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Scott Walker and the Strange Rise in Recall Elections Reuters

Scott Walker and the Strange Rise in Recall Elections

Recall elections have become increasingly common in the past three decades, so don't be surprised if other states join Wisconsin by trying to oust their leaders this year.

Picture of the Day: Barack Obama Brandishes a Baguette Twitter via HuffPostPol

Picture of the Day: Barack Obama Brandishes a Baguette

The president visits a D.C. deli and brings a bite to eat to a meeting with Congressional leaders.

How Republicans Get Declared RINOs Reuters

How Republicans Get Declared RINOs

Are these 12 freshman members of Congress from the "Tea Party" class of 2010 the biggest traitors to conservative causes?

Video of the Day: Chris Christie and Cory Booker Team Up for Viral Video YouTube

Video of the Day: Chris Christie and Cory Booker Team Up for Viral Video

Is the Garden State big enough for two outsize political personalities?

Picture of the Day: Barack Obama's Many Appearances in History Yfrog via Erick Erickson

Picture of the Day: Barack Obama's Many Appearances in History

The administration opens itself up to jokes by linking the president to his predecessors in their White House bios.

Ron Paul's Delegate Strategy: What's in It for Romney? Getty Images

Ron Paul's Delegate Strategy: What's in It for Romney?

Paul is staying in the race to pursue a set of concessions from the Republican Party and its nominee -- but he's not offering anything in return.

Filibuster and False-Equivalence Fiesta Todd Lindeman

Filibuster and False-Equivalence Fiesta

A few promising signs -- which may not lead to anything but -- who knows? -- just might.

What Conventional Wisdom? Poll Finds Romney Beats Obama on Favorability Reuters

What Conventional Wisdom? Poll Finds Romney Beats Obama on Favorability

Forget the entrenched narrative. Most voters are just tuning in, so the candidates are a blank slate for them.

Video of the Day: Everything Mitt Romney Likes, Autotuned The New York Times

Video of the Day: Everything Mitt Romney Likes, Autotuned

The crew behind Auto-Tune the News provides a handy guide to what the presumptive Republican nominee likes, and what he doesn't (vampires).

A Textbook Example of the Right's Epistemic Closure Twitter

A Textbook Example of the Right's Epistemic Closure

After populating his Twitter feed with hundreds of conservatives, John Hinderaker concludes conservatives dominate the medium.

If Obama Loses in 2012, What Will He Do Next? Reuters

If Obama Loses in 2012, What Will He Do Next?

Perhaps he'll run again in 2016. Or become head of the International Olympic Committee. Or just obsessively work out.

What The Rest of Us Can Learn From Impatient Gay Activists Reuters

What The Rest of Us Can Learn From Impatient Gay Activists

Politicians respond to money, poll numbers, electoral strategy, and constant pressure from demanding supporters who care about results.

Ron Paul Admits He Will Not Be President Reuters

Ron Paul Admits He Will Not Be President

The libertarian congressman doesn't want his supporters to stop crusading for liberty, but he needs them to recognize the fight for the nomination is over.

Marriage Equality Will Not Hurt Obama Among Black Voters At All

Marriage Equality Will Not Hurt Obama Among Black Voters At All

I think Obama will lose seven or eight votes because of his stand on marriage equality. I think about two of those votes will be black people who claimed to support him but never really did.

Picture of the Day: Obama's Warm Barnard Welcome Reuters

Picture of the Day: Obama's Warm Barnard Welcome

Youth support for the president may have slipped since four years ago, but he was treated like a rockstar during a commencement address.

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