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Highlights from Correspondents DinnerSnapshot: Yemen'Ed Show' playbook: Monday, Apr. 30Ahead on the 4/30 Maddow showTrayvon's killer now using social mediaCheck out MSNBC's White House Correspondents' Dinner after-partySour gripes? 'Outrage' over touting bin Laden's deathTribeca Film Festival: Without BordersMonday's Mini-ReportFirst Word: Bin Laden politicsAlways choose wealthy parentsObama stays on offense on OBL, 2012Republicans outraged that Obama was right on bin LadenThe Times takes a look at the men building NYC's tallest skyscraperOne WTC now NYC's tallest buildingRunning against a party, not an opponentGetting Down to BusinessRomney struggles with bin Laden lineMust-Read Op-Eds for Monday, April 30, 2012Detroit kids start 'Freedom School'Lugar v. MourdockMonday's campaign round-upRomney takes credit for Obama policy he condemnedMcCain discovers a distaste for 'politicization'A pox on one of your housesRomney aide: It's 'divisive' for Obama campaign to highlight bin Laden killingThe problem of 'working from different facts'Morning Maddow: April 30Let Me Start...NOW Today: Fair game for the campaign?Trending NOWMorning Headlines: Monday, April 30Melissa's homework this week is no jokeLooking back at the White House Correspondents' DinnerPresident Obama on the GOP's war on womenIn our April 29 show, the fire still burnsThis Week in GodIn our April 28 show, it's about that cashGood Look: Breaking gender barriers in sportsThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/27/12Matthews: 'I fear the evil influence of big, bad money in politics'Rick Santorum's statement on his error about California University schools'Ed Show' playbook: Fri., Apr. 27Ahead on the 4/27 Maddow ShowMillions poured into Obama attack ads in battleground statesFriday's Mini-ReportRomney tells students to borrow money 'from your parents'Taking one for the team: Australian EditionBoehner can make this subject go awayOffice Hours: It takes a Village InnCome In, Enterprise.John Bolton's unique sense of humorChronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XV'Don't say gay' bills advancing in two statesSeen in Virginia: You PRO-GIRLTorture doesn't workSandra Fluke responds to Monica Crowley; Crowley apologizesGov. Scott Walker begs for 'outside money'Bipartisanship never stood a chanceFriday's campaign round-upGOP left with no room to move on immigrationBiden: Romney's tough talk about attacking Iran 'is just that -- talk'Must-Read Op-Eds for Friday, April 27, 2012Again with the 'inexperienced' line?In new web ad, Rove-linked group attacks Obama as 'biggest celebrity in the world'Ryan reverses course on RandThe bin Laden mission, one year laterHuntsman rewrites campaign mistakeLet Me Start...More underwhelming economic growthThe best lies $6.1 million can buyMorning Maddow: April 27NOW Today: DC, Day DeuxTrending NOWThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/26/12Matthews: Bill Clinton has become 'the No. 1 Advance Man'"Drift" tours the Midwest'Ed Show' playbook: Thu., Apr. 26Ahead on the 4/26 Maddow showHow Osama bin Laden got deadBiden plays offense in campaign's attack on RomneyThe shrinking battleground state mapThursday's Mini-Report'NY 99ers' form defensive line to protest Romney's economic playbookWhy the U.K. recession matters in U.S. politicsMiss. gov: Left on 'mission' to 'abort children'Fighting the last warRove super PAC ad slams 'cool' ObamaDying veteran battles Spirit Airlines' greedMichigan, this is your democracyThank you Eric!McCain vs. McCain on women's issuesAn excerpt from David Dalton's new book "Who is that Man?"First Word: 2012 toss-up statesMontana governor drops by the show, brings gifts of mountain goats, beef jerkyDeep Dive: Edwards trial criminalizing politics?Quote of the DayTerry Jones threatens (again) to burn QuransGretchen Carlson slams 'Slow Jam'Catholics slam Paul Ryan on cuts to poorA financial twist on the 'war on voting'Thursday's campaign round-upFrom Iraq's CPA to Team RomneyScarborough: Carter's comfort with Romney is 'very telling'Great late morning video: Dad, kids sing Queen on way to schoolGOP keeps slamming Obama for agreeing with the GOPMust-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, April 26, 2012Scarborough: 'Let me set myself on fire politically: [Rubio]'s not ready to be vice president'Walker plays fast and loose with equal-pay law'Papers, Please' was never post-racialThe GOP objects to Obama's 'slow jam'Small donor spinJobless claims still stuck at four-month highAn