The Minnesota Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that Al Franken won last November's Senate race. Since Governor Tim Pawlenty announced he would certify Franken if so ordered, Franken might actually be sworn into office this year. [Star Tribune, Star Tribune]

Republicans Insist On Not Calling Sotomayor Racist, Call Her Racist

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6/01/09 10:00am

Senate Minorityi Leader Mitch McConnell doesn't think it's his place to stop or chastise prominent Republicans who are running around screaming, "Racist!" at Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Of course, McConnell doesn't think a lot of things are his place, up to and including holding the Republican Senator majority. […

Machiavelli Cheney Thinks The Ends Justify The Torturiffic Means

Megan Carpentier

4/21/09 10:00am

Dick Cheney, the king of classifying every action he ever took while in office, wants President Obama to release the memos that supposedly show torture occasionally provided operational intelligence. [Politico]

Sarah Palin Hates Alaska, Abortion Equally

Megan Carpentier

4/16/09 10:00am

Sarah Palin is taking time off from her busy schedule not pushing legislation in Alaska to headline an "anti-abortion banquet" in Indiana, because that's way more important than her (current) job. [UPI]

You Gotta Love A Good Bailout, Until You Don't

Megan Carpentier

3/18/09 10:00am

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Everyone still has their knickers in a twist about the $165 million paid in bonuses to the dicks at AIG, except for CNBC's Rick Santelli and the guys who actually got them.

Levi Johnston Speaks, Meg Whitman Runs & Mama Biden Rests

Megan Carpentier

3/16/09 10:00am

Levi Johnston appeared on Good Morning America this morning and said he loves his kid, had been expecting to marry Bristol since they were freshmen and needs to mature more before getting married.

Good News For The Ladies, Bad News For The Boys

Megan Carpentier

2/19/09 10:00am

It's Ladies Night (Morning?) in today's news, with Hillary Clinton's successful Asia trip and Kathleen Sebelius' potential ascendancy, while Burris battles his crazy, Republicans their own rhetoric and Norm Coleman his former constituents

It's Going To Be An Oprah-guration!

Megan Carpentier

12/03/08 6:30pm

Oprah Winfrey is talking her show on the road to D.C. during the Inauguration. Let the speculation begin about which members of the new Administration will be appearing. [Access Hollywood]

Hank Williams Jr. Pains Our Ears, And Our Brains

Megan Carpentier

11/25/08 6:30pm

Hank Williams Jr., who we started studiously ignoring after he murdered our national anthem during a Palin rally, has decided that he's not quite done with being part of a losing campaign and will challenge Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander in the primary for the 2010 race. [Politico]

Prop 8 Challenge Moves Forward, Other People Screwed For Once

Megan Carpentier

11/19/08 6:30pm

The California Supreme Court this afternoon granted a hearing to the Prop 8 opponents' challenge to the ballot measure that eliminated same sex marriage rights in the state. It did not, however, issue a stay that would have allowed same sex marriages to continue. [Equality California, California Supreme Court (pdf)]

Liberals, Palin Would Like The Senate To Take Out the Trash

Megan Carpentier

11/11/08 6:30pm

Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid has decided that the entire Democratic caucus will vote next week whether Independent Senator Joe Lieberman will keep his seat as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee after having back John McCain and gone negative against Obama. [TPM Election Central]

Al Franken Wins Minnesota Senate Race (Finally)

Republicans Insist On Not Calling Sotomayor Racist, Call Her Racist

Machiavelli Cheney Thinks The Ends Justify The Torturiffic Means

Sarah Palin Hates Alaska, Abortion Equally

You Gotta Love A Good Bailout, Until You Don't

Levi Johnston Speaks, Meg Whitman Runs & Mama Biden Rests

Good News For The Ladies, Bad News For The Boys

It's Going To Be An Oprah-guration!

Hank Williams Jr. Pains Our Ears, And Our Brains

Prop 8 Challenge Moves Forward, Other People Screwed For Once

Liberals, Palin Would Like The Senate To Take Out the Trash

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