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Government to shut down at midnight
Highlights from Chris Hayes’ Facebook Q&A
The pain of playing political ping-pong
#click3 Breaking Bad does not have to end
House would pass Senate’s bill if we could vote on it, says Dem lawmaker
The piece of Obamacare that Dems wouldn’t mind giving up
Farenthold to Cruz: ‘Put your money where your mouth is’
What would a shutdown look like?
When the president and the speaker were a team
President Obama to GOP: You can’t win
Fear not! A Breaking Bad spoiler-free zone
Very Last Word: The ‘weird objection’ to Obamacare from the right
Wendy Davis looks to broaden appeal before expected governor bid
Federal workers prepare to lose their paychecks
Running out of time, House GOP demands more brinkmanship
Keeping the ‘war on women’ alive
Obama tries to reassure Israel over Iranian nuclear negotiations
‘ED Show’ guest list: Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 (5p ET)
Justice Department sues North Carolina over ‘troubling’ new voter laws
POLL: Republicans will get more blame for government shutdown
Senate swiftly rejects House GOP bill with 9 hours remaining
Obama not ‘resigned’ to a shutdown
As Obamacare begins, 2012 politics still in play
GOP’s ‘Mass psychosis’ holds country hostage, says Dem congressman
WATCH: The Clinton-Gingrich 1995 shutdown
Justice Department targets NC’s voter-suppression law
Monday Gut Check: Can the government avoid a shutdown?
Obamacare stopped being a ‘bill’ several years ago
Viewer’s guide: meet the shutdown power players
Ex-Obama health adviser clashes with Sen. Johnson: ‘Obama won’
GOP hasn’t learned its lesson on birth control
GOP rep. insists voters want ‘principled,’ hard-line GOP
A series of ‘near-death experiences’
Rep. Black: House Republicans provided ‘an opportunity’ for the Senate
Vote for your favorite innovator
DOJ sues North Carolina over ‘highly restrictive’ voting law
Sen. Schumer: Republicans might ‘come to their senses’ before midnight
How Congress reached this point
POLLS: Who wins and loses in a shutdown?
First Read Flash: Countdown to shutdown
WATCH: Republicans can’t ‘govern by tantrum,’ says Axelrod
Two chambers, 16 hours, and one deadline
Taxpayers pick up bill if government shuts down
Chris’ List: World’s Most Valuable Brands
Obamacare confronts its biggest challenge
Vote for your favorite innovator
Setting up affordable health care in India
Borne Digital attacks education issues for digital natives
Given Goods Co. allows customers to impact the world
No Right Brain Left Behind works to instill creativity in education
The government shutdown: A story in rhyme
Wife of Texas governor says abortion a ‘woman’s right’
Iranian foreign minister praises ‘first steps’ towards nuclear negotations
US was warned about Kenya mall attack
Here’s one you haven’t heard–Obamacare spurs small business
The House Republican tantrum that knows no end
The Syllabus: What you need to know for the September 29 ‘MHP’
Inside the circus on Capitol Hill
House Republicans embrace government-shutdown plan
Terror attack causes tensions in Minnesota Somali community
GOP lawmaker: The ball is in Reid’s court—blame him
Why does college still matter? A top-five list for BuzzFeed’s president
House delays Obamacare, pushes US toward shutdown
Ohio Democrat: Tea Party holds progress hostage in the House
‘Creepy Uncle Sam’ is back and being creepy…again
Iran and the US at the hinge of history
Obamacare still a mystery to many Americans
Angus King: GOP demands risk crashing global economy
Shutdown could halt pay to service members
Win an autographed copy of Chris Matthews’ new book ‘Tip and The Gipper’
Celebration at the 2013 NCLR ALMA Awards
The Obama administration funds police officers in schools
Gun dealers also support background checks. Who’s left?
The Syllabus: What you need to know for the September 28 ‘MHP’
#click3 Trick to dealing with soccer hooligans
WATCH: Adorable 5-year-old talks about getting a presidential pardon
Shutdown: How did we get here?
Abby Huntsman: Our phones have become our social crutch
Student athletes demand medical coverage
All In Agenda: Obamacare is unnecessarily confusing people
ExxonMobil will recognize employees’ same-sex marriages
Barilla’s competitors respond: Pasta for everyone!
The nature of negotiations, redux
US, Turkey unveil new fund to thwart terrorism
Obama, Rouhani have direct talks
Judge says same-sex marriage must be legal in New Jersey
A victory for civil rights in New Jersey
Ted Cruz cruises to online stardom
Obama, Iranian president speak in historic phone call
Another Republican accuses Obama of ‘shuck and jive’
Senate sets stage for House shutdown showdown
Sen. Mikulski: Debate on federal funding ‘ping-pong politics’
Obama blasts GOP threat to blow up the economy
Blue dot drives by a restaurant in Oklahoma
Detroit gets a helping hand from the White House
The absurdity of the Hastert Rule
Five-year-old’s meeting with President Obama is the cutest story you’ll hear today
‘Default deniers’ demand to be heard
Ted Cruz hits back at GOP critics: They’re ‘beaten, scared’
Are we doomed? 4 theories on the shutdown fight
‘Get out of the way so I can help my people’
Friday Gut Check: A government shutdown?
UN: Humans cause climate change
An attempt to rewrite democratic rules
Planned Parenthood takes Texas abortion laws to court
POLL: More oppose ‘Obamacare’ than ‘Affordable Care Act’
Scalia on privacy: ‘Blah blah blah, garbage’
‘Negotiating with people with a bomb strapped to their chest’
McConnell’s gender gap comes into sharper focus
Is the NSA collecting cell phone location data?
