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Ahead on the 7/31 Maddow showGOP Rep. blames 'progressively worse' partisanship for retirement'ED Show' playbook: Tue., July 31Reid: Romney didn't pay taxes for 10 yearsHarry Reid says Romney 'didn't pay taxes for 10 years!'Let the Games Begin!India power outage: Can I get a map with that?Sandra Fluke: Finally, women have access to preventive care. Now let's get the word outTuesday's Mini-ReportI'm black and gay and I'll still eat at Chick-fil-AFirst Word: 'Kiss my a--'Romney heads home, blames media for overseas gaffesSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: The star-making convention slotAnother shutdown threat (probably) avertedBarak on BarackLawmakers announce deal to fund government through early 2013'The most leftie opening ceremony I've ever seen.'Death in a Texas prison, one way or anotherIdiots abroadCalling Romney out for his warmongering on IranPic: Funny at the Chik-fil-AWhat is one word that defines Romney's campaign?Poll: Two out of three Americans back Medicaid expansionModerate GOP Rep. LaTourette announces retirementDeepak Chopra and family launch new YouTube channelWhen culture, context, and cowardice collideHalf of India without power as grid breaks down for second dayTuesday's campaign round-upLive Andrea Mitchell online chat Wed., August 1An excerpt from Bridget Siegel's "Domestic Affairs"GOP moderates ponder their lost influenceTV host suspects he was pulled over for 'driving while black'Waiting for Romney to 'go back and look'Must-Read Op-Eds for July 31, 2012Need a VP? There's an app for that! Romney to make announcement via phoneDems' move on marriage equality draws no pushbackTelevision host pulled over for 'driving while black'Tsk, tsk...Romney aide cusses out press in PolandBacking Chick-fil-A is latest way for conservatives to stick it to the leftRichard Mourdock on 'tyrannical principles'Mississippi town tries for betterThe hits just keep on coming for Scott BrownLet Me Start... embracing gay marriageThat Brazilian 'Best New Thing,' cont'd'Stepping up and standing up'Never let 'em see you sweatMorning Maddow: July 31Could Scalia help rewrite gun laws?Morning Headlines: Tuesday, July 31Links for the 7/30 TRMSProminent physicist no longer a climate change skepticHappy Birthday, American single-payer!Awesome Internets: Monday editionOlympian hoists Michelle ObamaStates increasingly restrict abortions even in the case of rape or incestRomney attributes wealth disparity between Israel and Palestine to 'culture'The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/30/12Clinton to play important role at DNCAl Sharpton: What's really at stake in the gun control fightMatthews: Bill Clinton is still the leader of the Democratic PartyPennsylvania election official says he will not enforce voter ID laws'ED Show' playbook: Mon., July 30Why Romney's failure abroad mattersAhead on the 7/30 Maddow showRomney brushes off 'wimp' chargesFirst Word: Romney and 'the wimp factor'Monday's Mini-Report'Driving while black ain't no joke!' tweets journalist T.J. HolmesOne of these things is not like the otherSeen in Maine: 'We did not vote for Paul LePage'Group takes Okla. 'personhood' challenge to Supreme CourtRepublican governors create real death panelsDemocratic Party to include gay marriage in platformCampbell Brown on teachers unions going 'to bat for sexual predators''The Campaign' director Jay Roach previews his new movieHuey Lewis drops by Morning Joe'Political Animals' star Ellen Burstyn talks politicsDirector Peter Bogdanovich weighs in on movie violenceA peek behind the voter-suppression curtainAdd teachers unions to the list of things Campbell Brown hatesTop CEOs donate to Romney over Obama by 4-1 marginMatthews: I think Bill Clinton wants to clear the field for Hillary in 2016Monday's campaign round-upOn the offensive on women's rights, reduxA different kind of 'fear factor'Must-Read Op-Eds for Monday, July 30, 2012Former climate skeptic says humans driving crisisSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: The GOP's Jewish vote dreamBritish celebrate national health care in Olympics opening ceremonyWho to watch for in this years Olympic GamesLet Me Start...Romney to 'go back and check' on tax ratesScalia rejects privacy rightsMorning Maddow: July 30Morning Headlines: Monday, July 30Mitt Romney dismisses Newsweek cover calling him a 'wimp'Cheney: Putting Palin on