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With Ken Rudin

Thursday September 29, 2011

Political Junkie

It's ScuttleButton Time!

September 29, 2011 • If you survived the drama of Wednesday night's baseball games, you might want to calm down by trying your hand at ScuttleButton, America's most popular waste of time button puzzle.

Monday September 26, 2011

Florida Straw Poll Results Focus Less On Cain (Winner) Than Perry (Loser)

Herman Cain speaks prior to Florida's straw poll at the Orange County Convention Center on Saturday in Orlando. Cain was a clear winner in the non-binding poll. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion

Political Junkie

Florida Straw Poll Results Focus Less On Cain (Winner) Than Perry (Loser)

September 26, 2011 • Herman Cain won Saturday's straw poll at the Florida Republican convention in Orlando. The bigger news was that Rick Perry, who had been the favorite, finished a weak second.

Florida Straw Poll Results Focus Less On Cain (Winner) Than Perry (Loser)

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Wednesday September 21, 2011

Political Junkie

It's ScuttleButton Time!

September 21, 2011 • Some thought it was pretty sadistic of me to come up with last week's ScuttleButton puzzle. This week's solution is more benign.

Monday September 19, 2011

Opinion

Political Junkie

Mad At The Democrats And Republicans? Don't Count On A Third Party

September 19, 2011 • This week's Political Junkie column focuses on the long-held — but always unfulfilled — desire for a winnable third-party or independent presidential ticket. With growing unhappiness about Washington's dysfunction, some are hoping for an alternative for 2012.

Mad At The Democrats And Republicans? Don't Count On A Third Party

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Wednesday September 14, 2011

Political Junkie

It's ScuttleButton Time!

September 14, 2011 • Recovering from Monday's debate and Tuesday's special congressional elections? What better way than to play this week's ScuttleButton puzzle.

Monday September 12, 2011

Opinion

Political Junkie

Have The Media Already Decided The GOP Race?

September 12, 2011 • Must we decide in advance who stays and who gets voted off the island in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination? And might the Democrats lose a House seat in NYC they've held since 1923?

Wednesday September 7, 2011

Opinion

Political Junkie

It's ScuttleButton Time!

September 7, 2011 • OK, so you had to endure 90 minutes of a Republican presidential debate. You deserve some kind of reward ... such as a new ScuttleButton puzzle.

Tuesday September 6, 2011

Opinion

Political Junkie

The GOP Race Begins Now

September 6, 2011 • All eyes are on Wednesday's Republican presidential debate in California, where Texas Gov. Rick Perry — the new GOP "frontrunner" — makes his debate debut.

Thursday September 1, 2011

Political Junkie

The Return Of 'Political Junkie'

September 1, 2011 • Some exciting news to report. The weekly Political Junkie column that you knew and (sometimes) loved is returning. It will return on Sept. 6, the day after Labor Day, and be a regular fixture on Mondays.

Saturday March 26, 2011

Opinion

It's All Politics

Ferraro Broke Barrier For Women, But Roadblocks Remain

March 26, 2011 • Geraldine Ferraro, a former New York congresswoman who became the first woman on a presidential ticket when Walter Mondale named her his running mate in 1984, has died at age 75.

Friday March 4, 2011

It's All Politics

It's ScuttleButton Time!

March 4, 2011 • Let's be honest here. You cut NPR funding, you'll get lame ScuttleButton puzzles. This week's offering is an example of full-funded ScuttleButton.

It's All Politics

This Week's Podcast: GOP Presidential Race Shows Some Semblance Of Life

March 4, 2011 • For political journalists dying for the 2012 presidential contest to begin, Newt Gingrich's exploratory effort is a shot in the arm. And for the podcast as well.

It's All Politics, Mar. 3, 2011

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Tuesday March 1, 2011

It's All Politics

This Week's ScuttleButton Winner: Erin Monaghan of Charlottesville, Va.

March 1, 2011 • It's hard to say what is worse: that the answer to last week's ScuttleButton was "Justin Bieber," or that the answer to the puzzle was announced on Bieber's 17th birthday.

Friday February 25, 2011

It's All Politics

It's ScuttleButton Time!

February 25, 2011 • After one of the most difficult ScuttleButtons in U.S. history, this week we decided to go with one that even YOU can figure out!

Once Nixon's Favorite Mayor, Dick Lugar Is Now Obama's 'Favorite Republican'

Lugar, in the Senate 34 years, faces a strong Tea Party challenge in next year's GOP primary. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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It's All Politics

Once Nixon's Favorite Mayor, Dick Lugar Is Now Obama's 'Favorite Republican'

February 25, 2011 • Richard Lugar, Indiana's longest serving senator, has been considered a reliable conservative during much of his 34 years in office. But not everyone agrees, and he faces a potentially serious Tea Party challenge in next year's primary.

While you're hiding in Illinois you can at least listen to the podcast

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