Countdown: Four days to go until government shutdown
Keeping glitches in perspective
Rep. Castro: What about Texas’ 6 million uninsured, Cruz?
Obama admin secures diplomatic breakthroughs
Wall St. is ‘terrified’ by debt ceiling debate
WATCH: Is the GOP terrified that Obamacare works?
GOP ransom note has plenty of demands, not enough votes
After Obamacare: a debate over primary care doctors
Chris’ List: Worst Sports Franchises of All Time
Morning Headlines: Friday, September 27
George Washington’s library opens at Mount Vernon
O’Donnell: Is Fox’s Ed Henry a ‘pinhead or liar?’
Ann Curry on US-Iran meeting: ‘More than chit chat’
Disarming Syria: UN Security Council approves chemical weapons deal
‘Loveint’: NSA employees eavesdropped on girlfriends, spouses
Could charges be dropped against Marissa Alexander?
#click3 Bill Gates says ctrl+alt+delete was a mistake
‘It’s not just about guns,’ says New Orleans mayor
Political theater over U.S. debt ceiling could end ‘in tragedy’
Immigration reform framework takes shape
There’s a precedent for holding the govt hostage…
Report: Wendy Davis running for Texas governor
Putting the awww into Obamacare
Intel community: There’s no surveillance program
Does the US meet its own international human-rights standards?
All In agenda: Obama strikes back on GOP healthcare obstruction
Report: Unexpected rise in number of extremely poor elderly women
GOP’s rejection of the Affordable Care Act shows hypocrisy
Dem lawmaker ‘thrilled’ Marissa Alexander will get new trial
‘ED Show’ guest list: Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 (5p ET)
Boehner’s new bargaining chip? Debt ceiling
What political regression looks like
Pasta Barilla boycotted after CEO’s ‘homophobic’ remarks
House GOP rejects Senate funding bill, announces debt ceiling demands
Sebelius on Obamacare small business enrollment delay
US, Russia agree on Syria deal, sources say
Montana teacher convicted of rape freed after 30 days
GOP Senator: ‘I’ve never thought we would have a shutdown’
Russia missing at UN meeting on LGBT rights
Did Team Obama cave to GOP on registering voters?
‘All this would be funny if it wasn’t so crazy’
Singer Carole King lobbies Sen. Crapo for background checks
Lawmakers: No more character attacks on victims of military sexual assault
Boehner: I don’t expect a government shutdown
Boehner can’t let go of brinkmanship
Sikh doctor’s response to brutal hate attack? ‘Love and service’
Clearing out the message on Obamacare
Zimmerman’s wife: ‘I think anyone would doubt that innocence’
Iran’s Rouhani denounces nukes on UN stage
WATCH: Obama responds to ‘Creepy Uncle Sam’ ad
POLL: Tea Party support plunges to near-record low
When a laundry list looks familiar
‘Will White House staff enroll in Obamacare?’
Thursday Gut Check: Football coach suspends team over character issues
Marissa Alexander will get a new trial
‘Essentially, DeMint is declaring a mistrial’
POLL: Republicans may take more blame in shutdown
‘We’re on the precipice of shutdown…because of one man’
Must-Read Op-Eds: Thursday, September 26
Nevada Republican accidentally speaks his mind
Obama defends health care law–and delays it
Jobless claims improve, remain near six-year low
First Read Flash: Kick the can?
Sen. Coburn: Cruz’s ploy was dishonest
Republicans ready to trade one hostage for another
Scarborough, Steele spar: ‘Don’t lecture me’
Chris’ List: Best States for Future Job Growth
Morning Headlines: Thursday, September 26
Taking away Obamacare is ‘morally wrong,’ says a dad
Cruz muses on color of purple finch
Encourage girls to be whoever they want, even if it’s Miss America
In Va. debate, Cuccinelli tries to close the gender gap
George H.W. Bush serves as witness at same-sex wedding
Sharpton schools Cruz on the real meaning of ‘Green Eggs and Ham’
Poll: 62% support gun ban for those with police record
GOP Rep blasts Cruz for ‘preventing us from governing’
Florida counties defy Gov. Scott on Affordable Care Act
WATCH LIVE: Chuck Todd moderates the Virginia gubernatorial debate
New calls for surveillance reform after Snowden
All In agenda: Ted Cruz’s faux filibuster
After 21-hour speech, Cruz votes to open debate on budget
A boost for Obamacare: Premiums cost less than expected
Kerry backs arms treaty; right preps major freak-out
How one stroke of the pen could lift wages for millions
It’s over: Senate moves on after Cruz’s ‘death march’
FBI: Navy yard shooter ‘delusional,’ prepared to die
US has three weeks to raise debt limit–or risk default
Ted Cruz: ‘I do so like green eggs and ham’
Obama and Clinton defend health care reform at Clinton Global Initiative chat
Cruz stops talking, watches his scheme collapse
GQ profiler: Cruz is playing a different game
Beyond ‘Cruz Control’: 5 Ted Cruz puns the Martin Bashir show has used
Cruz’s faux filibuster opens door for larger conversation
Rouhani: ‘We have no problem shaking Mr. Obama’s hand’
Rouhani: ‘Not enough time’ for Obama handshake
‘ED Show’ guest list: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 (5p ET)
Hatch reflects on a ‘pretty darn fine president’
Ted Cruz’s faux filibuster sets a trend: #MakeDCListen
Fund it! Top Senate Dem says save the debate for later
AG vows to never again delay an execution…for a fundraiser
Wednesday Gut Check: Army proposes new restrictions on tattoos
2013 NCLR ALMA Awards preview: The hosts, honorees, new elements revealed
Start the clock on the 2013 debt-ceiling crisis
Getting all the way to the end of ‘Green Eggs and Ham’
Vitter’s plea for ethics probe goes nowhere
Does Cruz understand ‘Green Eggs and Ham’?
