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New Book Says Newt Gingrich 'Bought Off' His Wife To Stay In The Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 01.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A new e-book on the 2012 election released Friday says that Republican candidate Newt Gingrich went on an ill-timed cruise to Greece thi...

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Rush Limbaugh: Liberals Wouldn't Care If Casey Anthony's Child Had Died In The Womb

Posted 09.06.2011

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Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh spoke to the liberal media during his Wednesday broadcast -- specifically cable news show hosts -- in response ...

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The Media Myth of Obama's "Falling Poll Numbers"

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Boehlert

Is there anything unusual in Obama's approval number, other than the fact that it nearly doubles the rating his predecessor left office with? No, not really.

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Independent Voters Are Shifting Away

RealClearPolitics | Salena Zito | Posted 05.25.2011

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A poll of opinion polls shows Americans' attitudes are changing rapidly. They are less and less thrilled about the country's direction and Congress, ...

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Now Twitching with Every Twitch in the Polls

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

You're the ones who can't get this election out of your heads. You're the ones who, in this final push to November 4, have the TV and the radio on nonstop.

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We're Not Sure "Close" Means What Howard Fineman Thinks It Does

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Boehlert

In his column about how close the White House race remains, Fineman remains dutifully silent regarding the data coming in from swing states.

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Body Politics: Sarah Palin's Body Language And Why It Should Worry You

Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks

Since our last post, we've been asked many times to comment on Sarah Palin's mannerisms. Her Body-Talk is not as blatant as her running mate, probably...

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Beware Biden's Bombast

Jerry Weissman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Weissman

Barack Obama's choice of Joseph Biden as his Vice-Presidential running mate has already run into criticism about conflicting messages. Many MSM writer...

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The Media's Problem Of "False Balance" Showing Itself In Electoral Map Analyses

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Nickolas

What is particularly noteworthy is where the media bias lies: it's a clear willingness to give John McCain (R) the benefit of the doubt, but not Barack Obama (D).

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