the ticket in 2008 was a 'mistake'Mitt Romney would 'respect' Israel strike on Iran, aide saysRomney racks up gaffes in UK, moves on to IsraelAn emergency dose of #nerdlandThe Blunderer in ChiefLinks for the 7/27 TRMSWashington, DC, hosts AIDS conference, while city maintains epidemic HIV infection rateUpdate: Wendy Schultz at home following surgeryO'Reilly, Republicans revive ancient racist rhetoricBritish press calls Romney's Olympic flub a missed opportunity to mend strained conservative relationshipsThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/27/12Matthews: Good businessmen don't always make good politiciansInterfaith Alliance Director to Bachmann: don't 'hide your prejudices under the cloak of religion''ED Show' playbook: Fri., July 27Romney's gaffe about the GamesObama might watch Ann Romney's horse competeAhead on the 7/27 Maddow showFriday's Mini-ReportMy All-Time Olympic Dream TeamIntern insanity on The Last WordChronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XXVIIO'Reilly revives lie about welfare programs and entitlement societyMississippi, doggone: Mostly white church balks at black couple wanting to marry thereOver 1 million Pennsylvanians incorrectly believe they have valid IDIt's the guns - but we all know, it's not really the gunsOlympic spirit on display as fans arrive for opening ceremonies in LondonWeekly rewind: Waiting for Romney's Big (Dig) momentPenny wise, pound foolishDyson responds to criticsWillie's London: Day 42012 Olympic CoverageHappy 3rd Birthday, Way Too Early!Challenge: Mitt Romney and the Deathly HellosModern Feminism from a teenagers perspectiveTwo more corporations ditch ALECFriday's campaign round-upMust-Read Op-Eds for Friday, July 27, 2012Worst. Surrogates. Ever.Romney remembers his NAACP speech differentlyThe Bachmann dividing lineAmazon's Jeff Bezos throws $2.5 million behind gay marriage in Wash.The preoccupation with the Churchill bustMy All-Time Olympic Dream TeamRepublican primaries helped fuel 'The Campaign' starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, says directorSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: Throwing salt in Mitt's woundsU.S. economy still growing -- but not by muchLet Me Start...Romney: 'I'm convinced' London is ready for the GamesA defense-cut road tripRomney steps on his own international messageNOW Today: Political games, Olympic gamesMorning Maddow: July 27Trending NOWMorning Headlines: Friday, July 27Brits mock Romney after Olympic snafuWhere will the European Central Bank go from here?Romney's budget proposals could greatly increase the deficitThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/26/12Obama reigns as top 'twiplomat'One student's quest to vote in PAConservative pundits minimize government's role in creating the InternetMatthews: We are more than the fights, the 'political back-and-forth'Orwellian word of the day: 'Pre-violent''ED Show' playbook: Thu., July 26Ahead on the 7/26 Maddow showRomney's taxes in a presidential contextMitt Romney stumbles badly in LondonWhy do some Republicans keep calling Russia the 'Soviet Union?'#romneyshambles explainedNegative advertising dominates election seasonBoy gets audience on marriage equalityThursday's Mini-ReportPalin on gun rules: 'Bad guys don't follow laws'First Word: Mind the gaffeMeet the next GOP agenda; same as the old GOP agendaProsecutor: Felons duped into voter fraud in VirginiaRead Forward: A conversation with Chris Hayes on meritocracy, elitism, and 'catnip journalism'Kirk Cameron not welcomed by all in New JerseyDepartment of Corrections: The great Greenland ice meltThe still-hidden tax returnsScarborough: Has there ever been a more worthless Congress that's done less?Dax Shepard on his new film "Hit & Run," and Bradley Cooper's dreadlocksWillie's London: Day 3Foxx connects Aurora massacre, typoNew Romney video suggests he got rousing reception at NAACPPennsylvania's voter-ID scheme looks even worseAll out of context, all the timeSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: Michigan and surprise swing statesDax Shepard, Kristen Bell won't marry until everyone can legallyThursday's campaign round-upWe're getting American exceptionalism wrong - and it mattersEconomist calls for 'investment' in preventative health careThe government really did create the InternetMust-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, July 26, 2012The death we are willing to tolerateBrutal summer calls for infrastructure repairsRomney kicks off foreign tour in UK but won't stay for wife's horse to compete in OlympicsA Patchwork NationThe jobless claims roller-coaster ride continuesLet Me Start...Gun measures that 'shouldn't be controversial'Dems gain leverage in tax fightMorning Maddow: July 26Morning Headlines: Thursday, July 26In Japan, a nuclear ghost town stirs to lifeRewriting Bill O'Reilly on gun controlMitt Romney on tax returns: 'I just don't want to give [Dems] more material' to attack meBailout watchdog: Obama admin. 