmann from Congress
Congress plays ‘let’s make a deal’
NRCC’s Walden not making many friends
Voter ID supporters stick to the script — literally
Agreement emerges on immigration reform
Obama lands second-date dinner with GOP senators
North Korea: 5 things you need to know
Giffords group supports background checks bill
New poll: Public support growing for immigration reform
McConnell justifies blocking gun legislation: So uncles can give their nephews guns
The far-right line on guns gets unwelcome endorsement
Toomey still not sure about future of the gun bill
Senate deal on citizenship unlikely to please immigrant groups
Obama’s approval rating drops six points since re-election
Hello gun-control, goodbye GOP filibuster
Gun bill overcomes GOP filibuster, advances to debate
First Word: Can Obama have both immigration reform and gun control?
When the Speaker becomes the Bystander
Local breweries unite to keep water clean
Top Links: Conservative Mickey Kaus goes on a ‘search’ for Marco Rubio’s ‘manhood’ over immigration
A court-packing scheme — in reverse
Could your grandma get a green card today?
The wrong strategist, the wrong strategy
Awaiting McConnell’s explanation
Must read: What you probably didn’t know about swear words
Chris’ list: Best place to raise your child
The Company Memo: April 11, 2013
Poll: Majority of Americans favor path to citizenship
The history Rand Paul struggles to understand
Scarborough slams ‘shameful’ GOPer for attacking Obama on entitlement reform
Jobless claims improve sharply during tumultuous spring
Social Security, Republicans, and post-policy politics
Senate to take up gun control (four months) after Sandy Hook
Biden: More of Newtown’s ‘babies’ would be alive if we had limited magazines
What we’re reading: Thursday, April 11, 2013
The most important liberal you’ve never heard of: Frances Perkins
#Click3: LGBT breaks new ground in comics
Make room for the veep…the other veep
Bloomberg gun-control group pulls PA ad after Sen. Toomey’s compromise
Obama’s budget: Trying to ‘hit the sweet spot for jobs and growth’
Daughter of Sandy Hook principal asked Sen. Cruz to do his job: Vote
Very Last Word: GOP senator actually said this to Newtown families
McConnell calling in a false alarm to try to bury the real story
We are redefining the ‘center’
High-stakes school testing is under fire in Texas
Caring for children: Share your story
1980’s playlist: The decade that made us
‘Test-and-punish’ sabotages quality of children’s education
Forget the euphemisms: Straight talk on the president’s budget
A tearful Michelle Obama: ‘Hadiya Pendleton was me, and I was her’
Four unique voices add to gun debate with Biden
Bipartisan deal on background checks unveiled
Sexting-scandal’s Anthony Weiner asks for second chance, may make bid for NYC mayor
Dick Cheney and ‘deep doo doo’
Marine hides American flag that marked end of the Saddam Hussein era
N. Korea brinkmanship reaches new heights
Obama’s budget and the put-up-or-shut-up challenge
GOP whitewashes true Thatcher legacy
Compromise on President Obama’s budget? ‘Not likely’
Rand Paul tripped up by Civil Rights Act once again
Rand Paul denies he ever opposed Civil Rights Act
Sen. Menendez: I have not been interviewed by federal authorities
We’ve heard this one before: Obama offers ‘compromise’ on new budget
Bipartisan deal emerges on background checks
Boehner won’t say if background checks bill will get a House vote
‘Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead’ tops U.K. charts after Thatcher’s death
#click3 Grannies against Keystone
First Word: Senators announce bipartisan deal on background checks
Putting automatic voter registration on the table
Senate ready to make a deal, but NRA not so much
#TDRGoodMorning from Two NJ Animation Gurus
Top Links: The chained CPI debate and the Obama budget’s last dig at Romney
Admiral Locklear won’t follow Inhofe’s script
What raising a child with the support of community looks like
A different kind of problem for Gov. Ultrasound
Tuesday’s foreclosure settlement: A nationwide crime scene
Ryan warns of a ‘status quo’ Obama budget
Can Anthony Weiner overcome ‘Weinergate’ to run for NY mayor?
