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Wednesday December 29, 2010

Political Powerhouses: Remembering Those Who Died

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) was first elected to the Senate in 1959 and was the longest serving member in the Senate's history. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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It's All Politics

Political Powerhouses: Remembering Those Who Died

by Ken Rudin

December 29, 2010 • A comprehensive list of lawmakers, journalists, campaign advisers and family members who died in 2010, and who for the most part helped make politics an honorable profession.

The 2010 Obit Podcast

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Friday December 17, 2010

It's All Politics

Flashback Friday: On This Day In 2007, Lieberman Endorses McCain For President

by Ken Rudin

December 17, 2010 • On this day in 2007, Joe Lieberman, the Democratic nominee for VP in 2000, endorses Republican Sen. John McCain for president.

Tuesday December 14, 2010

It's All Politics

This Week's ScuttleButton Winner: Kevin McVicker of Alexandria, Va.

by Ken Rudin

December 14, 2010 • Kevin McVicker of Alexandria, Va., is this week's ScuttleButton puzzle winner, where the solution was "Jingle All the Way."

Monday December 13, 2010

Opinion

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Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Special Envoy To Pakistan/Afghanistan, Is Dead

by Ken Rudin

December 13, 2010 • Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, has died, following surgery to repair a ruptured aorta. He was 69.

It's All Politics

What Was Your Most Memorable Political Moment Of 2010?

by Ken Rudin

December 13, 2010 • This week's Political Junkie segment on NPR's Talk of the Nation will be the year-in-review, which will include your favorite (and not so favorite) moments in politics of 2010.

Friday December 10, 2010

It's All Politics

This Week's Podcast: A Compromising President, An Angry Left

by Ken Rudin

December 10, 2010 • A compromising president and an angry progressive wing of the Democratic Party. That basically sums up the week in politics in Washington, and it sums up this week's episode of the "It's All Politics" podcast.

Filibuster This Podcast!

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It's ScuttleButton Time!

by Ken Rudin

December 10, 2010 • While the White House and congressional Democrats are still battling it out on the tax bill, we thought we'd slip in a mini-rules change in this week's ScuttleButton puzzle.

It's All Politics

Flashback Friday: On This Day In 1992, Packwood Accepts Blame But Won't Quit

by Ken Rudin

December 10, 2010 • On this day in 1992, Bob Packwood, an Oregon Republican senator who had recently been elected to his 5th term, acknowledges that he did make unwanted sexual advances towards many women, but insists he would not resign.

Wednesday December 8, 2010

It's All Politics

In The (Unlikely?) Event Of An Obama Primary Challenge, Who Would Run?

by Ken Rudin

December 8, 2010 • Bob Kuttner, on Wednesday's Political Junkie segment on NPR's Talk of the Nation, talked about the possibility of progressives mounting a serious challenge to President Obama's renomination in 2012.

It's All Politics

From Bishop To King: Democrat Keeps Seat In NY 01, All House Races Settled

by Ken Rudin

December 8, 2010 • The battle in N.Y.'s 1st Congressional District is over, as GOP challenger Randy Altschuler concedes to Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop. Now all House races have been settled, and the Republicans came away with 63 more seats than the Dems.

Tuesday December 7, 2010

It's All Politics

This Week's ScuttleButton Winner: Steven Cain of Minneapolis, Minn.

by Ken Rudin

December 7, 2010 • Last week's ScuttleButton puzzle solution was "Don't Ask Don't Tell," and the randomly-selected winner is Steven Cain of Minneapolis, Minn.

Opinion

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Elizabeth Edwards Deserved Better

by Ken Rudin

December 7, 2010 • After battling breast cancer for years, Elizabeth Edwards succumbed to the disease on Tuesday. Having lost a teenage son to an automobile accident, and having endured the public humiliation of her philandering husband, she never lost her dignity.

Monday December 6, 2010

It's All Politics

Liberals Livid As Obama 'Surrenders' On Tax Cuts

by Ken Rudin

December 6, 2010 • The White House seems ready to compromise on extending the Bush-era tax cuts for another two years, in exchange for extending unemployment insurance benefits. But the left is livid.

Friday December 3, 2010

It's All Politics

It's ScuttleButton Time!

by Ken Rudin

December 3, 2010 • It's Friday and that means it's time to solve the weekly ScuttleButton puzzle. Take one word or concept per button, add them up, and you get a message.

It's All Politics

This Week's Podcast: Debt & Taxes (And Charlie & Tom)

by Ken Rudin

December 3, 2010 • Many issues, ranging from the Bush-era tax cuts and Don't Ask/Don't Tell, to extending unemployment insurance and the START Treaty with Russia, are still unresolved between Obama and the GOP.

This Week's Podcast: Debt & Taxes (And Charlie & Tom)

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