excerpt from Michael Sandel's book "What Money Can't Buy"One step forward, one step back on student loansMorning Maddow: April 26Let Me Start...NOW Today: Live from WashingtonTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Thursday, April 26Rodney King remembers 20 years agoThe Tease: Coming up on MJThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/25/12Obama and Fallon slow jam the newsRachel talks family values with Wendy WilliamsMatthews: Election will be determined by candidates' personal values'Ed Show' playbook: Wed., Apr. 25Ahead on the 4/25 Maddow showHannity defends 'rice and beans' comments, attacks NBC, Media MattersRomney poaches message of fairness from DemocratsMichigan is one tough townPresident Obama: #Don'tDoubleMyRateWednesday's Mini-ReportGOP economist, Romney aide 'seems to have jumped the shark'First Word: Clear choicesToday in Hyperbole: "Cultural Icon" Rachel joins Bill Maher, Bart SimpsonSnowe me the moneyThe one term that must not be mentionedRubio loses last page of speech, wishes he had Obama's teleprompterReligious right lobbies against VAWAWhat drives Kobach and HethmonRomney's ghosts of campaigns presentRubio thinks Bush did 'a fantastic job'Wednesday's campaign round-upMitt Romney's Tuesday speech as a word cloudPaul Ryan's faith-based troubles continueMust-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, April 25, 2012GOP determined to move backwards on student loansObama and Fallon slow-jam the newsHeilemann on Romney: 'There's only so far you can pivot away from the positions you've taken''A cautionary tale''I'm very embarrassed'The wrong message, the wrong messengerWhen Mexican immigration drops to zeroRead an excerpt from Kip Hawley and Nathan Means' new book "Permanent Emergency"Has Mitt Romney met Mitt Romney?Let Me Start...An excerpt from Garry Marshall's memoir "My Happy Days in Hollywood"Morning Maddow: April 25NOW Today: Welcome to the GeneralTrending NOWFluke responds to new Limbaugh attackLinks for the 4/24 TRMSRomney pivots to general electionObama gets personal on student loan debtsFrench Ed: "Bonne chance, Mitt. You're going to need it, dude."The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/24/12What's his name again? Genrich? Gingrich?Matthews: Republicans, Democrats can't face key long-term challengesPoll: Do college aged voters have any reason to trust Mitt Romney?'Ed Show' playbook: Tuesday, Apr. 24Romney's 'updated' Bush policies fall well to right of our fifth worst presidentWill the 'right' VP change Romney's image?Ahead on the 4/24 Maddow showHannity: Americans not going to bed hungry, poor 'survive' on rice and beansFeds file first criminal charges in BP spillTuesday's Mini-ReportFirst Word: Primary night, last hurrahsAnn Romney loves that some women 'don't have a choice' and 'must go to work'The problem with Boehner's logicScott Brown makes Romney's life more complicatedTip to the Wags?Bringing the big sky to the Big AppleRick Scott's sense of ironyCompeting for the youth voteParties and markets and bears, oh myA look inside the Florida Senate raceTuesday's campaign round-upMatthews: 'We are in a dangerous time in politics'Counting on the Thurston Howell demographicIt all boils down to physicsJeff Greenfield: Jon Huntsman 'endorsed Romney with all the enthusiasm of a hostage tape participant'A solution in search of a problemGiuliani, who slammed Romney in December, now offers lukewarm backingRemember the 'ban' on earmarks?Must-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, April 24, 2012Romney shakes the Etch A Sketch on student aidWal-Mart faces criminal probe in bribery scandalLet Me Start...Boehner frets over his job securityMorning Maddow: April 24NOW Today: Goodbye Gingrich?Mark Halperin: Taylor Swift fanTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Tuesday, April 24Huntsman rewrites himself over GOP jabBoehner: '1-in-3' shot GOP will lose HouseGingrich and Huntsman waking up, at last?Birth to 12 years in 2 min. 45.Huntsman's China-GOP comparisonThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/23/12Federal vs. State: Round TwoTrayvon police chief denied resignationA bit of time travel on the 'Drift' tourPoll: Is Mitt Romney trying to fool young voters by siding with the president on student loans?Ahead on the 4/23 Maddow show'Ed Show' playbook: Monday, Apr. 23Will a campaign against 'severely conservative' Romney work?Just call 'em a commieALEC loses Proctor & Gamble, faces IRS complaintSanford police chief tries to quit, unsuccessfullyHugh Hefner blasts the GOP's war on