'chose the interests of Wall Street bankers' over the economyRomney for changing hearts, not gun lawsCommunism was more popular than Congress during a legislature lowObama: 'AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals'Christie considering run if Romney losesThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/25/12Matthews: Christian Bale showed us what grace looks likeSandy Weill urges big banks to break up'ED Show' playbook: Wed., July 25Rev. Al: GOP vote against tax cuts is 'in-your-face to the middle class'Outpouring of support from 'ED show' viewers for Wendy SchultzFirst Word: Senate passes Dems' tax billAhead on the 7/25 Maddow showAwesome Internets: Wednesday editionWednesday's Mini-ReportSenate approves extension of Bush tax cuts affecting all but top 2% of earnersSeen in Florida: Human connection still beautifulAfter protest, federal officials to review fatal shootings by Anaheim policeLondon to the safety net: Let them eat sportsEd Schultz announces his wife, Wendy, is battling ovarian cancerKim Jong-un's mysterious lady friend now North Korean first ladyThe 'Anglo-Saxon' connectionCrist: Voter ID laws are 'just plain wrong'Geithner defends U.S. actions in Libor rate-rigging scandalWillie's London: Day 3Graham Nash on digital vs. analogFlorida, Florida, Florida!Romney advisor's 'Anglo-Saxon' remark 'stunningly offensive'Jared Bernstein: Weill's warnings shouldn't be ignoredThe limits of conspiracy theoriesSandy Weill calls for break up of big banks...like the one he built at CitigroupWednesday's campaign round-upOne small typo, one big differenceMust-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, July 25, 2012Gun control talk is cheap. A sane mental health system is notAmong competing jobs plans, it's not even closeGun control: A conversation not a debateGreenland image highlights climate crisisRapid Greenland melt alarms scientistsAbout those defense cuts...S.E. Cupp latest NY Daily News article: The problem of evilThe lessons of the UK's double-dip recessionSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: The race to the bottomLet Me Start...CBO: Obamacare still cuts deficitKrystal Ball on "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" last night'We're all in this together'An excerpt from "The 4% Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs"Morning Maddow: July 25Morning Headlines: Wednesday, July 25Willie's London: Day 2Speaking up for the Michael Jordans out thereRewriting the NRA's take on 'freedom'Who run the world? Girls. (h/t Beyoncé)Harvard legal scholar: Transparency alone won't curb super PAC influenceEzra Klein explains the Libor scandal and why it matters in under three minutesChristian Bale visits Aurora shooting victimsLawsuit against Pa. voter ID law going forward this weekPer S.E.: Evil is difficult to deconstructChick-fil-A on Muppet recall: nothing to seeWho will get on board with the Medicaid expansion?The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/24/12Rep. Van Hollen talks going 'Off The Cliff'Matthews: Romney is running on same bad agenda that got us into IraqGOP economic plan projected to raise taxes on the poor, unlikely to create jobsRomney backers claim independence from government while pocketing federal funds'ED Show' playbook: Tue., July 24Pretty in pink, Mindy Meyer is the 'Diva' of district 21Ahead on the 7/24 Maddow showConason: Romney has 'no strong convictions on his own'NBC/WSJ poll: Negative campaign takes toll on candidates; Obama up six pointsCan you read this? The Michigan emergency manager petitionFirst Word: Bat crap crazyTuesday's Mini-ReportRewriting one gun lobbyist's modestyPerry, Haley face hospital pushback on healthcareProgrammed Heroes: Analyzing the aftermath from the Aurora shootingThe nonbeliever nationDo Americans want tougher gun control laws or not?The Doctor is inWhen actors are also 'small