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Time’s about up: Shutdown now mere hours away

Ben Feller
Is the GOP's abortion insistence the only thing standing in the way of a compromise?
(AP)

Did Trump really send investigators to Hawaii?

Justin Elliott
Media uncritically reports that the Donald sent detectives to probe President Obama's birth, despite no evidence

How I ignited a Twitter race brawl!

Joan Walsh
Or so the Atlantic says. The spat proves my point: Telling some Dems, "You're not the base!" only hurts Democrats
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America’s two party system

Glenn Greenwald
An MSNBC discussion of how true political choice is deliberately suffocated; plus: the OLC authorizes the Libya war
The president's grandparents, and his knee (Simon Maloy)

Is Barack Obama actually not in this photo of Barack Obama?

Alex Pareene
Conspiracy theorist Jack Cashill and the mystery of the president's knee
FILE - In this April 1, 2011, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss GOP efforts to create jobs and cut spending. The dilemma facing Boehner to pass a fast-approaching spending compromise and avert a government shutdown is to get the overwhelming majority of votes to come from fellow Republicans, even if dozens of easily attainable Democratic votes could help carry the budget bill to victory. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) (AP)

Government shutdown now less than 40 hours away

Andrew Taylor
A Wednesday night summit fails to produce an agreement. Now the GOP floats a one-week extension
Libyan rebels inspect two destroyed military vehicles of pro-Gadhafi forces that rebels claim were targeted by a NATO strike along the front line near Brega, Libya Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Libya's rebel forces are looking more effective on the front and even scrapping back some of the territory lost to Moammar Gadhafi's army, but the rag tag fighters are still a long way from being able to march to Tripoli. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) (AP)

Gadhafi, in letter, asks Obama to end airstrikes

Matthew Lee
Libyan strongman sends rambling personal correspondence to president

Paul Ryan’s plan to erase the Great Society

Andrew Leonard
Dismantling it has been the right's goal for nearly five decades, and now they have a blueprint to achieve it
New Forces soldiers loyal to Alassane Ouattara drive at a checkpoint at one of the principal entrances to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Ivory Coast's entrenched strongman Laurent Gbagbo huddled in a bunker at his home and was exploring different options for his surrender, officials said Tuesday, as forces backing the country's democratically elected leader seized the residence.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (AP)

Ivory Coast strongman says he’s not stepping down

Rukmini Callimachi
Statement contradicts earlier reports from French officials and diplomats claiming surrender was imminent
Mark Penn

Mark Penn has awful advice for Barack Obama

Alex Pareene
One overpriced pollster's incredibly predictable path to victory
FILE - In this April 1, 2011, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss GOP efforts to create jobs and cut spending. The dilemma facing Boehner to pass a fast-approaching spending compromise and avert a government shutdown is to get the overwhelming majority of votes to come from fellow Republicans, even if dozens of easily attainable Democratic votes could help carry the budget bill to victory. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) (AP)

Odds of a government shutdown surge

Andrew Taylor
Talks break down as President Obama spurns the GOP's latest offer during a White House meeting

“The Daily Show” looks at Obama’s tepid campaign video

Peter Finocchiaro
"How did we go from 'Yes we can!' to 'You know... whatever...?'"
FILE - In this April 5, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama addresses a crowd in Prague. Obama offered what would be a defining moment of his presidency: a pledge to seek a world without nuclear weapons. He outlined specific steps to reach that goal. Two years later, he has delivered on some of his promises, while other goals appear stalled. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (AP)

Obama calls Boehner to White House to talk budget

Andrew Taylor
Prospect of government shutdown looms large on the horizon as time to negotiate runs low
Julian Assange, Karl Rove and Andrew Breitbart

The right just doesn’t get journalism

Alex Pareene
On Karl Rove's WikiLeaks-for-conservatives site, the goal isn't truth or accountability -- it's point-scoring
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy

Bad influences: JFK, Ike and Obama

Michael Lind
The war in Libya is a reminder of how the current president embodies the worst traits of two of his predecessors
Ross Perot shown in this Nov. 2, 1992 photo captured 19 percent of the vote in 1992, perhaps giving Clinton the edge he needed to beat George Bush. More recently he has tantalized current supporters with suggestions he might run again, but continues to say that it is up to his new Reform Party, and not him, to decide. (AP Photo/ Ron Heflin, FILE) (Associated Press)

The myths that just won’t die

Steve Kornacki
Repeat after me: Ross Perot didn't cost George H.W. Bush the election
An Afghan protestor beats a burning effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama during a rally in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on Sunday, April 3, 2011. Afghan protests against the burning of a Quran in Florida entered a third day with a demonstration in the major eastern city Sunday, while the Taliban called on people to rise up, blaming government forces for any violence. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) (AP)

Did a Quran burning really cause Afghan violence?

Peter Finocchiaro
Many blame a Florida pastor's desecration for dozens of deaths in Afghanistan. Is it more complicated than that?

The battle for Wisconsin gets a high-stakes reality check

Andrew Leonard
A Wisconsin Supreme Court election on Tuesday could be the biggest political news development of 2011
President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at a UPS facility in Landover, Md., Friday, April 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP)

Obama officially launches re-election bid

Liz Sidoti
President makes announcement through email and website, 20 months before 2012 election
Libyan rebels run for cover after coming under heavy artillery fire from pro-Gadhafi forces along the front line near Brega, Libya, Friday, April 1, 2011. Libya's rebels will agree to a cease-fire if Moammar Gadhafi pulls his military forces out of cities and allows peaceful protests against his regime, an opposition leader said Friday as rebels showed signs that their front-line organization is improving. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (AP)

U.S. extends airstrike role in Libya through Monday

Richard Lardner
American forces will maintain participation in coalition airstrikes an extra 48 hours
FILE - In this April 1, 2011, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss GOP efforts to create jobs and cut spending. The dilemma facing Boehner to pass a fast-approaching spending compromise and avert a government shutdown is to get the overwhelming majority of votes to come from fellow Republicans, even if dozens of easily attainable Democratic votes could help carry the budget bill to victory. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) (AP)

Boehner wants to pass spending cuts with GOP alone

Charles Babington
Goal could push bill farther to the right, complicate negotiations with Congressional Democrats, White House
Afghan protestors beat a burning effigy of U.S. President Barack Obama during a demonstration in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on Sunday, April 3, 2011. Afghan protests against the burning of a Quran in Florida entered a third day with a demonstration in the major eastern city Sunday, while the Taliban called on people to rise up, blaming government forces for any violence. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) (AP)

Quran protests spread to turbulent Afghan east

Rahim Faiez, Rahmat Gul
Third day of protests ignited by Florida Quran burning rages on, spreads outward
President Barack Obama pauses while speaking during his visit to a UPS shipping facility in Landover, Md., Friday, April 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

Citizenship duties

Glenn Greenwald
Why are some so willing to ditch their own critical faculties to support a politician?
President Barack Obama gestures while speaking during his visit to a UPS shipping facility in Landover, Md., Friday, April 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

Obama says spending deal close, Boehner doesn’t

David Espo
President and House speaker give conflicting reports on progress of federal budget negotiations
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