Found in Wisconsin: Dear Reince, Can you get Sarah Palin for us?

In 2009, Darlene Wink served as a constituent outreach worker for then Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker.

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Challenge: Stuff TRMS watchers say

Unable to resist the Stuff People Say meme any longer (and yes, we say "stuff" here rather than that other word -- family show, standards, etc.), we thought it was time our brilliant viewers created the definitive "Stuff TRMS Watchers Say." We need suggestions like "What did yo …

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And you, Mr. Lyman, your question?

Later this afternoon President Obama will participate in a joint Google/YouTube event where he’ll take pre-submitted questions from the public and participate in a live virtual discussion in a "Google Hangout" which is Google's fancy term for a video conference.    …

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Pics: St. Louis welcomes home the troops

From the nation's first parade for veterans returning from Iraq, held today in St. Louis.  

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Not because they are easy, but because they are hard

All the fuss over Newt Gingrich's plans for the moon glosses over the fact that ambitious endeavors don't just happen because a politician wishes them so; they require the heroic efforts of thousands to tens of thousands of technicians, scientists and engineers.

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Chart: The Romney bounce, the Gingrich swoon

Quinnipiac has Mitt Romney up 38 to 29 over Newt Gingrich in Florida this morning. One poll, one day, but the tracking numbers do not look great for Mr.

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Political metaphor waits to happen: The snoring dormouse

The "dor" in dormouse comes from the Latin for sleeping. We're pretty sure this snoring dormouse is not dreaming of politics.

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Voting on rights, from New Jersey to Maine, day 2

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Happy Feet 3 (Kentucky variation)

Submitted without comment, from Kentucky:

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Ohio governor on Right to Work: Remember the sharks

Before the show last night, I got a chance to ask our guest from Indiana, State Representative Scott Pelath, what the effect will be in five or 10 years of the new Right to Work bill charging through the Indiana legislature. "Lower wages," he told me.

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Maddow to PolitiFact: What is wrong with you? Also, you're fired.

This post is adapted from Rachel's script last night. America, behold! An empirical statement of fact from the president of the United States.

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Indiana House passes anti-union bill

In 2004, candidate Mitch Daniels told an Indiana labor union (pdf) that he saw no need for anti-union Right to Work bill.

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Voting on rights, from New Jersey to Maine

In New Jersey, lawmakers seem ready to send Governor Chris Christie a bill opening marriage for same-sex couples. Governor Christie says he would veto a bill.

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DiviNation

Happy Chinese New Year, everybody! To usher in the Year of the Dragon, I thought I'd take a look at some of our presidential hopefuls' Chinese horoscope to get some insight. In a word -- revealing. Mitt Romney — born in 1947 – the Year of the Pig:

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The power of Tim Pawlenty

Minnesota Republicans caucus on February 7. Since giving up his own bid for the nominations, former Governor Tim Pawlenty has been stumping for Mitt Romney.

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America is better than this, too

Latinos living in East Haven, Connecticut, say they have been harassed and bullied by city police officers for years. "Many people are scared," one told the New York Times.

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Working it

AP sends this picture of Mitt Romney yesterday at National Gypsum in Tampa, Florida, under a sign that reads "OBAMA ISN'T WORKING." That has been a theme of Mr. Romney's campaign, but not usually on the day Mr.

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The election, in one chart about Mitt Romney's taxes

The red bar is the the tax rate Mitt Romney will pay in 2013 if Congress makes no changes to tax law. The black one is what Mr. Romney pays now.

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Announcing the coolest thing since Jackie Chan playing ping pong: Steve Benen on Maddow Blog

The inspiring, innovative, indefatigable Steve Benen -- who truly is all that and more -- is joining our show and our blog. Steve Benen is the blogger who brought the world the bikini graph of jobs, among other miracles in journalism.

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Indiana makes a comeback. Now what?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics today released the new figures for employment (and unemployment) in the states. Half the states gained jobs last month and about half the states lost jobs.

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Maybe your rights matter after all

President Obama's re-election campaign has been preparing to run against Mitt Romney, only to watch Newt Gingrich surge. So maybe their opponent will be Mr. Romney. Maybe it'll be Mr. Gingrich. Maybe it'll be someone else.

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Cry from the conservative soul: 'Draft Mitch Daniels'

If the Republican establishment is freaking out over the growing specter of a nominee named Newt Gingrich, then maybe they'd ought to find someone else to run. Hey, how about that guy in Indiana, the one who almost threw his hat in, Governor Mitch Daniels?

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Mr. and Ms. Gingrich explain this

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Lunchpail Republicans challenging two seats in Indiana, promise more to come

With what sounds like really quite a fight, the Indiana State House is debating the anti-union Right to Work bill today.

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