sexMonday's Mini-ReportWho could Trayvon Martin have become?Grenell causes a stirFirst Word: Starting pointIs 'Papers, Please' headed for the shredder?A 'wheeling and dealing Miami lobbyist'C'est importante: Why France's presidential elections matterNOW & Later: Episode number 29?Reich to debunk O'Reilly, Dobbs claims on 'Ed Show' tonightThe GOP 'orphan' that can't pay its rentSo much for the vast left-wing conspiracyVirginia license plates challenge, now with Gadsden flagRevisiting Gingrich's campaignJust like Bush, but 'updated'Monday's campaign round-upWhat McDonnell will do to be VPAfter comparing GOP to communist China, Jon Huntsman blames the media, but doesn't back downChuck Colson, felon turned religious right powerhouseThe most inexperienced candidate in generations'Reparative therapy is nothing more than quackery fueled by bias'Bill Clinton's advice for Team Obama: Will it work?Obama targets Iran, Syria with new sanctionsScott Brown needs a dictionaryHuntsman compares GOP to China's governmentLet Me Start...A tale of two scandalsMorning Maddow: April 23NOW Today: Two years laterTrending NOWMust-Read Op-Eds for Monday, April 23, 2012Morning Headlines: Monday, April 23Staying green is just your first bit of homeworkA farm grows in BrooklynIn our April 22 show, we'll be down to earthTo win, you need to put in the (home)workThis Week in GodIn our April 21 show, we're keeping it localToday in Hyperbole: Over the rainbowThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/20/12Office Hours: Let's get rid of gradesMatthews: Jobless rate will determine the next President'Ed Show' playbook: Friday, Apr. 20Zimmerman to Martin family: 'I am sorry'Zero confidence from GOP in Romney?Ahead on the 4/20 Maddow showFriday's Mini-ReportFor minimum wage earners, the rent is too damn high13 years after Columbine, the NRA presses onThe Cost of CongressReligious right leader's racially charged plagiarismDems, GOP fight over student loan rates'Making Liberty Sexy?' Ron Paul: Game on!Palin: Secret Service may be 'checking out' Michelle Obama instead of guarding herA question of characterWhat about Newt?Who's the man in the Green Monster?Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XIVEd to Democrats: 'Step up and protect the poor'What we're arguing about in our office right nowBashir: Romney got Nugent's endorsement during phone call to a gun shopWith friends like these...$150,000 bond set for Trayvon's killerA deep strain of paranoiaElizabeth Warren and Scott Brown discuss Senate race on Morning JoeFriday's campaign round-upWhy the 'Republican DREAM Act' is in troubleCantor considers tax hikes on the poorRomney makes the case for Landon/Knox '36Matthews: It's nice to know, at the end of the day, politicians can get alongPaul Ryan vs. the BishopsMcConnell rejects Boehner's spending strategyLet Me Start...Romney won't find the mainstream in LynchburgMorning Maddow: April 20Must-Read Op-Eds for Friday, April 20, 2012NOW Today: A 'very, very close campaign'Trending NOWMorning Headlines: Friday, April 20Romney tries to rewrite his resumeThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/19/12President Obama sits at the front of the busIn her shoesWatch What Happens .... to RachelPoll: Obama leads, economy a weak spot'Ed Show' playbook: Thurs., Apr. 19Ahead on the 4/19 Maddow showObama, Romney preview general election strategiesNorth Carolina now voting on marriage rightsComplications of Condi Rice on VP ticketLevon Helm 1940-2012Thursday's Mini-ReportLevon Helm, key member of The Band, dies at 71Romney's misfire on plant closingsAwesome Internets: Thursday editionCantor revives GOP war on working poorWhat Roosevelt, Wilson, and House Dems have in commonGo with the flowFirst Word: Polls apartMike Barnicle shares his memories of a life spent, in large part, at FenwayThe carrots are cooked (French lessons for Romney)Bachmann: Obama waving 'tar baby in the air'Post-script: The GOP Budget's lack of 'moral criteria'Rubio moves further from VP considerationSwing State ScenariosScott Walker, Allen West Heart Ted NugentBoehner vs. the BishopsThey're making a movie about Oscar Grant IIIThursday's campaign round-upGOP explains opposition to fair pay laws'Skin in the game'Must-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, April 19, 2012White House draws line in the sand on spendingConcern for Team Obama? President beats Romney in likability, but they're tied in the pollsViolence Against Women Act takes center stageJobless claims stuck at four-month highHouse GOP eyes tax cut, ignores 'debt