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The answer to that Mitch Daniels question

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:57:44 +0000

Tonight, no #Maddow. Monday, the awesome.

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:59:56 +0000

OK, so Rachel Maddow is spending the day in Pittsburgh, at the NRA convention, with Meghan McCain. We've got no show tonight. Then on Monday, we'll be back with guns and Meghan McCain.

Sharron Angle running against entire world

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:21:07 +0000

Sharron Angle's going with the obvious in her new fundraiser for Congress. Nevada will hold some sort of special election to fill Dean Heller's old congressional seat now that he's moving into the Senate seat John Ensign's resigning.

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Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:56:15 +0000

Now that Prince William and Kate Middleton have legally betrothed before the eyes of the planet, we can depend on the English press to treat the newly married royals with the same exquisite delicacy as their forebears. British tabloid headlines we can look forward to: Tomo …

I haz a space sad

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:49:22 +0000

Watching the Astrovan with the crew of #STS-134 going the wrong way--a very bad sign for our hopes for a launch today. And of course, we later found out it was scrubbed for a minimum of 72 hours.

We think some guy named Cam Newton won

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:16:39 +0000

The NFL draft happened across the street from us last night.

Democrats' new super PAC: 2 can play

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:41:10 +0000

And here it is, the Democratic response to Karl Rove's American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS. The White House alums behind Priorities USA and Priorities USA Action are out to raise $100 million for the 2012 presidential race.

#Michigan, go ask your father

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:54:20 +0000

The state-appointed emergency manager who has taken over Benton Harbor, Michigan, told a town hall meeting yesterday that he could be finished there within a year. Also, that he'd like to give back to the city commission have some control, at some point, on some things, maybe.

Massachusetts Dems playing to lose

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:46:35 +0000

When the Wall Street Journal is able to publish an op-ed titled "Union busting, Massachusetts style," you know Democrats are blowing it.

We're a go

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:39:49 +0000

STS-134 is still a go for launch this afternoon, although there are some ominous clouds overhead this morning. The excitement builds! Meanwhile, here's a peek inside the Vehicle Assembly Building where the Space Shuttle (note: no one here at NASA calls it that.

Links for the 4/28 TRMS

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:22:22 +0000

Mitch Daniels: No, seriously, we need a "truce" on social issuesAnti-Planned Parenthood law could cost Indiana $4M Helping tornado victims The view from Benton Harbor.

Helping tornado victims

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:11:06 +0000

The center of all awesomeness

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:58:54 +0000

Greetings from the center of all awesomeness, Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Ahead on the 4/28 Maddow show

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:47:25 +0000

Tonight's guests include: Harold Schaitberger, general president of the International Association of Fire Fighters Mayor Virg Bernero, (D) Lansing, MI, former 2010 gubernatorial candidate Katie Miller, former West Point cadet, spokesperson and board member for …

I love my job.

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:27:32 +0000

But now I have to live every day with knowing that there is someone in the world, who is not me, whose job is to rub this tapir.(H/T Boing Boing)

A spectacle worthy of P.T. Barnum

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:56:14 +0000

Larger (source image)

North Dakota goes tenther

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:42:22 +0000

The governor of North Dakota has signed the nation's first law that would nullify federal health reform -- emphasis on would. Also, emphasis on maybe, kinda and sorta. If you're a Tenther, this is a big deal.

'Don't make us work 'til we die'

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:00:23 +0000

Republican efforts to privatize Medicare have seen very, very plainspoken opposition. The rallies in places like Madison and Columbus have hardly been subtle.

The view from Benton Harbor. (P.S.: Gov says 23 managers on the way)

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:54:45 +0000

Eclectablog posts this video of Benton Harbor, Michigan's lakefront park -- it's great to get a current view. You can see that it's now right up against the golf course for fancy folks.

Canadian wants to know: What's the matter with America?

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:15:29 +0000

On the show last night, Rachel argued the whole birther deal is a racket, a cottage industry of kooks writing best-sellers and coy politicians scoring political points off racism.