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Mitts Big Money Shell Game
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Mitts Big Money Shell Game

The 2012 frontrunner still isn't a declared candidate. That fact, reports Shushannah Walshe and John Avlon, allowed him to follow a different set of rules that helped raise $6.3 million.

White House Nothing We Can Do
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White House Nothing We Can Do

Obama and his team have tried every trick in the American Power playbook to end the crisis in Egypt. Now officials tell John Barry the frightening truth: They can't do a damn thing.

The GOPs Bachmann Strategy
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The GOPs Bachmann Strategy

Should John Boehner empower the Tea Party caucus? Will Michele Bachmann be stifled by the mainstream? Mark McKinnon on Republicans' risky decisions heading into 2012.

States Squandering Their Stimulus
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States Squandering Their Stimulus

In 2009, the federal government gave nearly $30 billion to states for transportation projects, hoping to juice employment. David A. Graham reports on how many states may have wasted that money.

Best Bits From Rumsfelds Book
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Best Bits From Rumsfelds Book

Bush's Defense secretary chides Colin Powell, says he would have gone into Iraq even if he'd known Saddam had no WMDs—and discusses his son's drug problem. Howard Kurtz speed-reads Rummy's new memoir.

How Nancy Rescued the Presidency
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How Nancy Rescued the Presidency

Long derided as lackluster, a new documentary takes a second look at Nancy Reagan and finds a key player at critical junctures of her husband’s presidency. By Eleanor Clift.

McCain: 'Thank God' Rumsfeld Gone

In an interview with GMA Thursday, John McCain refused to critique the president's reaction to Egypt. He did not, however, mince words when responding to former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's insults.

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