Health insurance ‘for less than the cost of your cellphone bill’
Morning Joe sits down with Debora Spar, author of “Wonder Women”
Cokie Roberts: Some Tea Party anger is ‘racist’
LIVE VIDEO: UN General Assembly kicks off day two in New York
Budget showdown: Senate’s turn after Cruz exits
At the intersection of self-defeating and self-aggrandizing
Frustration with Washington reaches two-year highs
Joe Scarborough: Cruz’s filibuster ‘is just phony’
Morning Headlines: Wednesday, September 25
O’Donnell: Media ‘blinded’ by Ted Cruz’s Ivy League resume
A lot on the line in Virginia as governor race heats up
‘Climate change’ missing from President Obama’s UN speech
How profits help drive the war on drugs
#click3: The Rise of Corner Guy
Iran’s Rouhani shows the U.S. more than a ‘glimmer of hope’
The first lady’s Harlem lunch party
Watch: It takes two presidents to pitch Obamacare
Rouhani: ‘Iran seeks to resolve problems, not to create them’
11 must-see Ted Cruz fake filibuster moments
All In agenda: Rubio sabotages black gay judge’s nomination
Hope for bipartisanship against government shutdown
Kenyan president: ‘We have defeated our attackers’
Those who got ‘Scandal Mania’ wrong
Top Dem to Tea Party: Serve your country first
Mayo Clinic CEO breaks down Obamacare
Tony Blair: World needs results on Syria
Bush’s OMB chief blasts Republican tactics
‘ED Show’ preview: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 (5p ET)
Mayo Clinic CEO breaks down Obamacare
‘After the ALMAs’ Live on MSNBC Friday, Sept. 27
State Department rolls out Instagram account
Iran’s new president: A friend of the West?
Photo ID requirements rain on National Voter Registration Day
Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty to terror leak
Obama eyes a ‘long road towards a different relationship’
#3 House Dem: Boehner won’t allow a shutdown
Flashback: Reagan’s vision for a unifying alien invasion
Tuesday Gut Check: A diplomatic approach with Iran?
A debt-ceiling ransom note takes shape
We could be friends: Obama and Rouhani reach out–cautiously
Mixed reaction to Hillary Clinton’s first interview
George W. Bush defends Obama’s golfing habits
Rubio’s cravenness on proud display
How not to argue against Obamacare
Despite scandal, McDonnell remains popular in Virginia
Axelrod: GOP faces ‘hell of a battle’ over who’s in charge
Pelosi, House Dems still hope to revive immigration reform
First Read Flash: Ted Cruz vs. the world
Is Ted Cruz the Tea Party’s Barack Obama?
Cruz’s crusade cracks, starts to crumble
Chris’ List: Places to Visit Without Internet
What we’re reading: Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Morning Headlines: Tuesday, September 24
Celebrities launch campaign to end domestic violence
Washington dysfunction threatens US economy
Looking for a winner: NY Jets owner hosts fundraiser for rumored 2016 GOP hopefuls
USAID looks to business for funding
NBC poll: McAuliffe now leads Cuccinelli
Inside the Republican civil war: Meet the generals
Criminal injustice: The percentage of African-Americans in prison
Batman Dad: America’s new hero
Poll: Majority opposes defunding ACA if it means a government shutdown
Government shutdown: Crystal ball edition
‘[T]he South has known a lot of woes. . . .’ (a political football parable)
Seeing disaster relief in a new light
Weary of mass killings, Obama fears tragedy is ‘new normal’
All In agenda: Ted Cruz backlash
‘You are engaged in some sort of false religion’
The myth of the right’s food stamp king
Fangirl alert! Palin becomes Cruz’s biggest supporter
Girls’ education trends on Twitter with #MalalaFund
IRS official ensnared in Tea Party targeting steps down
Kenyan authorities: We have ‘dominated’ all floors of Nairobi mall
Sikh professor survives hate attack, ‘This is not the Harlem I know’
‘ED Show’ guest list: Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 (5p ET)
American mainstream balks at GOP shutdown scheme
Kenya says its troops control the mall and have freed hostages
RNC spokesman: ‘We’re not proposing closing down the government’
HIV rates reach historic low in children
WATCH: Al Shabaab’s history as a terror group
Hillary Clinton on 2016: ‘I’m both pragmatic and realistic’
Watch: What you need to know about al Shabaab
Schumer: ‘Very likely we will avoid a shutdown’
Want to save Syrian lives? Step up humanitarian aid
Congressional Dems weigh options for budget hardball
Monday Gut Check: Professor place on leave over anti-NRA comments
“The United States of America is not a deadbeat nation”
Stepping out, Hillary Clinton takes on social justice
Study: 11.7 million unauthorized immigrants in US
Sometimes, a pox on just one house will do
A landscape filled with foreign-policy opportunities
Repeal, delay is best path for GOP on Obamacare, says Toomey
Tea Party dad would vote for son who ‘came out’ as liberall
That’s not what ‘bipartisan’ means
First Read Flash: Comforter-in-chief, yet again
Ted Cruz’s shutdown scheme takes shape
Cruz ‘desperate, scrambling’ to gain control
Obama reminds GOP: U.S. is ‘not a deadbeat nation’
What we’re reading: Monday, September 23, 2013
Morning Joe Book Club: Sheri Fink’s “Five Days at Memorial”
Read with us: Introducing the Morning Joe Book Club
Morning Headlines: Monday, September 23
Syrian war deal faces UN showdown
Do Americans ‘care enough’ to demand gun control?