business owners'New York reaps economic benefits of same-sex marriage celebrationsVFW hears two very different perspectivesWhat's in the tax returns?CBO: States opting out of Medicaid expansion will leave 3 million uninsuredInglis' overly-optimistic expectations'Personhood' movement slowed in 2012 as amendment fails to make Montana ballotRemembering the 12 lost in the Colorado shootingObama moves off Romney's Bain record in new adWarner Bros. confirms donation to Colorado shooting victimsTop economists: Time to raise the minimum wageAn expensive hostage strategyA possible first in presidential campaign swagSan Francisco mayor wants stop-and-friskWhether to extend those other tax breaksRomney's rationaleTuesday's campaign round-upA closed bookMust-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, July 24, 2012Kyl complains: Obama focuses too much on middle classSurfing the Middle EastToday's guest spot: David NioseNOW Today: What's old is newIf the first six months don't count...Louisiana sets rules for landmark school voucher programSo, where do states stand on the Medicaid expansion?Romney's new international incidentSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: Is Bain a bust?Advocates continue to challenge 'show me your papers' in ArizonaJustice Department eyes Pennsylvania voter-IDLet Me Start...The foolish embrace of self-defeating argumentsObama presents voters with 'The Choice'Morning Maddow: July 24Hunting and high-capacity magazinesTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Tuesday, July 24Romney on abortion: One issue, seven positionsRomney's twisted road on abortionIt's official, pretty much: Government responds to the rich, not the poorMost Americans favor gun control measuresThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/23/12Muppets to Chick-fil-A: Cluck you!Matthews: Being united is always being better than dividedAhead on the 7/23 Maddow ShowElizabeth Warren: 'This is about a basic question of fairness'Congressman: U.S. has 'given up' on gun control'ED Show' playbook: Mon., July 23Sally Ride, first American woman in space, a lesbian, dies of cancerRepublicans come forward to criticize Bachmann, defend Huma AbedinToure TV: Why I went to see "The Dark Knight Rises"Apolitical? Portman didn't get the memoMonday's Mini-ReportWillie's London: Day 1First Word: 'Our hearts still ache'Penn State fines are handed downHow prayer is helping the healing processGabby Giffords visits the French AlpsGohmert's regretsAccused shooter, James Holmes, makes court appearanceWay Too Early LIVE from the London OlympicsBrooklyn politics now going like thisWhat's it going to take to change the gun laws in this country?Muslim Brotherhood: Bachmann's conspiracy theory about us is 'ridiculous'GOP lie circles back to Elizabeth WarrenMaking the world uncomfortable for rapistsDon't trivialize voter suppressionElton John calls for end to stigma attached to HIV as AIDS Conference returns to U.S. after hiatusThe health care exchanges the GOP pretends not to likeRomney's 'it takes a village' argument in 2002It's a girl! And a...An idol is torn down, but Corbett stays uprightBachmann is losing friends fastMonday's campaign round-upTheater massacre suspect appears in Colorado courtroomSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and gunsBloomberg: Close gun control loopholes, tighten up enforcementPenn State penaltiesCoach Paterno statue removed at Penn State as college is punished by NCAAReagan worship gone awryOn the verge of another financial crisisRomney to Olympians: 'You didn't get here solely on your own'Rick Warren ponders students, animalsSen. Frank Lautenberg to reintroduce ban on high-capacity gun magazinesRon Johnson's vision of an armed populaceLet Me Start...'Out of this darkness, a brighter day is going to come'Morning Maddow: July 23Shocked Aurora vows, 'We will remember' victims of theater shooting rampageTonight: President Obama in ColoradoMinority participation in the culinary industry trending upwardsHow climate change is affecting one Ohio farm this summerNational Alliance for Syria's Al-Jijakli on a decentralized revolutionColorado governor claims even with tougher gun control, Aurora shooter would have 'found something'In our July 22 show, we're going back to AfricaHarris-Perry: We must craft a safer world that protects mothers and children'The people we lost in Aurora loved, and were loved'In our July 21 show, we