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Tuesday

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Open Democratic Senate Seats Again Give Big Opportunity For GOP, Or Not

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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.

April 24 TOTN Junkie segment

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Sanford And Weiner: Different Humiliations, Same Remorseful Script

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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."

Sanford And Weiner: Different Humiliations, Same Remorseful Script

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Opinion

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Gay Marriage, DOMA And The Dramatic Shift In Public Opinion In One Year

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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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How Jeb Bush Did In His 2016 Tryout

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush speaks at the Reagan Library after autographing his new book 'Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution' on March 8 in Simi Valley, Calif. Getty/AP hide caption

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How Jeb Bush Did In His 2016 Tryout

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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.

March 6 Junkie segment on TOTN

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Who's 'Right' — CPAC Or Chris Christie?

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Who's 'Right' — CPAC Or Chris Christie?

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Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, is immensely popular, an apparent shoo-in for a second term this year. But his decision to take Obamacare money and federal relief help in the wake of Hurricane Sandy cost him an invitation to speak at a key conservative conference this month.

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