12-year-old’s assignment on field trip? Act like a slave
District’s poor kids kept GOP rep from voting against food stamps
Pope Francis loves the sinner and hates the sin (but not that much) in interview
Tick tock, Obama’s not afraid of GOP budget clock
What’s the deal with Voyager 1?
Terrorists storm Kenyan mall killing dozens
LaPierre: Not enough ‘good guys with guns’
The case of the disappearing MaddowBlog
The Syllabus: What you need to know for the September 22 ‘MHP’
59 dead in Kenyan mall shooting
Step one complete: Syria submits chemical inventory
Millenials: A generation politicians shouldn’t take for granted
Sorry, Alanah Can’t Make It to School Today, She’s Hangin’ with the Prez -BO
How did the race for Virginia governor become a ‘vacuum’?
Bright prospects on foreign agenda; domestic in chaos
Dear Eric Cantor: Don’t let your constituents go hungry
Obama: The US is not a deadbeat nation
House Democrat: If there’s a shutdown, Republicans are to blame
Deval Patrick opens up about private life, mulls political future
US, Russia sharing a one-legged stool on Syria
Defund Obamacare? This is like the Civil War
Watch: GOPer can’t bring himself to say Obama was ‘legitimately’ elected
Tonight: An encore presentation of Hubris: Selling the Iraq War
The shutdown showdown: What happens now?
8 issues Obama should address for the Congressional Black Caucus
The Syllabus: What you need to know for the September 21 ‘MHP’
The battle for voting rights is just the beginning, says Holder
Touré: Rethinking the story of David and Goliath
Jolted by Chicago bloodshed, parents of gun violence victims demand change
The ‘Gang’ is gone, but immigration reform is alive–for now
On immigration, GOP swing votes want it both ways
Warren Buffett and Obamacare: A case study
Why we need headlines longer than 45 characters
If Dems wanted to play hardball, they could
Morning Joe sits down with Richard Wolffe, author of ‘The Message’
For once, big money loses an election
Mass Shooting in Chicago Caps a Bloody Week
House Dem: There’s not one district where hunger isn’t a problem
House passes bill to defund Obamacare, risking shutdown
Health reform to ‘fill the holes’ exposed by Navy Yard
WATCH: Why the GOP ‘will blink’ before a shutdown
Mass shooting in Chicago caps a bloody week
‘Coming out’ video gets Mass. candidate in spotlight
Naval Academy Sexual Assault Underscores Flawed System
‘It’s just not gonna happen now’
What does the GOP think of immigrants? Depends who’s asking
EPA rolls out new curbs on coal plants
Friday Gut Check: Catholic church may be headed in a new direction
House passes spending bill, pushes U.S. closer to shutdown
GOP pushes government toward shutdown
When crises become opportunities
How the House wants to take food off the family table
Boehner caves to Tea Party on defunding Obamacare
Elections used to have consequences
Republicans cornered in anti-Obamacare scheme
After Navy Yard shootings, video games again draw scrutiny
Claims that are true cannot be ‘mostly false’
First Read Flash: Cruz controlled?
Feeding the base, starving the poor
Morning Headlines: Friday, September 20
Pope Francis refocuses Catholicism on mercy
Tea Party dad would vote for son who ‘came out’ as liberal
Frank: Public weariness of war extends to Afghanistan as well
GOP lawmaker whines about his six-figure salary, votes for SNAP cuts
On debt ceiling, lawmakers must act like ‘political grown-ups’
On Iran, can U.S. policymakers take ‘yes’ for an answer?
Progressive Catholics hail Pope Francis’ position on social issues
WATCH: GOP Rep defends food stamp cuts as ‘surgical’
House GOP votes to slash food stamps
House GOP heads the country toward the cliff
Kerry tees up U.N. meeting on Syria: ‘Time is short’
McCain struggles through another foreign-policy challenge
Remembering champion boxer Ken Norton’s legacy
Camelot’s next chapter: Caroline Kennedy en route to Japan ambassadorship
Psst. The GOP doesn’t really want to defund Obamacare
All In agenda: McCain’s mix-up
Shutdown proponent: ‘Shutdowns are not worth it’
‘ED Show’ guest list: Thursday, Sep. 19 (5p ET)
House GOP accused of ‘getting at somebody’ in Benghazi hearings
Gun control: With DC deadlocked, states look for solutions
DA in Jonathan Ferrell case recuses himself
GOP’s shutdown scheme will fail, says former Bush spokeswoman
Tom Delay’s money laundering conviction overturned
Koch brothers push boundaries of decency, creepiness
Civil rights leaders call for tougher charges in shooting death of unarmed man
Focus aligns on mental health reform in wake of Navy Yard shooting
Boehner complains Obama’s making friends with Putin
Rubio struggles with the blame game
Reasons to expect more of the same from Congress
‘Creepy Uncle Sam’ would like to give you a pelvic exam
How much more does a CEO make than you?
Putin doubts that Syria will hand over weapons
Rooting for deliberate harm is a bad idea
JPMorgan Chase will pay $920 million in ‘London Whale’ settlement
Coming to terms with the normalization of extortion politics
Bernanke doesn’t trust the economy — or Congress
Are the GOP ‘Looney Tunes’ taking over?
