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Tucker Carlson Decries Doctors Who "Get Rich Performing Abortions"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Abortion, Megan Carpentier, Ana Marie Cox, George Tiller, Tucker Carlson, Politics News

In yesterday's weekly "Balance Of Power" chat, Fox News contributor Tucker Carlson repeated one of the most inane and pernicious talking points that's...

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Is The Recession Over Now That Gonzo Has A Job (No.) (And The Rest Of Your Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Mark Knoller, U.S. Senate, Alberto Gonzales, Ana Marie Cox, Twitter, Nico Pitney, Media Criticism, Senate Armed Services Committee, Guantanamo Bay, Gitmo, Media News

What a frabjous day for former Bush Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who have finally surmounted what seemed to be his most insurmountable object --...

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TwitNotes from #PDF09

Eric Kuhn | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

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Over 1,000 people descended upon the annual Personal Democracy Forum earlier this week. Here are some of my notes -- taken on Twitter, of course -- from the two day conference.

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John McCain: 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Not A "Civil Rights Issue"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, John McCain, Ana Marie Cox, Barack Obama, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics News

Yesterday afternoon, Air America White House Correspondent (and friend to Eat The Press ) Ana Marie Cox interviewed Arizona Senator John McCain for he...

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Senate GOP Demands Epic Sotomayor Delay

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Sotomayor Confirmation, Senate GOP, Ana Marie Cox, Rachel Maddow, Sotomayor-Confirmation-Hearings, Sonia Sotomayor, Confirmation Hearings, Politics News

Although the confirmation process for Judge Sonia Sotomayor is still ramping up, there are a few things that are already fairly clear. The first is t...

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How Greta Van Susteren Saved Ana Marie Cox's Life On Amtrak Train

US News & World Report | Posted 06.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Greta Van Susteren, Ana Marie Cox, Greta Van Susteren Ana Marie Cox, Media News

Although CNN's Sanjay Gupta rejected his offer of the surgeon general's job, President Obama shouldn't give up looking at TV news personalities for in...

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The White House Press Corps is the Problem

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Washington Post, Ana Marie Cox, White House Press Corps, Media News

If WH reporters are wasting their time writing too much about nonsense like pocket squares and puppies and wardrobes and on and on, than they are, by definition, bad at their job.

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Fox News: Teabagging Jokes Not Funny

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.17.2009 | Media

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Fox News has apparently joined with the joykillers in decrying all of the teabagging jokes that the Fox News Tea Parties have inspired and engendered ...

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Teabagging Jokes Offend Conservatives

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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One of the things that emerged in the run-up to the Tax Day Teabaggings is that the Tea Party participants helpfully opened the door to allowing every...

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"Tea Bagging" Rallies Ruthlessly Mocked On Maddow Show

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

HuffPost has comprehensive coverage of the Tax Day Tea Party protests. Click here for the latest photos and video. Tonight, on the Rachel Maddow Sh...

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Karl Rove Can't Lead A Bush To Twitter

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Video, Karl Rove, Ana Marie Cox, Twitter, Politics News

Here's a video of Politico's Patrick Gavin at the American Enterprise Institute's annual dinner, asking Karl Rove about Twitter -- which Rove has rece...

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Ana Marie Cox To Air America

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Air America, Ana Marie Cox, Media News

Ana Marie Cox, who founded Wonkette -- a well-known political blog where politics was finally forced to have sex with the internet -- and who has rece...

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Save The Books! Famous People (and Others) Tell You What Books To Buy

Glynnis MacNicol | Posted 01.18.2009 | Media

I reached out to a few well-known types (Fred Armisen, Brian Williams, Arianna, to name a few) who were generous enough to offer their holiday book recommendations. Let the recommending begin!

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The Most Unlikely Bedfellows In Politics

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Obama Team of Rivals, Matthew Dowd, Mark McKinnon, Ana Marie Cox, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Rahm Emanuel, Team of Rivals, David Axelrod, The Daily Beast, Barack Obama, Media News

Ever since the Season of Transition began, it hasn't escaped the media's attention that President-Elect Barack Obama has been signing up his political...

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Vlogorrhea, With Jason And Ana (And Megan): Courting Backlash At Thanksgiving

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Jezebel, Video, Ana Marie Cox, Jason Linkins Vlog, Megan Carpentier, Vlogorrhea, John Brennan, Media News

It's the Thanksgiving Holiday, so let's vlog, why not? This week, Ana Marie and I had the especially good fortune to be joined by Megan Carpentier, blogger and Crappy Hourist from Jezebel.

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Faces Of GOP Schism Starting To Take Shape

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ana Marie Cox, Mike Pence, Tim Pawlenty, Politics News

As glib as it is to talk about how the 2008 election left the GOP in a fractious state, this is not just idle tea-time chatter for poli-sci nabobs: th...

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Vlogorrhea, With Jason And Ana: Decline And Fall

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vlogging, Liz Glover, Video, Ana Marie Cox, Jason Linkins Vlog, Vlogorrhea, Politics News

With nine days to go before the election, Ana Marie Cox and I gathered together with Liz Glover and Nikolas Schiller and made some vlogs. Why not, ri...

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John McCain and Daniel Mouse

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.10.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Ana Marie Cox, Barack Obama, Politics News, Mccain Decent, Mccain Rallies, Mccain Obama Socialist, Obama Hate, Mccain Defends Obama, McCain Mob, Mccain Obama Scary, Media News

I grew up in Canada, so I encountered The Devil And Daniel Mouse years before I'd ever heard of Daniel Webster. The Devil And Daniel Mouse was a Cana...

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This Is What Expert Opinion Looks Like

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Ana Marie Cox, Media Criticism, John McCain Health Care Plan, Barack Obama, Politics News

Everyone wants the media to "talk about the issues." But it's rare to see a reporter provide a deep and intricate dive into a particular issue or pol...

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