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Classic Politico: GOP Upset About Politico's Chief Competitors, Says Politico

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.31.2012

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As she did last week, Guardian columnist Ana Marie Cox joins me today for a discussion of the Politico story that has everyone picking ants from their...

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Classic Politico: GOP Upset About Politico's Chief Competitors, Says Politico

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.31.2012

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As she did last week, Guardian columnist Ana Marie Cox joins me today for a discussion of the Politico story that has everyone picking ants from their...

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Politico Makes Bias Claims It Can't Back Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 05.31.2012

NEW YORK -- Politico's executive editor, Jim VandeHei, and chief White House correspondent, Mike Allen, suggested Thursday that The New York Times and...

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Republicans Not Sold On Romney's Chances

Politico | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney Gop Nomination, Mitt Romney Chances, Politico, Mitt Romney 2012, Politics News

Poll after poll indicates the presidential campaign is a dead heat, but you wouldn’t know it from talking to many Republican professionals. If you g...

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Mitt Romney Is the New Al Gore

Death Race | Posted 04.11.2012

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Mitt Romney's not the person you want to invite over for a beer. But if your house was on fire you'd probably be happy to have him as a neighbor.

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How Frank Luntz Is Killing the GOP

Brett C. Di Resta | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Politico, Republican, Gop, Contraception, Medicare, Medicaid, Frank Luntz, Paul Ryan Budget, Politics News

Another problem with winning with Luntz-style politics is that it has led to hubris; Republicans believe they can talk their way out of anything. Just look at their strategy in the war against women.

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Politico Updates Mitt Romney Beach House Scoop, Says It Received Plans From 'Rival Campaign'

The Huffington Post | Michael Calderone | Posted 03.28.2012

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When Politico reported Tuesday on plans for Mitt Romney's California beach house, complete with a "car elevator," the publication originally didn't me...

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Are Voters Stupid, Or Are They Just Routinely Subjected To Terrible Political Reporting?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.15.2012

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While the various grand debates over the deficit that went down during 2011 received a massive quantity of coverage, the quality of that coverage was, at all times, pretty lacking. When the Senate's own attempt to form a deficit commission foundered, David Broder posited that it was the fault of Democratic "committee chairmen." This was comically wrong -- 10 of those committee chairs voted for it, versus six against, which was not enough to decide the matter. The measure failed because seven Republican cosponsors of the bill bailed on it. This stuff isn't that hard to figure out. And yet this is just a single example out of many where ordinary Americans haven't been properly informed on a variety of important details about an issue.

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Politico Planning Big Slate of Web Video Shows (Video)

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Politico, Online Video, Television News, Cable News, Broadcast News, Journalism, Video, Media News

WASHINGTON -- Seeing an emerging playing field where Internet delivered video news will eventually be on par with cable, Politico will broadly expand...

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Politico Expands Live Video Programming with CSPAN Hook-up

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Politico, the fast-growing Web site for U.S. politics, which has been expanding its live Web programming, is expanding its footpr...

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Beware the Brokered Convention!

Ken Blackwell | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Political History, Brokered Convention, Presidential History, 2012 Election, Ronald Reagan, Elections 2012, Republican Presidential Candidates, 2012 Republican Primary, Republican Convention, Politico, Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Bv-Politics, Politics News

If we think the products of past brokered conventions were good for America, good for good for the conservative cause, or even good for the Republican Party, we should think again. A brokered convention could only leave us all, well, broker.

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President Obama's MIA Campaign Latino Playlist

Viviana Hurtado | Posted 04.14.2012

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You mean to tell me that at campaign headquarters, there isn't one Latino lackey who could have added some sabor to the campaign playlist leaked Thursday?

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Why Only 44 Words on Health Reform?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Affordable Care Act, Medicare Reform, President Obama Speech, Politico, State of the Union 2012, Mitch Daniels 2012, Kathleen Sebelius, The Daily Show, Newt Gingrich, Health-Insurance-Resource-Center, Politics News

In the State of the Union, President Obama spent exactly 44 words on health reform; in 2010 he spent 570. Is the President backing away from his prized achievement, the Affordable Care Act? How should we interpret the complete lack of attention?

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Obama Sics Media On Romney

Dan Kennedy | Posted 03.26.2012

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The media are having no problem decoding the not-so-secret message from last night. Obama wants us to know that Mitt Romney is what the president's new role model, Theodore Roosevelt, would have called a "malefactor of great wealth."

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10 Cities Smaller Than America's Unemployed Population

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Bloomberg, Labor Market, Politico, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, John Boehner, President Barack Obama, Jobless, Jobs, American Jobs Act, Economic Recovery, State of the Union Address, Great Depression, Business News

The jobs crisis is an oft-discussed topic on the campaign trail, and it is likely to come up tonight in President Obama's State of the Union address, ...

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Right-Wing Band Plays For Occupy Congress

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 01.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Patrick Gavin writes in Politico about the right-leaning band that received a surprisingly warm reception when they played at the Occupy...

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From Politifact, A Premature 'Pants On Fire' For Romney

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.19.2012

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Over at Politico, Dylan Byers makes a great catch and turns in a piece that offers some insight into how your Politifact sausage gets made. Seems ...

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Media Awards Romney New Hampshire Victory Before Votes Counted

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.11.2012

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MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Politico's Mike Allen sounded a bit existential Monday night during a media panel at Saint Anselm College. "Why are we here?" he a...

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Campaign Colonics

Marty Kaplan | Posted 03.04.2012

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For seven days I didn't have salt, meat or CNN. My mornings began without Morning Joe or Morning Edition; I saw sunrise on a mountain hike, not with a clicker in my hand. There's nothing like a little media fast to remind you how little it costs to be a bit out of it.

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Rick Perry Calls Out Politico Over Anonymous Sources

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.02.2012

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ANKENY, Iowa -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry is pushing back against a Politico story that describes deep divisions within the Perry campaign over strategy. ...

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Rick Santorum Gets His Turn In The Spotlight

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.03.2012

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ANKENY, Iowa -- Rick Santorum, perhaps accustomed to TV talking heads dismissing his candidacy, told voters Saturday not to listen to the pundits. ...

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Herman Cain Makes Anti-Politico Vow

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 12.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In October, Politico broke the news of sexual harassment allegations against then-GOP frontrunner Herman Cain. The accusations eventuall...

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Washington Post Looks Back To Improve Future

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 12.20.2011

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NEW YORK -- The Washington Post newsroom has changed dramatically in recent years, with hundreds of staffers leaving in a series of buyouts and numero...

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Politico Snags Washington Post Editor

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 12.19.2011

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NEW YORK -- With the 2012 campaign heating up, Politico has just snagged the Washington Post's deputy political editor for its election team, accordin...

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How Revisionist Reporting Hurts Everyone

Max Stanley | Posted 02.14.2012

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Media lapdogs are marked by stenographic tendencies, sympathetic frames and a reliance on industry jargon. Politico's latest report about Congressional Republicans working to undo looming defense cuts meets all three criteria.

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