Thursday Gut Check: Jayden Smith shares views on education
Four years later, the rest of ‘repeal and replace’
McCain to Russia: You deserve better than Putin
Ron Paul: ‘I would think’ Rand is running in 2016
Those who get ‘stuck’ making $172,000 a year
First Read Flash: Shutdown showdown
Jobless claims inch higher, but remain low
When Republicans attack — each other
Chris’ List: Best Dressed of 2013
Morning Headlines: Thursday, September 19
Watch: Hold the firearms, says Starbucks’ CEO
Chris Hayes: ‘I cannot find one Republican who has anything constructive to say’
Obama shouldn’t trust me, says Assad
Rand Paul takes a stand on mandatory minimum sentences
Presumed guilty: Libertarians join liberals to fight ‘unjust’ mandatory minimums
Cutting food stamps? An angry nun gives the GOP an earful
#click3: Introducing the McEverything
Jindal won’t give up the fight for vouchers
Budget impasse will have ‘devastating’ result
The only real challenge ‘unapologetic progressive’ Bill de Blasio faces
All In agenda: Neoconservatives’ last stand
Watch: Ways new gadgets can change our lives
Watch: Ways new gadgets can change our lives
Bernanke stuns with ongoing stimulus
GOP can’t take its eyes off Benghazi
Southern Democrat: Republicans love their guns and bibles
President Rouhani: Iran ‘will never develop nuclear weapons’
Rescue missions continue following massive flooding in Colorado
How to give a ‘Gift of Purchase’ with purpose
On the House menu, a vote to slash food stamps
WATCH: Can these reps fight partisanship with youth?
How to give a ‘Gift of Purchase’ with purpose
Forget student loan debt – rising tuition costs may be the real problem
‘It still doesn’t feel real.’ Nine months after Newtown, families vow to pass gun control
In Congress’ absence, Bloomberg fights on background checks
Pentagon pledges security fixes after rampage
US home health care workers finally get minimum wage
Texas activists seek ‘a final blow’ against evolution
Tea Party Caucus plagues progress, Democrat says
Embracing technology: When gadgets rule the world
House GOP beats Boehner into submission
Wednesday Gut Check: Will Congress take action on gun reform?
Gohmert: Blaming Navy Yard shooting on guns is like blaming spoons for obesity
Democrat keeps narrow lead in Virginia governor race
After tragedy, Congress zeroes in on mental health
The price Jeb Bush is willing to pay
Starbucks grinds open-carry gun policy to a halt
Why did George Elmaraghy lose his job?
Did America’s mayor run a ‘vicious’ campaign? His opponent says yes
Listen: ‘My heart is broken,’ Navy Yard shooter’s mom
Boehner caves to Tea Party on defunding Obamacare
The real reason we call mass shootings ‘senseless’
Pointing the finger in the wrong direction
Mayor de Blasio? Dem has huge lead in first poll
Lindsey Graham already queuing up the next conflict
Congress targets Obama’s climate agenda
Virginia Republicans can’t help themselves
First Read Flash: Gun control remains stalled
Boehner moves closer to government shutdown
Chris’ List: Celebrities’ Favorite TV Shows
What we’re reading: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Morning Headlines: Wednesday, September 18
‘Spineless’ Congress can’t give people what they want
O’Donnell: Sadly, politicians’ responses to mass shootings can be recycled
DC hospital bears scars and wounds of gun violence
Kasparov: Anti-gay laws are a natural progression of Putin’s regime
Government shutdown to defund Obamacare: the ‘kamikaze mission’ is on!
How to win GOP support? Take the ‘Obama’ out of ‘Obamacare’
Former campaign manager reflects on Coakley
#click3: ‘The Fox’ Scores Again
Obama on shootings: ‘We don’t have to live this way’
Russian official: D.C. shooting defines ‘American exceptionalism’
Why the GOP attempt to kill Obamacare could backfire
Is Tehran warming to the West?
What happened to the anti-war Democrats?
The 911 call that led to Jonathan Ferrell’s death
Charts: Half the deadliest shootings in U.S. history happened in past six years
Newtown mom: Gun control ‘conversation needs to be renewed’
Capitol Hill hearing on gun laws delayed by shooting rampage
All In agenda: What we know about the Navy Yard shooter
Democratic candidate ‘comes out’ to Tea Party dad
WATCH: Senators ‘totally shaken’ by shooting near Capitol Hill
Sports teams honor Navy Yard victims
The issue of mental health can be confronted with the Affordable Care Act
Navy Yard gunman complained of hearing voices, police report reveals
‘This is about political cash, not political principle’
What Egypt says about the Arab Spring
Will the Navy Yard shooting provoke action on guns from Congress?
The aftermath of the Navy Yard shooting
How do you make a conservative hate water?
Stuck in place: US poverty rate unchanged
Washington’s rapid response to Navy Yard shooting
Obama admin boosts home care workers
Kid President urges ‘Get your learn on!’
Romney’s 47% one year later: Gaffe or gospel?
Perry: Blue-state businesses, come to gun-friendly Texas!
‘ED Show’ guest list: Tuesday, Sep. 17 (5p ET)
IG report: Flawed security a known Naval station issue
Brazil’s Rousseff scraps state visit to U.S.
Democrats renew gun debate … but is this time different?
LIVE VIDEO: FBI holds news conference on Navy Yard shooting
‘I just spoke from the heart,’ says Dr. Orlowski of her plea to end gun violence
House Dems push Boehner from the other direction
‘He paid the fine and went on about his way,’ police chief describes Navy Yard shooter
Tuesday Gut Check: Do you applaud Dr. Orlowski for making a statement on gun violence?
Cummings pushes back on latest Benghazi report
A very different kind of ‘sticker shock’
Navy Yard shooting: Aaron Alexis’ history of violence
Secretary of State John Kerry approval rating rises
‘You’re not dealing in reality’
The false belief that income inequality can’t be fixed
Coakley is back for a second chance in Massachusetts
LIVE VIDEO: Park police discuss Navy Yard shooting
Far-right House Republicans expect Obama to cave
Navy Yard workers return day after shooting rampage
NRA responds to Navy Yard: We are grieving and praying
What Obama left out of his speech on the economy
Crusade against Texas clinics based on bogus claims
Obamacare isn’t popular, but GOP sabotage fares worse
First Read Flash: More questions than answers
Morning Joe sits down with Delia Ephron, author of “Sister Mother Husband Dog (etc.)”
