Ken Rudin http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1930204&ft=1&f=1930204 Ken Rudin is NPR's Political Junkie. For most of the past 20 years, Rudin has been the eyes and ears of political coverage as political editor. In 2011, Rudin added to his duties by becoming part of the network's StateImpact. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:43:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Ken Rudin http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1930204&ft=1&f=1930204 yes It's ScuttleButton Time! President Obama says we don't have time to be playing these kinds of political games. Was he talking about Benghazi or ScuttleButton? Wed, 15 May 2013 11:43:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/05/15/184042335/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/05/15/184042335/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 President Obama says we don't have time to be playing these kinds of political games. Was he talking about Benghazi or ScuttleButton? no President Obama says we don't have time to be playing these kinds of political games. Was he talking about Benghazi or ScuttleButton?

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]]> It's ScuttleButton Time! Seriously, who cares about the Jodi Arias verdict when there's a new ScuttleButton puzzle to be solved? Actually, even if there weren't a new ScuttleButton puzzle. Wed, 08 May 2013 16:46:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/05/08/182321387/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/05/08/182321387/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 Seriously, who cares about the Jodi Arias verdict when there's a new ScuttleButton puzzle to be solved? Actually, even if there weren't a new ScuttleButton puzzle. no Seriously, who cares about the Jodi Arias verdict when there's a new ScuttleButton puzzle to be solved? Actually, even if there weren't a new ScuttleButton puzzle.

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]]> Joe Biden Has History On His Side But Little Else If Hillary Clinton Runs History says that if a sitting vice president wants to succeed his retiring boss, the nomination is usually his. Think: Nixon '60, Humphrey '68, Bush '88, Gore '00. But history may not help Joe Biden in 2016. Tue, 07 May 2013 06:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/05/07/181338426/joe-biden-has-history-on-his-side-but-little-else-if-hillary-clinton-runs?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/05/07/181338426/joe-biden-has-history-on-his-side-but-little-else-if-hillary-clinton-runs?ft=1&f=1930204 History says that if a sitting vice president wants to succeed his retiring boss, the nomination is usually his. Think: Nixon '60, Humphrey '68, Bush '88, Gore '00. But history may not help Joe Biden in 2016. no History says that if a sitting vice president wants to succeed his retiring boss, the nomination is usually his. Think: Nixon '60, Humphrey '68, Bush '88, Gore '00. But history may not help Joe Biden in 2016.

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]]> Open Democratic Senate Seats Again Give Big Opportunity For GOP, Or Not Of the eight senators retiring in 2014, six of them are Democrats. Which should be good news for the Republicans. Maybe. Plus: take our poll, please, as to who will win in South Carolina next week. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:59:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/04/30/179659599/open-democratic-senate-seats-again-give-big-opportunity-for-gop-or-not?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/04/30/179659599/open-democratic-senate-seats-again-give-big-opportunity-for-gop-or-not?ft=1&f=1930204 Of the eight senators retiring in 2014, six of them are Democrats. Which should be good news for the Republicans. Maybe. Plus: take our poll, please, as to who will win in South Carolina next week. no Of the eight senators retiring in 2014, six of them are Democrats. Which should be good news for the Republicans. Maybe. Plus: take our poll, please, as to who will win in South Carolina next week.

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]]> It's ScuttleButton Time! America has rushed to embrace the first openly gay NBA active player. Now if it would only embrace ScuttleButton, the popular waste-of-time button puzzle. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:55:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/04/30/180088805/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/04/30/180088805/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 America has rushed to embrace the first openly gay NBA active player. Now if it would only embrace ScuttleButton, the popular waste-of-time button puzzle. no America has rushed to embrace the first openly gay NBA active player. Now if it would only embrace ScuttleButton, the popular waste-of-time button puzzle.

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]]> It's ScuttleButton Time! The complaints begin anew. First, it was indignation over the April Fool's puzzle. Now, it's how EASY last week's one was. Well, here's another ScuttleButton for you to figure out. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/04/23/178454462/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/04/23/178454462/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 The complaints begin anew. First, it was indignation over the April Fool's puzzle. Now, it's how EASY last week's one was. Well, here's another ScuttleButton for you to figure out. no The complaints begin anew. First, it was indignation over the April Fool's puzzle. Now, it's how EASY last week's one was. Well, here's another ScuttleButton for you to figure out.

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]]> It's ScuttleButton Time! Please forgive me for the cruel, April Fool's ScuttleButton, which ultimately was deliberately unsolvable. This week's puzzle is on the up and up. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:15:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/04/19/177785571/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/04/19/177785571/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 Please forgive me for the cruel, April Fool's ScuttleButton, which ultimately was deliberately unsolvable. This week's puzzle is on the up and up. no Please forgive me for the cruel, April Fool's ScuttleButton, which ultimately was deliberately unsolvable. This week's puzzle is on the up and up.