crisis'Morning Maddow: April 19Let Me Start...NOW Today: Not going awayTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Thursday, April 19The comedic stylings of Mitt RomneyObama says he wasn't born with silver spoonLinks for the 4/18 TRMSThe Tease: Coming up on MJThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/18/12SCOTUS to weigh 'wardrobe malfunction'?Matthews: 'Best to you, Mr. Clark'Ahead on the 4/18 Maddow show'Ed Show' Playbook: Wednesday, April 18thNo outrage from the right over controversial comments from West, NugentThe goal in MichiganDick Clark, lengendary TV host, dead at 82Judge in Trayvon murder case steps downFollow the LeaderCoast to coast loveWednesday's Mini-ReportThomas Friedman's bad habitsRomney's Etch-a-Sketch is malfunctioningFirst Word: Dog day afternoonCitigroup Shareholders to CEO Pandit: Sorry, VikramThe wrong guy to talk about 'leadership'Secret Service GrillingIn 1994, Ann Romney described her life as financially 'struggling' college studentTed Nugent UpdateThe growing importance of the Ledbetter Fair Pay ActInside IndianaKobach on Romney role: 'Nothing's changed'The 'Woman's Option to Raise Kids' ActWednesday's campaign round-upMust-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, April 18, 2012Secret Service scandal spotlights sex traffickingTime for Boehner to update his talking pointsScarborough: Why does Washington insist on playing games?Getting an earful from regular folksHeilemann on Hillary 2016: 'I think she's probably going to run'Wild, wild WestScarborough on Citi CEO's pay package: 'They shouldn't pay this guy 15 dollars'A growing interest in Mr. SecrecyThe Sympathy GapThe GOP power play on public displayLet Me Start...Morning Maddow: April 18NOW Today: How will they vote?Trending NOWMorning Headlines: Wednesday, April 18Kings and queens and gifted teensRewriting FOX's many Wars on ThingsKim Kardashian for mayor in 2017?Romney's 'cynical' side on reproductive rightsToday in Herman Cain news...The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/17/12The Tease: Coming Up on MJMatthews: Will we elect Romney just because he's anti-Obama?'Ed Show' Playbook: Tuesday, April 17thAhead on the 4/17 Maddow showWill economic fairness be a winning argument for Obama?Outside our windows: Tax DayA Talk with State Senator Lena Taylor of Wisconsin!In Michigan, the price of autocracyScott Walker's Troubles Run DeeperThe Motor City Madman Goes MadLawrence talks close 2012 race, socksTuesday's Mini-ReportPolitical ScienceHappy 'unequal pay' day!First Word: Curb your Romney enthusiasmSantorum's three-year-old daughter is NRA for lifeLet the Etch A Sketch shaking beginDiscovery space shuttle takes final flightAll even in AprilObama pushes to rein in oil speculatorsThe Nuge has head choppin' fever, calls Obama admin 'criminals'ALEC Standing DownNugent draws the Secret Service's attentionGingrich Super PAC adviser: Newt lacks 'driving ambition' to be presidentSenator calls for US help in Fukushima cleanupWhy government, family budgets aren't the sameALEC backpedals, drops social agendaTuesday's campaign round-upKey fissures emerge between GOP, military leadersDoes Gallup poll show the race is starting to tighten?When lying is 'a business plan'OMG: The VRGYNYA license plateWill Team Obama's Buffett Rule strategy succeed?Upon Further Reflection, Mitt Romney Would Let the Dog OutHaley accused of 'making stuff up' in book'A severe crisis of popularity'The wrong line on the GSA controversyRemember in NovemberSenate GOP kills Buffett RuleLet Me Start...Morning Maddow: April 17Trending NOWMorning Headlines: Tuesday, April 17A president tries to rewrite war on drugsEveryone's a little bit socialistThe Tease: Coming up on MJThe case of the non-stop stop signLatino vote and the electoral mathUC Davis pepper-spray incident gets an FSenate Republicans block The Buffett RuleThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/16/12Matthews: Summit of Americas shows promise, growth for Latin America'Ed Show' Playbook: Monday, April 16thThe bill collector tolls for thee, Rick SantorumAlarming scandal for Secret ServiceAhead on the 4/16 Maddow showPippa Middleton caught in gun scandalNewt Gingrich bitten by penguin. Seriously.Ann Romney's "Gift"Monday's Mini-ReportThe Titanic survivors' journey to landPolicy ignorance at the Supreme CourtCongratulations, David Wood!Orrin Hatch's mean streakFirst Word: Romney's open mic nightNOW & Later: Who was whose intern?Measuring the drapes, fundraising edition'Nothing like' unions except for Mitt backersThe Presidents