rememberThis Week in GodGood Look: Melissa on 'Maddow,' on AuroraDemocracy requires that we find a way to trust one anotherHarris-Perry: This insane level of violence 'feels almost ordinary,' it's time to have this discussionLinks for the 7/20 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/20/12Reagan: We need stricter gun purchasing restrictionsScenes from Aurora shooting aftermathObama calls Aurora Mayor, speaks with Advisors in Oval Office; Political ads get pulled in COFriday's Mini-ReportGunman opens fire in theater, kills 12Who is James Holmes?'We are confident he acted alone'Reactions to Aurora ShootingsAUDIO: Police radio tapes released from Aurora, Colorado theater shootingCops: Weeks of planning went into shootings at Colo. Batman screeningUpdate: Aurora Colorado ShootingWho will stand up for gun control?President Obama orders flags to be flown at half-staff for the victims in Aurora, Colorado shooting tragedyChronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XXVIFederal grand jury probing Rep. GrimmBREAKING NEWS: Mass Shooting at Batman Screening in Aurora, Colorado; 12 Dead, dozens woundedThe Middlesex Truck & Coach backstoryColorado marks yet another random mass shooting in 2012Let Me Start...Friday's campaign round-upBreaking News: Midnight Shooting at "Dark Knight Rises" movie premierObama: 'There will be other days for politics'Steve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: Warren vs. Christie?How not to respond to a tragedyObama kicks off Phase II in FloridaCongress has 'checked out' on the economyPoliticians express sadness after mass Colorado shooting at movie theater'Dark Knight Rises' shooting leaves many deadNew Bain questions to dog RomneyColorado shooting leaves 12 dead, dozens injuredPresident Obama: Michelle and I are shocked and saddened by Colorado shootingMorning Maddow: July 20Trending NOWDemocrats take a harder line on going off the 'fiscal cliff'How Romney's VP vetting process might box him in on taxesBachmann's former campaign manager joins chorus condemning her anti-Muslim remarksThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/19/12Romney's 2010 taxes not fully disclosedMatthews on 'The Newsroom': The brilliance is in striving for betterUnder Romney's budget plan, seniors would pay an extra $6,400 a year for health careAhead on the 7/19 Maddow show'Ed Show' Playbook: Thurs. July 19thJeff Daniels: 'The country is disengaged'Republican strategist shies away from calling new Romney ad 'accurate'Abortion regulation without representationBut the screens stayed on!Thursday's Mini-ReportBorn to be wildThe "Mittens" petitionKrystal Clear: Romney & TaxesAnd the nominees are….Basebrawl: Our political analysisSubmit designs for Off The Cliff campaignJust another sign in a Republican windowThe contraception fight makes a comebackMorgan Freeman infuses pro-Obama super PAC with $1 million donationFirst word: Did Ann really say 'You people'?Lawsuit challenges Obama administration on targeted killings of AmericansBoehner: attacks on Abedin 'pretty dangerous'High level Republicans slam Bachmann for "McCarthy level" rhetoric against Huma AbedinDems file lawsuit over Ohio voter ID lawThe Cooler: Snooki, Newt and mashed-potato SlurpeesIt's only the longest war in American historyHow Will You Remember George W. Bush?Let them eat cape: Bat-Romney risesScalia vs. the GOP line on disclosureHeating up the HeartlandMust-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, July 19, 2012Thursday's campaign round-upBeware of liberal, Jewish summer camps?John McCain joins Morning Joe this FridayLet Me Start...Salsa-dancing Giants champion Cruz on his battles with adversityTamron Hall: 'Our battle is equality'When wrenching quotes from context is the game planDiscovering what you were born to doOregon man who got naked at the airport found not guiltyCFPB gets to workWhy I'm excited for the 2012 OlympicsSteve Kornacki latest Salon.com article: Mitt Romney, front-runner?The 'red scare' never endsCandidates fail voters by failing to address real issues on campaign trailNOW Today: Another dead heatRomney echoes Obama line on public institutionsWashington state first to launch Facebook voter registrationMorning Maddow: July 19Trending NOWMorning Headlines: Thursday, July 19George Zimmerman: 'It was all God's plan'Old School McCain vs. 