Public, politicians, pundits differ on ‘leadership’
Morning Headlines: Tuesday, September 17
What we’re reading: Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Obama addresses nation on gun violence more times than he’s given State of The Union speeches
Another mass shooting renews talk of gun safety
‘Something is wrong here’: Trauma center doctor pleads for an end to gun violence
‘Put my trauma center out of business,’ doctor pleads for end to gun violence
Unanswered questions: Who was Aaron Alexis?
Top Lines: Paula Deen, ‘deja vu,’ John Boehner, and President Obama
Benghazi, again. New report criticizes investigation
Twitter reacts to Navy Yard Shooting
For Americans, yet ‘another mass shooting’
‘I would like you to put my trauma center out of business’
All In agenda: Tragedy at the Navy Yard
Watch: Navy Yard personnel seen leaving the facility
Eyewitness said shots fired at Navy Yard sounded like a semi-automatic
Is Iran and America’s ice-cold relationship beginning to thaw?
Navy Yard death toll reaches 12
Can poor Californians live on $10 per hour?
Miss America crown goes to an Indian American for first time
Liz Warren: It’s time for Janet Yellen to be nominated
Far right eyes ‘regular season’ on Obamacare
UN: Nerve agent delivered by rockets in Syria
Several Navy Yard victims in ‘critical’ condition
Obama: We will do everything to bring those responsible to justice
Watch: ‘Sense of panic’ at Navy Yard shooting site
Four reported dead in Navy Yard shooting
When winning an argument doesn’t seem to matter
Right continues to draw hearts on Putin pictures
GOP debt-ceiling hostage strategy takes shape
DC Navy Yard rampage: ‘We have the sole person responsible’
The right struggles to hide its disappointment with diplomatic progress
First Read Flash: Summers break
Poll: Obamacare remains highly unpopular as implementation looms
Summers withdraws from Fed consideration
Conclusive evidence of chemical weapons found in Syria
How Larry Summers opened the door to a woman
Chris’ List: Stars Who Were Classmates
What we’re reading: Monday, September 16, 2013
Morning Headlines: Monday, September 16
Poll: 44% of Americans still think Obamacare is a bad idea
GOP civil war rages over shutdown dilemma
Summers withdraws from Fed chair consideration
Colorado flood-zone residents evacuated again
Former football player killed by police after accident
Five years after Lehman, Wall Street risk remains high
50 years later, remembering four little girls in Birmingham
Bille Jean King, the athlete who became one of the ‘greatest activists’
Banned books that changed your life (or will)
The rules of running for president
Obama’s road forward in Syria: Soft words, big stick
Netanyahu praises Kerry’s Syria deal in Jerusalem
In wake of new film ‘The Butler,’ black ex-White House staffers reflect
Cause of Jersey Shore boardwalk fire still undetermined
Lessons in communication from Vladimir Putin
Congresswoman ‘optimistic’ about deal on Syrian chemical arms
SNAP cuts will stretch communities and challenge assumptions
Newlywed accused of pushing husband off cliff released
The GOP’s chance to win over a city full of liberals
Play along with Quizmaster 2000
Promises to wartime allies may soon go unfullfilled
On hip-hop, transgender acceptance, and Ebro Darden’s courage
U.S., Russia reach agreement on Syrian chemical weapons
What real drug law reform would look like
Seize and destroy: Syrian chemical arms deal reached
Obama: If diplomacy fails, US is ready to strike Syria
The Hawaii molasses disaster and a lesson not learned
‘Tip and The Gipper’ out on Oct. 1
Sisters rebel after sorority rejects African-American applicant
Fighting charges that welfare recipients are lazy and living the high life
The Syllabus: What you need to know for the September 14 ‘MHP’
Can Obama, like California, get the minimum wage raised?
2013 NCLA ALMA Awards and the MSNBC special on issues impacting the Latino community
Pec-Man (semi-nude Minneapolis mayoral candidate cribs from the Putin playbook)
George Zimmerman remains in the spotlight
Revenge is a dish best served coherent
A ‘revolving door’ that turns both ways
Voyager 1 makes a historic crossing
WATCH: ‘We’re prepared to do the job,’ says Lugar
‘ED Show’ guest list: Friday, Sep. 13 (5p ET)
WATCH: Rocky start to Syria talks in Geneva
Spy court rulings unveiled in a ‘rebuke’ for surveillance
Senate Dems prep brush-back pitch for David Vitter
The new plot to take down gay rights
Finally. Working class to get a wage hike
Friday Gut Check: Dad wears ‘daisy dukes’ to teach daughter a lesson
Biden slams ‘Neanderthal’ GOP’s record on women
The ongoing irrelevance of debt-ceiling polls
Florida bars Obamacare aides at public health centers
Federal help headed to flood-damaged Colorado
Tina Brown slams NY Post story alleging stingy charity: ‘insane’
Victory has a thousand parents, but defeat is an orphan
Sandy-ravaged boardwalk destroyed by massive fire
Corbett sees the light on Medicaid
Taliban attacks US Consulate in Afghanistan
House GOP like a jukebox that only plays one song
Chris’ List: Friday the 13th Facts
Morning Headlines: Friday, September 13
Slaughter in Syria: Witnesses tell of mass executions
Poll: Americans see little hope on the economy
Inside the Obama campaign: A plot against Stephanie Cutter
Is it too early to say Francis is the best pope ever?
Why fashion runways are as white as ever
Is it ‘divisive’ to talk about income inequality?
Why Bill de Blasio won ‘the hearts of New York’
For 41st time, GOP votes against Obamacare
Ethics: Did Bachmann break the rules?