ClubAngry Badger MondayHerman Cain's 'Army of Davids'Morning Joe: Live from BostonDid #WarOnMoms get the job done for Romney?Our nation's sonsWhat 'defunding' Planned Parenthood meansJim Gaffigan: I taught Bubba Watson how to play golfMonday's campaign round-upMeasuring the White House for Car ElevatorsAnother setback for the GOP's outreach to LatinosBrzezinski: Rosen comments opened 'emotional, conflicted guilt-ridden divide between women'Romney drops policy hints at closed-door fundraiserMust-Read Op-Eds for Monday, April 16, 2012Is the Buffett Rule a political winner?It's a matter of 'choice'Why Romney's tax returns matterSenate GOP poised to kill Buffett RuleLet Me Start...Mitt's muddled message on MomsMorning Maddow: April 16NOW Today: What happens in Colombia does NOT stay in ColombiaTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Monday, April 16The Tease: Coming up on MJOne night in L.A.Today, tax returns aren't your only HomeworkIn our April 15 show, 'T' isn't just for taxesDo Melissa's Homework, for one day in your lifeThis Week in GodThe April 14 preview: This Week in Outrage!™Good Look: Kerry Washington visits #nerdlandThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/13/12Lessons from history: playing hardball with local politicsBacon cocktail... need I say more?Ahead on the 4/13 Maddow show'Ed Show' Playbook: Friday, April 13thWhere is the debate over gun control?[Word Geek]: Impossible sentence diagrammed twiceWisconsin Update: Ad Men EditionFriday's Mini-ReportWhat Just Happened?!Newark Fire Chief John Centanni on The Ed Show tonight!America Loves the Buffett RuleAllen West wants a rewardLedbetter mattersChronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XIIIToday in Hyperbole: Why modern America is just like 16th century EnglandNew abortion restrictions approved in ArizonaFriday's campaign round-upThe Big Friday FinishThe RNC has a women's blog (sort of)Women in politicsA lot of ground to make up'Like watching a temper tantrum by a 2-year-old'Rewriting the dealth penalty in AmericaIf a bill falls on a website, does it really make a sound?It's not raising a tax; it's closing a loopholeLet Me Start...Giving new meaning to 'constituent services'Morning Maddow: April 13North Korea's projectile dysfunctionNOW Today: Lining up with the NRATrending NOW'Ed Show' exclusive: Full interview with Vice President BidenThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/12/12And the 2016 GOP nominee is...?Ahead on the 4/12 Maddow show'Ed Show' playbook: Thurs., Apr. 12Romney: Obama started war on womenPartisan tug-of-war over women votersA teeny, teeny, teeny, tiny, tiny little bundle of perfectTeam Obama celebrates Romneycare b-dayThursday's Mini-ReportKanye West still a 'jackass' to ObamaALEC ties put allies on edgePatrick Gaspard: Hilary Rosen not an adviser to the Obama campaign'Ed Show' EXCLUSIVE: Biden calls attack on Ann Romney 'outrageous'Connecticut to repeal the death penaltyTaking the false-equivalence fallacy to the extremeAnti-gay hate crime indictment is historicWalker fighting with both hands, much moneyBill Cosby:Trayvon Martin case about gunsGingrich identifies his foil: Fox NewsFirst Word: Romney and the gender gapZimmerman makes court appearance in Trayvon Martin shootingThe 'Romneycare' anniversaryEXCLUSIVE: Ed interviews VP Biden today!Thursday's campaign round-upTrayvon's mother: 'It was an accident'Bill Keller: Martin protesters used case 'to score political points'Faith-based budgetingImpeachment is not a toyLilly Ledbetter, Ann Romney, and the war for women votersWhich of these is most fantastic?Who's to blame for early 2009?Standing his ground got him life in prisonJobless claims move in the wrong directionNOW Today: A day in the lifeTrending NOWMitt manipulates math: a case studyMorning Maddow: April 12Zimmerman's lawyer tears up talking caseBloomberg targets 'Stand Your Ground' lawsEarthquake in Indonesia causes evacuation a thousand miles awayThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/11/12'Ed Show' playbook: Wed., Apr. 11Rachel on The Tonight Show with Jay LenoAhead on the 4/11 showZimmerman gets 2nd-degree murder chargeGeorge Zimmerman in custody, faces second-degree murder charge in Trayvon Martin caseWednesday's Mini-ReportThe Buffett/Romney/Reagan RuleCorporations continue to pull out of ALECSex, lies and embedded video tapeHitting the wrong note, over and over againNOW & Later: 'Best dressed panel of men in a long time'Trayvon's killer charged with murder, is in custodyGOP lawmaker says 75-plus Dems are