What McConnell considers ‘very fair’
WATCH: Meet the Democrat who won Jesse Jackson Jr.’s seat
Chris’ list: The 2013 tax season, by the numbers
The Company Memo: Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Must read: What would you pay for a good night’s sleep?
Another slip-up for the RNC research team
Senators: Deal reached on background checks
The dust settles on McConnell’s furious P.R. push
A sudden reversal of fortunes for gun reform
Thousands expected to march for immigration reform Wednesday
‘I will be heard’: Daughter of slain Sandy Hook school principal
What we’re reading: Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Obama on budget deal: ‘Not all these ideas are optimal’
Sen. Feinstein optimistic on new assault weapons ban: ‘I will have a vote’
USA is the world’s biggest tax haven–which the GOP should remember while it honors Thatcher
Ashley Judd smear tape: Is McConnell victim of ‘Nixonian’ attack?
4 million people wrongfully foreclosed on. Can they get their houses back?
Very Last Word: The socialist side of British conservatism
McConnell’s Ashley Judd tape shows lack of ‘real moral leadership’
On gun control, we need to first get a runner on base
Mayo Clinic president on how to improve health care
Law and Politics: Washington’s balanced budget bias
Another ‘Clinton’ could make a political comeback
Did Sarah Palin just compare herself to Margaret Thatcher?
Harry Reid draws the line: Senate to vote on gun control Thursday
Biden embarrassed by ‘mind-boggling’ GOP filibuster threat
Liberals turn on Obama, march to White House in fight for Social Security
Inhofe: gun debate has nothing to do with Newtown families
Team McConnell responds with loud noises
Equal pay stalled over Paycheck Fairness Act
Mayor Bloomberg’s anti-gun violence group to rank lawmakers with letter grades
Even praise to a female politicians’ appearance may hurt her campaign
CHART: On ‘Equal Pay Day,’ women still earn less than men
Women aren’t fighting for equal pay, new study says
#TDRGoodMorning From The World of Animation
Getting the gun debate started in earnest
On this date in history: Marian Anderson sings at Lincoln Memorial
It’s free cone day at Ben & Jerry’s
Today in North Carolina: Drug testing for welfare
10 years ago today: Saddam Hussein statue toppled in Baghdad
‘A disservice to New Orleans, America and the truth’
Why caring for children is not just a parent’s job
Putting a price tag on immigration reform
14 GOP senators stand in the way of gun control
English miners celebrate Margaret Thatcher’s death, while U.S. conservatives mourn
Bill Clinton, meet Twitter. Twitter, meet @PrezBillyJeff
Margaret Thatcher’s complicated legacy
First Word: President Obama calling out the GOP filibuster
GOP golden child loses his sparkle: Jindal drops plan to scrap state income tax
Top Links: McConnell hops aboard GOP’s filibuster bandwagon. Hope they see that cliff ahead.
How a bill doesn’t become a law
TAPE: McConnell staff discussed attacking Ashley Judd’s mental health
Santorum in denial? America will NEVER back gay marriage
Those who wait the longest to vote
Jindal scraps regressive tax plan
The list: Worst cities for allergy sufferers
The Company Memo: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Rubio joins chorus of Republicans ripping Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Cuba trip
Virginia’s Sen. Kaine tells Senate not to ‘worry about the NRA’
The name that should not be spoken
There’s more than one way to read a poll
Too Young to Die: Evan Colquitt
The other party of Thatcher: The Democrats and New Labour
Obama: Newtown deserves a vote; McConnell: No
What we’re reading: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Cocktail Moment: Brandy Alexander
O’Donnell: ‘Margaret Thatcher the socialist was forgotten long before she was gone’
O’Donnell brainstorms ‘Veep’ episodes with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Radical ‘heartbeat’ abortion bans aim straight for Roe
Beyoncé and Jay-Z rewrite the crime of traveling to Cuba
The real Thatcher: What she believed in was not liberty but power
While Obama speaks to grieving survivors, NRA president visits gun makers