All In agenda: Best pope ever!
The president’s right hand man
Will you favorite, retweet–or invest? Twitter files for IPO
Rite Aid on board with Obamacare outreach
First Saudi woman filmmaker overcomes segregation, restrictions
First Saudi woman filmmaker overcomes segregation, restrictions
We should hold debt ceiling hostage, says GOP rep.
Taking an anti-healthcare message to Times Square
House Republicans seek food stamp cut as millions go hungry
Democrat accuses both GOP and Putin of ignoring reality
Decades-long peace vigil outside of White House removed
Don’t abandon us! Immigration reformers assail Congress
Iraq veterans reflect on a possible Syrian attack
Court rebuffs Pa. clerk in marriage-equality case
Colorado recalls are all about voter suppression, Dems say
Republicans see dollar signs in opposing Syria
For once, big money loses out to the little guy
Florida pastor arrested for trying to burn Qurans (again)
Putin just ‘can’t resist gloating’
Thirsty? Michelle Obama wants Americans to reach for water
The beneficiary of Cuccinelli’s generosity
Thursday Gut Check: Cameras on stop signs?
The GOP’s foreign policy establishment fades away
Ted Cruz wishes more in the Senate would say ‘crazy things’
Meet your friendly, neighborhood gun owners (and bring the kids)
‘We need a hundred more like Jesse Helms in the U.S. Senate’
Re-routed to diplomacy: ‘This is not a game’
Christie’s first ad touts jobs, ‘no new taxes’
Too Young to Die: Kenis Green Jr.
Jobless claims plummet, but there’s a catch
Republican leaders vs. the GOP’s ‘Neanderthals’
WATCH: A chemical weapons show-and-tell
Morning Joe sits down with Billy Crystal, author of “Still Foolin’ ‘Em”
Morning Headlines: Thursday, September 12
‘Our hearts still ache’: Obama honors 9/11
Putin’s message to America: You’re not that special
The underground market for unwanted children
The latest in school supplies? A handgun and holster
It’s hard to fit an execution and a fundraiser into your schedule
NYC police commissioner: The city is safer since 9/11, but threats still remain
The standalone, closed-loop, island nation of Texas
No charges in Zimmerman dispute after iPad destroyed
The unveiling of a stale Apple
Firefighter remembers 9/11: ‘I have this on my mind all the time’
All In agenda: Remembering 9/11 as the U.S. weighs Syria action
The rich got richer. The 99%? Not so much
America and ‘the price of greatness’
GOP’s gains in a purple state could be fool’s gold
Woodrow Wilson teaching lessons 100 years later
Sex doesn’t sell for scandal-plagued pols
Elizabeth Warren slams ‘pro-corporate’ Supremes
John Boehner, Speaker In Name Only
Rogers: Obama lacked ‘steely resolve of a commander-in-chief’
Gay National Guards won’t be left out in these states
Congress approval rating rises to measly 19%
Paul Ryan opposes Obama plan on Syria
Recall results a warning for Democrats
Americans ask #wherewereyou on 9/11 anniversary
McConnell campaign milks Syria debate as fundraising cash-cow
The NRA’s big win puts gun reform in danger
‘ED Show’ guest list: Wednesday, Sep. 11 (5p ET)
Obama quietly extends post-9/11 state of national emergency
The conspiracy theory that just won’t fade
Tributes mark a day no American has forgotten
‘This is not a safe way to govern the country’
Wednesday Gut Check: Impact of bulletproof school supplies
Car bomb hits Benghazi on anniversary of US ambassador’s death
Boehner’s shutdown-avoidance plan off to a rough start
McConnell latest to exploit Syria crisis for cash
Only 24% of Americans think we should strike Syria
A battle of priorities in Florida
WATCH: McCain chides Obama for negotiating with Russia
Weiner loses, flips the bird to reporter
NRA and the ‘wave of fear’ prevails in Colorado
Turning the exceptionalism debate on its ear
Morning Headlines: Wednesday, September 11
What we’re reading: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Democrats lose jobs over gun control
Anti-Bloomberg candidate leads New York mayor’s race
Matthews: Don’t bomb–become the ‘champions of fighting’ WMDs
GOP drags sequester politics into Syria debate
O’Donnell: ‘War is the breakdown of civilization’
Did President Obama convince you? Twitter reacts to Syria speech
Dear Mr. President: The letters that swayed Obama
The B team: America’s other ambassadors
Back from the brink: Obama gives diplomacy a chance
Juror B-29 believes Zimmerman’s wife knows what he’s ‘capable of’
Obama speaks to nation on crisis in Syria
WATCH : ‘This is not a world we should accept,’ says Obama
The case for trying Assad in international court
House GOP wants to tie Obamacare to debt ceiling debate
All In agenda: The president’s speech on Syria
President Obama’s national address, by the numbers
From Syria’s refugees, a silent plea for peace
The cat-and-mouse game with chemical weapons
We’ll see you at 8pm ET tonight
McConnell Breaks with Boehner to Oppose Syria Strikes
Efforts to defund Obamacare dying a slow death
Teen shot by Taliban raises funds for Syrian refugees
Syria willing to join Chemical Weapons Convention
Russian Syria deal: This would work…how?