communistsPolitical tutoringFirst Word: Zimmerman to be charged'Doubling down' on caterpillarsIMODNBC: George Zimmerman to be charged in Trayvon Martin casePaul Ryan on the 'suffering' of the poorOn with the raceReport says Gov. Chris Christie exaggerated tunnel cost claimsGet to know Bubba Watson, the man who won the MastersRomney campaign stumbles on equal payWednesday's campaign round-upChris Christie sees Americans as lazy couch potatoesMust-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, April 11, 2012Sen. Pat Toomey: Romney is 'solidly conservative'When McCarthyism gets literalDid a focus on social issues bring down Santorum?Rubber, glue, and the 'war on women''Bipartisan consensus' doesn't mean what Ryan thinks it meansGOP struggles with 'Buffett Rule''The Fox Mole' starts sharingMorning Maddow: April 11Let Me Start...NOW Today: Back to issue #1?Trending NOWLinks for the 4/10 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/10/12LOL, 'Hillz' Clinton texts backImagining Santorum vs. Clinton in 2016Simpsons creator outs location of Springfield'Ed Show' playbook: Tuesday, Apr. 10EXCLUSIVE: Ed to interview Vice President Joe Biden on ThursdayComing to a conference room near youThe return of "Dubya"Zimmerman's lawyers resign from caseAhead on the 4/10 Maddow showSantorum eyeing 2016?NOW & Later: Back with moreTuesday's Mini-ReportZimmerman's lawyers withdraw from shooting caseSantorum suspends campaign 'we were winning'First Word: General election timeGOP report makes bogus 'Obamacare' claimsGame over for Rick SantorumTax Fight TruthsSantorum stands downObama hits political notes in 'Buffett Rule' speechIt's hard out here for a bookStorify: 'Going Solo' and changing normsSantorum: We will suspend our campaign effective todayWho Herman Cain means by 'other people'Rick Santorum suspends presidential campaignRep. Issa's war on workersBush claims credibility on taxes, economic policyTuesday's campaign round-upTulsa had a painful racial past before Good FridayAxelrod: Romney backs same economic policies 'that got us into the mess in the first place'Michigan running in very small circles'Owning the place' isn't enoughScarborough's advice for Romney: Just be yourself, governorAnother name off the VP short list?Ryan: Obama's criticism of my plan was a 'verbal tantrum'Must-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, April 10, 2012Obama gets a boost from women, bests Romney on favorabilityChristie's problems worsen in New JerseyObama campaign rejects anti-gay ballot measuresMorning Maddow: April 10Let Me Start...An excerpt from Delia Ephron's new book 'The Lion Is In'NOW Today: 2012 by the numbersTrending NOWThe Tease: Coming up on MJMorning Headlines: Tuesday, April 10Priests try to rewrite church doctrineSNL mocks Mitt Romney's sincerityZimmerman sets up website to raise cashThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/09/12Buffett Rule goes back to Reagan eraMatthews: The role of moral values in public lifePoll: Can Republicans make the war on women go away by pretending it doesn't exist?'Ed Show' playbook: Monday, Apr. 9Dramatic reading at the Easter Egg RollGOP has 'cold feet' for Romney?Ahead on the 4/9 Maddow showMonday's Mini-ReportSouthern Spring ReadingCongressional Birthers just can't help themselvesFirst Word: Springtime politicsSurfs up for Mitt RomneyFirst-degree murder charge in Trayvon Martin case is outThe RNC's war on metaphorsMitch McConnell, call your caucusStudy: The homophobe doth protest too much, methinksWas Tyler Perry racially profiled?About that 'Chilean model'Counted out in Wisconsin recallObama and Reagan vs. the GOPVitter has an odd definition of 'validated'Monday's campaign round-upWhy Cantor's in the GOP doghouseAmerican Crossroads sees Obama winning tax debateHousing Sec. Shaun Donovan on when home prices might reboundMust-Read Op-Eds for Monday, April 9, 2012Warren's economic assessment falls far shortRattner predicts 7.8-7.9 percent unemployment on Election DayGay BYU students say, 'It gets better'A reputation Romney can't afford to earnStupid is as stupid doesLet Me Start...Newark Mayor Booker: Devils chairman has left city feeling very betrayedConservative writer ousted after racist tiradeMorning Maddow: April 9Morning Headlines: Monday, April 9Picking Easter eggs out of the news cycleMelissa is great, gives us a big ol' cakeTugging on the lion's tail, in our April 8 previewFriday shootings in Tulsa may be hate crimes' I am much more tired of the continuing injustices of young black men dying'This Week in GodPushing the