Hillary Clinton Is Kicking Ass, Taking Names

While Sarah Palin's busy taking potshots at Hollywood actresses, Hillary Clinton is remaking American foreign policy, starting with Iran and China. And the Washington Independent's Spencer Ackerman and I are all over it. More »

A Frabjous Day's Trading For The Fabulous; Will Bill Blass Return To The Runway This September?

• Geithner's proposed new regulatory framework buoyed retail stocks by 4.4% yesterday. Saks' shares rose 15%, Ann Taylor was up 18%, Macy's climbed 10.2%, and Liz Claiborne rose 16.2%. Finally, some good fashion economic news! [WWD]

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Obama's Rubber And Cheney's Glue

• Barack Obama responded to Dick Cheney's criticism that Obama would cause the next terrorist attack by saying that, in fact, it was going to be Cheney's fault. [Politico]

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It's Probably Not Obama's Bowling Skills That Need Sharpening

• Barack Obama on Leno last night claimed to bowl like a Special Olympian. I once bowled a zero (true story). Special Olympians bowl better than I do, and I know it. Obama should, too. [Politico]

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Scapegoating While Wall Street Burns Is Better Than Fiddling

• Everyone's still wondering who is to blame for nobody knowing everyone at AIG was about to get big fat bonus retention payments this week. Today's culprit? The Fed, which Geithner once ran. [Washington Post]

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Rachel Maddow Explains Why We Are All Screwed

Rachel Maddow appeared on David Letterman's show last night and, when asked to explain what exactly is fucked up about our economy, the housing crisis, and the AIG bonuses, did so in under 5 minutes. More »

Gupta Is Officially Out, Kennedy Is Officially Old, & The GOP Is Officially Irrelevant

Sanjay Gupta won't be joining the increasingly attractive Obama Administration, but Obama was chilling with Ted Kennedy at the Kennedy Center while the GOP continued to implode. More »

Hillary Isn't Taking A Holiday So Why Should We?

Hillary's off to Asia, Geithner is staying put, Obama went to Chicago, Stevie's coming to DC, Roland Burris is in Hell and David Axelrod is all over the map. It's been quite the holiday weekend! More »

Sarah Palin Arrives, Aretha's Hat Might Be Staying

It was a weekend of comings (Sarah Palin), goings (House Republicans), stayings (Aretha's hat) and general tomfoolery as the country watched the Super Bowl and the Senate checked out Tom Daschle's unpaid taxes. More »

Paterson To Appoint Gillibrand; Obamas Are Fisting Enthusiasts

New York Governor David Paterson is about to appoint Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand to Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, the right is obsessed with fisting and there's new evidence that racism isn't confined to the South. More »

Geithner Stumbles, Hillary Sails & Sharpton Gets Sweet On Marriage Equality

While Hillary Clinton's winning popularity contests (and Al Sharpton is trying his darndest to do the same), Treasury nominee Tim Geithner is hoping not to lose his nomination and the Bushies are protecting their legacies. More »