In New York, a school system that changes by neighborhood
Cuccinelli and his microwave try to move past controversy
Bachmann: We must ‘cry out to God’ to stop Hillary in 2016
The squeeze: House GOP might double food stamp cuts
Hawaii eyes becoming 14th state to legalize gay marriage
You got us, Jimmy! Media falls for Kimmel’s ‘twerk fail’
GOP rep expects October immigration reform vote
Boehner: Spending cuts are here to stay
‘The level of hypocrisy is what amazes me’
Pope Francis visits Syrian refugees in Rome
Manchin on Senate Syria resolution: ‘It’s a hard reach for 60’
Generation gap influences views on Syria
NASA flies drones to hunt hurricanes
Kerry’s Senate successor against Syria strike
Obama agrees to U.N. talks over Syria
President Obama’s job rating holds steady despite Syria strife
Watch Politics of Power on-demand
Obama finds a ‘lifeline’ in Russian proposal
Syria isn’t the only crisis on Congress’ to-do list
Tuesday Gut Check: Diplomatic solution for Syria?
What happens if the US unleashes ‘the dogs of war?’
Palin: Enough with Syria, let’s bomb Obamacare
9/11 Memorial Museum aims to show capacity for good
White House: We really are trying to make a clear case on Syria
McConnell sticks his finger in the wind, makes up his mind
Human Rights group says Assad regime responsible for chemical attack
As Syrian crisis turns, U.S. conservatives rally behind Putin
Sen. Manchin pushes for 45-day breather before Syria strike
WATCH: Kerry, Hagel appear at House hearing on Syria
Syria accepts offer to turn over chemical weapons
Syria signals stronger support for solution
Four face death for ‘cold-blooded’ murder of Delhi gang rape victim
The origins of a diplomatic solution
Chris’ List: World Happiness Report
Morning Headlines: Tuesday, September 10
‘What is wrong with you?’ Weiner answers O’Donnell
Urban farming takes hold in blighted Motor City
58% of Americans want Congress to vote No on Syria
O’Donnell: Podhoretz writes a ‘parody of a Republican attack’
Bill De Blasio slams Bloomberg for ‘uncalled for’ remarks
NYPD’s Ray Kelly claims mayoral candidates never sought out terror info
George Zimmerman’s wife calls 911
Russia asks IOC to help ‘stop campaign’ about anti-gay law
Obama’s new plan ‘shames’ colleges, and that’s why it may work
Like presidents before him, Obama must make case to America for military action
On Syria: ‘Everything has risks–including doing nothing’
Happy 5th anniversary, Rachel Maddow!
Obama eyes possible ‘breakthrough’ on Syria in Russian proposal
WATCH Obama: ‘It’s fair to say that I haven’t decided’
Bloomberg swings at “racist” De Blasio, hits himself
Forced to leave school for dreadlocks, 7-year-old says she likes her hair
Meet Tanya Fields, fighting food insecurity with a big blue bus
No rally ’round the flag effect for attack on Syria
Republicans, be careful what you wish for on Syria
Clinton backs Obama, calls Russian offer ‘important’
Facebook offers new insight into online conversation
Police investigate incident between George Zimmerman, wife
All In agenda: A diplomatic solution for Syria?
Republicans: Against a Syrian strike now that Obama is for it?
Syria becomes latest reason for impeachment talk
GOP congressman criticizes constituent’s Mexican flag
Obama takes ‘hard look’ at Russian plan to secure Syrian weapons
George Zimmerman’s wife calls 911
Syria ‘welcomes’ Russian proposal to hand over chemical weapons
How nonsense enters the bloodstream
Weiner tries ‘kitchen sink strategy’ ahead of NYC primary
‘ED Show’ guest list: Monday, Sep. 9 (5p ET)
On eve of primary, Christine Quinn is only watching one poll
Oneida Indian Nation pressures NFL’s Redskins to change name
‘Our agenda is America’s agenda,’ Warren tells unions
A diplomatic curveball shakes up Syria debate
Monday Gut Check: Should the US strike Syria?
Score one for ‘basketball diplomacy:’ Rodman reveals birth of Kim Jong-un’s daughter
53rd or 54th state now hiding in Maryland
‘The Atlantic’ marks 50th anniversary of JFK’s death
Poll: Majority of Americans oppose Syria strike
A presidency is not on the line
Anti-Syria protests greet a returning Congress
Conservatives’ newfound interest in Obama’s feet
Welcome back, Congress–now get to work
The object of the right’s affections
Pro-strike GOPers appeal: ‘Mr. President, lay out the case’
Children’s author Boynton: ‘I think of myself as mostly writing for people’
The news Barrasso might have missed
Far-right lawmakers freelance in Egypt
Benghazi conspiracy theories distract GOP from Syria
Watching a debate descend to new depths
Morning Headlines: Monday, September 9
Fashion Week featuring few models of color
Sen. Bernie Sanders: Two wars are enough
NAACP President Ben Jealous steps down
Karl Rove just can’t let go of Benghazi
After NBC interview, JFK asked for do-over
‘Salinger’ shows an author who maybe was not a recluse after all
New MoveOn ad on Syria: ‘We already know it gets worse’
Assad: ‘Expect everything’ in retaliation
Recall election over gun control ‘litmus test’ for U.S.
Allentown mayor to run for Governor
White House takes Syria push to the airwaves
How Judo and KGB tactics inform Putin’s diplomatic strategy
Welcome back Congress. Here’s your to-do list
The Syllabus: What you need to know for the September 8 ‘MHP’
Cory Booker: Political power is not the end game
Once homeless, Tyler Perry’s now a Hollywood success. Here’s how
Are wages or union membership driving Walmart protests?
Graphic videos show apparent chemical attack in Syria
Tokyo chosen as 2020 Olympic host city
European Union: No strikes on Syria before UN report
To a black girl whose hair was deemed ‘unacceptable’
Bloomberg accuses NYC mayoral frontrunner of ‘racist’ campaigning
Stevie Wonder: ‘We need people to lead,’ be bold and courageous
WATCH: Kerry says Syria ‘concerns every American’s security’
House Democrat not convinced to authorize military action in Syria