envelope to the breaking pointWhat now, Mr. President? The April 7 previewThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/06/12Smerconish: Sit back, relax, and enjoy some baseballThe Very Last Word weekly round-up'Ed Show' playbook: Fri, Apr. 6The wrong George Zimmerman conversationZimmerman's shaken baby syndrome defenseSeen on Fifth Avenue'Cowardly' Scott Walker launches all-out attack on women from behind closed doorsNew e-book lifts veil on 2012 primary raceAhead on the 4/6 Maddow showAbout that Michigan story'Drift' blurb challenge winnersFriday's Mini-ReportSuffering fools gladlyWalker's new front in the GOP's 'war on women'No more tax returns coming says Romney spokesmanFor the likely nominee who has everythingChronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XIIExplosive new audio in New Orleans Saints bounty scandalThe search for silver liningsWatch live: Military plane crashes in Virginia Beach, VirginiaMurkowski blasts the GOP's 'attack on women'President Obama to Mika: You prove women are the better halfFriday's campaign round-upMust-Read Op-Eds for Friday, April 6, 2012Meet Harold SimmonsCan a new hire help Team Romney stay on message?ALEC loses its anonymityZbigniew Brzezinski: Romney is 'playing around with matches' on IranMr. SecrecyJob totals disappoint, unemployment rate dipsLet Me Start...Christie's malleable free-market principlesMorning Maddow: April 6Morning Headlines: Friday, April 6Why the GOP wants an Atticus FinchString theory: What's the deal with Tampa's twine ban?Awesome Internets: Thursday editionThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/05/12Smerconish: Death penalty repeals are 'the greatest injustice of all'Poll: Is the GOP's war on women fact or fiction?'Ed Show' playbook: Thu., Apr. 5RNC Chair calls 'War on Women' fictionRomney jabs fellow alum Obama on HarvardWhat it's like around hereThursday's Mini-ReportAhead on the 4/5 Maddow showGOP's 'war on women' as fictional as a 'war on caterpillars,' says RNC chairMcConnell's 'dangerous line'Gingrich is not Santorum's problemFirst Word: War on caterpillars?NOW & Later: Scientific conspiracy theoriesLeaving the GOPObama believes women should be admitted to AugustaHolder responds to 5th Circuit tantrumMaybe Hatch got the parties confusedWillie Geist goes to AugustaA 'Drift' blurb challenge for youTexts from Hillary is pretty incredibleRomney's misguided bashing of his alma materThursday's campaign round-upRNC chair goes after the caterpillar voteScarborough: Saying Romney's not a conservative doesn't mean I'm not a conservativeThe delicate dance of running for VPMust-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, April 5, 2012RNC chairman reflects on women, caterpillarsRomney leads in Pennsylvania, upping pressure on Santorum to quit'Don't ask, don't tell' in the workplace?The GOP's rejection of the Reagan legacyJobless claims at lowest level since April '08An excerpt from Harvey Araton's new book "Driving Mr. Yogi"Not your average ReaganAt least the green elephant is the sameMorning Maddow: April 5An excerpt from Van Jones' book "Rebuild the Dream"An excerpt from Deepak Chopra's book "Spiritual Solutions"Donny Deutsch's fashion sense scrutinized by MJ panelNOW Today: A deeper look at the RomineeTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Thursday, April 5The Tease: Coming up on MJBig debutRewriting expectations of a Romney winThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/04/12Random internet adventures: Not the maddow you're looking for editionSmerconish: Pennsylvania primary 'is a beauty contest''Ed Show' playbook: Wed., Apr. 4Ahead on the 4/4 Maddow showRomney struggles to build momentum toward general electionLet the (silly) Republican veepstakes begin!Karen Finney's 'flak to flak' chat with Hogan GidleyWednesday's Mini-ReportClimate change isn't just a matter of degreesWe'll miss you, Newt GingrichWater guns, no; real guns, yesThe Daily Show vs. Tucson curriculumSigns of bipartisanship at STOCK signingMinnesota voters to decide whether to require IDs at pollsHalftime in America?What's Team Obama REALLY been up to?The elusive GOP health care alternativeWelcome home, veterans! Love, TucsonRick Santorum's last gasp in 2012 raceWhat constitutes 'the left'Virginia license plate made of winRunning on the economyDid Mitt Romney violate Wisconsin law?Romney's idea of a 'hide and seek' campaignToday's Thought: GOP beware! Romney's no conservativeFirst Word: Stage is set for Romney'I find all of this a bit incredible'Make no mistake, the general election is