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]]> Sanford And Weiner: Different Humiliations, Same Remorseful Script It's wrong, and journalistically lazy, to lump together every politician who was ever involved in a sex scandal. Still, there are a lot of similarities between Mark Sanford and Anthony Weiner — at least in their post-scandal "script." Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:08:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/04/17/177315504/sanford-and-weiner-different-humiliations-same-remorseful-script?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/04/17/177315504/sanford-and-weiner-different-humiliations-same-remorseful-script?ft=1&f=1930204 It's wrong, and journalistically lazy, to lump together every politician who was ever involved in a sex scandal. Still, there are a lot of similarities between Mark Sanford and Anthony Weiner — at least in their post-scandal "script." no It's wrong, and journalistically lazy, to lump together every politician who was ever involved in a sex scandal. Still, there are a lot of similarities between Mark Sanford and Anthony Weiner — at least in their post-scandal "script."

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]]> It's ScuttleButton Time! I couldn't possibly go on vacation this week without leaving a ScuttleButton puzzle to be solved behind. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:08:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/04/01/175602441/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/04/01/175602441/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 I couldn't possibly go on vacation this week without leaving a ScuttleButton puzzle to be solved behind. no I couldn't possibly go on vacation this week without leaving a ScuttleButton puzzle to be solved behind.

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]]> It's ScuttleButton Time! Everybody complains when ScuttleButton puzzles are too easy. Well, this week's offering is anything but easy. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:42:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/03/26/175358616/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/03/26/175358616/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 Everybody complains when ScuttleButton puzzles are too easy. Well, this week's offering is anything but easy. no Everybody complains when ScuttleButton puzzles are too easy. Well, this week's offering is anything but easy.

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]]> Is It 2016 Yet? Moves By Hillary Clinton & Rand Paul Suggest Yes Is it too soon to be thinking about 2016? Not really, especially after watching Hillary Clinton talk on same-sex marriage and Rand Paul on changes to immigration policy. Plus: a brief history of the GOP's rise in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:40:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/03/25/174566732/is-it-2016-yet-moves-by-hillary-clinton-rand-paul-suggest-yes?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/03/25/174566732/is-it-2016-yet-moves-by-hillary-clinton-rand-paul-suggest-yes?ft=1&f=1930204 Is it too soon to be thinking about 2016? Not really, especially after watching Hillary Clinton talk on same-sex marriage and Rand Paul on changes to immigration policy. Plus: a brief history of the GOP's rise in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. no Is it too soon to be thinking about 2016? Not really, especially after watching Hillary Clinton talk on same-sex marriage and Rand Paul on changes to immigration policy. Plus: a brief history of the GOP's rise in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District.

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]]> It's ScuttleButton Time! America's two great pastimes — baseball and ScuttleButton — came together in last week's puzzle. Now you have a new one to figure out. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:32:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/03/18/174644293/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/03/18/174644293/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 America's two great pastimes — baseball and ScuttleButton — came together in last week's puzzle. Now you have a new one to figure out. no America's two great pastimes — baseball and ScuttleButton — came together in last week's puzzle. Now you have a new one to figure out.

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]]> Gay Marriage, DOMA And The Dramatic Shift In Public Opinion In One Year Public opinion is clearly shifting on the issue of gay marriage; even one Republican senator has come out in favor of it. But it was a different story in 1996, when an overwhelming majority of congressional D's and R's supported the Defense of Marriage Act and a Democratic president signed it. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:14:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/03/18/173970922/gay-marriage-doma-and-the-dramatic-shift-in-public-opinion-in-one-year?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/03/18/173970922/gay-marriage-doma-and-the-dramatic-shift-in-public-opinion-in-one-year?ft=1&f=1930204 Public opinion is clearly shifting on the issue of gay marriage; even one Republican senator has come out in favor of it. But it was a different story in 1996, when an overwhelming majority of congressional D's and R's supported the Defense of Marriage Act and a Democratic president signed it. no Public opinion is clearly shifting on the issue of gay marriage; even one Republican senator has come out in favor of it. But it was a different story in 1996, when an overwhelming majority of congressional D's and R's supported the Defense of Marriage Act and a Democratic president signed it.

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]]> It's ScuttleButton Time! If you've come here to learn the identity of the next Pope, you've made a grievous mistake. But while you're here you may as well uncover the latest ScuttleButton puzzle. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:02:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/03/13/174159717/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/03/13/174159717/its-scuttlebutton-time?ft=1&f=1930204 If you've come here to learn the identity of the next Pope, you've made a grievous mistake. But while you're here you may as well uncover the latest ScuttleButton puzzle. no If you've come here to learn the identity of the next Pope, you've made a grievous mistake. But while you're here you may as well uncover the latest ScuttleButton puzzle.

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]]> How Jeb Bush Did In His 2016 Tryout Forget about 2012 presidential burnout. The 2016 campaign has already begun, at least according to what has been written in the past week about Jeb Bush's new book on immigration. Plus: Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) won't run again in 2014. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:53:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/03/11/173382933/how-jeb-bush-did-in-his-2016-tryout?ft=1&f=1930204 http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2013/03/11/173382933/how-jeb-bush-did-in-his-2016-tryout?ft=1&f=1930204 Forget about 2012 presidential burnout. The 2016 campaign has already begun, at least according to what has been written in the past week about Jeb Bush's new book on immigration. Plus: Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) won't run again in 2014. no Forget about 2012 presidential burnout. The 2016 campaign has already begun, at least according to what has been written in the past week about Jeb Bush's new book on immigration. Plus: Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) won't run again in 2014.

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