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The word on the street: Divided

Massachusetts voters talk about Medicare, and their Senate race

Last week I journeyed up to New England to see what voters thought of the debate over Medicare, for another... More

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The Oklahoman distributes a hit piece on Obama

Do a new owner’s deep pockets require a “trade-off”?

On September 20, The Washington Examiner, one of DC’s conservative newspapers, published “The Obama You Don’t Know,” a 10-part “Special... More

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Pinning down Obama on Social Security

Where exactly does he stand?

Liberals took comfort in the president’s speech to the AARP Friday when he promised to defend Social Security. But his... More

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As campaigns cross Ohio, Romney stops to talk

Blade seeks tax plan clarity, while Plain Dealer revisits coal policy, auto bailout

OHIO — Both presidential campaigns spent some of this week crawling across the Buckeye State, at one point campaigning within... More

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In Florida, a poll grabs headlines—and raises questions

The situation for the GOP may not be as dire as Quinnipiac’s results suggest

FLORIDA — Supporters of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney woke up to some grim news Wednesday. According to a poll... More

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The Ad Wars: Super PACs not super? Not so fast

The Journal’s flawed logic on page one

On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reached a bold conclusion on one of the central debates of the 2012 elections:... More

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A clamor for air time in the Silver State

Chris Roman, GM of four Spanish-language TV stations in Nevada, on the messaging frenzy

NEVADA — In the Silver State, Chris Roman’s audience is being wooed and pursued. Roman is the general manager... More

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How the phantom of ‘socialized medicine’ came to be

A Laurel to The New Yorker for exploring the roots of modern political consulting

Jill Lepore deserves a Laurel for her engrossing tale of how political communications came to be so toxic. In... More

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The Ad Wars: The numbers don’t add up

When it comes to political ad spending, we don’t know as much as we think we do

An extraordinary feature of the 2012 elections has been the barrage of outside money unleashed on America’s airwaves. Deep-pocketed groups... More

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Will Obama really ‘break the fever’?

Why more journalists should question the President’s second-term claims

With the media focused on the horse race (and Mitt Romney's ongoing tactical miscues), the claims by President Obama and... More

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Eureka! The media discovers Medicaid

And why that matters to the middle class

Ah Medicaid! What can we say about it? Until the last couple of weeks, the press has said almost nothing.... More

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After VA Senate debate, how to cover Kaine’s gaffe?

While most outlets include some policy coverage, WashPost sticks with a strategy story

VIRGINIA — If you’ve heard one thing about Thursday’s hour-long debate in McLean between Senate candidates George Allen and Tim... More

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The bogeyman is back!

The Columbia Daily Tribune digs up the $716 billion Medicare scare

Aw come on! We would have thought by now the $716 billion Medicare bogeyman was dead and buried. Maybe not.... More

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Mitt-o-phobia

The real reasons for harsh Romney coverage

Call it the Curse of Clint. Ever since Clint “Empty Chair” Eastwood stepped onto the Republican convention stage, Mitt Romney... More

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CU students probe Denver ad buy records

Research reveals Obama’s advantage on the airwaves

COLORADO — Students from the University of Colorado are among the first journalists in this state to mine data from... More

What was James Rosen thinking?

How much of Rosen’s trouble is of his own making?

The new ‘Snow Fall’

Cat Fall: A modern tragedy

The cartography of bullshit

Max Fisher and the problem with foreign-affairs blogging

Welcome to Google Island

“I hope my nudity doesn’t bother you. We’re completely committed to openness here”

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David Foster Wallace’s 2005 Kenyon commencement speech as a short film

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