onWednesday's campaign round-upIs it too late to change the name of the Affordable Care Act to the Live Long and Prosper Act?Dems enjoy 2012 enthusiasm edgeIs the end nigh for Rick Santorum?The rubber-glue phenomenonWisconsin county still looks like a messSununu: Santorum is hanging on with egoDoes Romney have a women problem? Or just a general election problem?If this what counts as 'voter fraud'...Haley claims women 'don't care about contraception'The 5th Circuit's unsettling tantrumLet Me Start...Romney cruises; Santorum looks aheadNOW Today: Is he now the "Rominee?"Trending NOWScarborough: Nobody thinks Romney is going to win in general electionMust-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, April 4, 2012Morning Headlines: Wednesday, April 4Romney sweeps up three primary winsDouble show tonight, sortaRepublicans have had enough Trayvon, thanksAwesome Internets: Tuesday editionEd will be back live at 11pET!NBC News: Mitt Romney projected to win Wisconsin GOP primaryThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/03/1211-year-old solves euro debt crisis?NBC News: Mitt Romney will win Maryland, D.C. GOP primariesSmerconish: Romney stays silent on religion, misses key opportunitiesPlanned Parenthood suspect charged'Ed Show' playbook: Tue., Apr. 3President Obama does important mathAhead on the 4/3 Maddow showMitt got the "yips"?Suspect arrested in Wisconsin Planned Parenthood bombingCarney: Ryan budget doesn't ask anything of wealthyArizona wants you pregnant before the factRomney trading free sandwiches for votes?Tuesday's Mini-ReportCheney returns home after heart transplantFirst Word: Game on for ObamaPutting single payer in the mixCaught on camera: Tornadoes send tractor trailers flyingWhy we are at warView from WisconsinA rousing rejection of Republican radicalismObama calls Republican budget a 'Trojan horse'Equality of opportunityMississippi anti-abortion bill 'obviously unconstitutional'GOP objects to Obama's Supreme Court commentsTuesday's campaign round-upEd meets the crowd in MadisonSnowe answers her own questionA different kind of enthusiasm gapIs Romney really the life of the party? And do women care?Willie talks to GQ about Romney, sports, drinking and Heilemann's tieObama to spit hot fire on Romney, Ryan budgetChristie backs ALEC agenda in New JerseyA swing and a miss from Romney on immigrationThe importance of a pride flag in AfghanistanObama, allies hit Romney on Big Oil tiesMorning Maddow: April 3NOW Today: Showdown editionTrending NOWMust-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, April 3, 2012Excerpt from Simon Johnson and James Kwak's book "White House Burning"Morning Headlines: Tuesday, April 3End anti-piñata violenceRomney dodges question on MormonismPlanned Parenthood clinic firebombedThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/02/12Why the Right keeps smearing Trayvon MartinSmerconish: We all have embarrassing family storiesFemale voters' exodus away from RomneyPoll: Will the 'war on women' cost Republicans the White House?Controversy over contraception hurting GOP?'Ed Show' live from Madison tonight!Ahead on the 4/2 Maddow showMissouri legislator: I know something about women's health issues because 'my father is a veterinarian'Rahm pulls April Fools' prank on mediaPres. Obama, squandered energy, and the "inside game"Heard in Wisconsin: 'We can't replace me'Monday's Mini-ReportFirst Word: FBI investigating Trayvon caseThe role of the "Mitt-Stabilizer"Small explosive damages Wisconsin Planned ParenthoodRove draws parallel between NAACP, CrossroadsPredictions vs. expectations at the Supreme CourtClinton: We're all going to go up or down together in this worldMitt Romney's crowd size is no (April Fools') jokePics: Great Virginia license plate challenge'Ownership Society' becomes 'Opportunity Society'Monday's campaign round-upBiden: 'This is not your father's Republican Party'Van Jones and rebuilding the dreamTeam Romney pushes its luck with hot-mic storyBomb planted at Wisconsin Planned ParenthoodHaley, Rubio would turn down VP nodCan Romney close the gender gap?'They're pushing smoke up parents' butts'Ryan didn't 'misspeak'Let Me Start...Women boost Obama in swing statesSetting the stage for a 'Buffett Rule' showdownMorning Maddow: April 2NOW Today: Ahead of the Badger StateAn excerpt from Carl Hiaasen's new book "Chomp"Trending NOWThe Tease: Coming up on MJJoe and Mika on "Meet the Press"Must-Read Op-Eds for Monday, April 2, 2012Morning Headlines: Monday, April 2Can we have some church up in here? The April 1 preview