'Bat Crap Crazy'Report: ID laws could impact 1 in 10 eligible votersSweat is weakness leaving the bodyViolence escalates in Syria, leaving future uncertainMandela and the Robben Island BibleGOP digs in heels on defense cuts despite U.S. outspending other countries by hundreds of billions of dollarsThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/18/12Romney listed as Bain CEO on Olympics site?Matthews on Christie: He's the voice Romney wants bellowing forth from Tampa'Ed Show' Playbook: Wed., July 18thAlso available in 3DChris Christie lands RNC keynote gigAhead on the 7/18 Maddow showState of DespairWant to be VP, Tim Pawlenty? You'll have to tell Mitt about your sex life firstRomney campaign to brandish the Chris Christie weapon at GOP conventionBase issues?Wednesday's Mini-ReportGive us some creditThe twists and turns of tax returnsObama wants Clarence Aaron's case reviewedFirst Word: It's going to get personalA deathbed confessionU.N. votes tomorrow on additional Syria sanctionsDebunktion Junction online special: Everybody panic! I think the conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh is not telling the truth about something.What exactly is the sequester?Jane Lynch: Not Glee-ful about college debtMcCain steps up, does the right thingAppropriation we can believe inBREAKING: Donald Trump Writing our Text Poll For Us!Mitt to Let The Dogs OutImplausible deniabilityMust-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, July 18, 2012George W. Bush: 'I was famous and I was powerful'What losing one's composure looks likeLet Me StartWednesday's campaign round-upWeiner is back in the press, leaving door open for a political comebackBoy Scouts decision to bar LGBT individuals won't slow our fightAs Goes Ohio...Can new Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer- and working women- have it all?Report: States in deep financial trouble, even if economy recoversA new idea to build retirement savingsA conversation with Deborah KennyPassing the sequester buckIt's not just the tax returns: Election 2012 shrouded in unprecedented secrecyThe costs of voter-ID lawsS.E. Cupp latest Daily News Article: 'You didn't build that'Steve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: The last guy Mitt wants in the newsMorning Maddow: July 18An excerpt from Phil Houston, Michael Floyd and Susan Carnicero's "Spy the Lie"Morning Headlines: Wednesday, July 18Limbaugh tries to rewrite Romney's pastLinks for the 7/17 TRMSLimbaugh's Batman conspiracy theoryHow an American right-wing conspiracy theory made its way to EgyptNat'l Review & MoveOn: Release returnsIllinois workers ask Romney to prevent Bain from outsourcing their jobsThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/17/12Sununu follows Limbaugh's adviceMatthews: The President has some explaining to doLimbaugh leads GOP in casting Obama as un-American'Ed Show' Playbook: Tuesday, July 17thSuper PACs raising millions to take down Florida Senator Bill NelsonThe taxing fight over Romney's taxesAhead on the 7/17 Maddow showTipping point For Romney?Tuesday's Mini-ReportFirst Word: Makes you wonderReturn of Representative Weiner?"If I had anything to say to Mitt Romney, I would ask him to please save my job"Per S.E: The American DreamFormer president Bill Clinton helps Nelson Mandela celebrate his 94th birthdayCan the power grid hold up?Jane Lynch PSA aims for students struggling under debtBain still in the forecastThe international reach of nonsenseThe doctors are in and Mika is #winningThe reinvention of Anthony WeinerBREAKING: Out of Control Romney Surrogate Trying to Change SubjectGary Kreep, birther king, doing just fineLet Me Start...Maddow exposes arms raceBrown: I'm making a plea for bipartisanship regarding Planned ParenthoodRomney campaign attacks Obama's patriotismMust-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, July 17, 2012Boy Scouts to gay community: No thanksThe nuances surrounding outsourcingRomney surrogate Sununu: 'I wish this president would learn how to be an American'"Politics of derision"Tuesday's campaign round-upGOP appears to have killed Law of the Sea TreatyThe Future of Success: saving our kids from povertyCampaign ads invoke mockery to weaken candidates' grasp on powerSteve Rattner on tax cuts: 'We are fighting over a small piece of ground'Are you part of the hooked up generation?Is just getting a job enough?Steve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: Why is it so hard to raise taxes on the rich?The check's in the mailCheney to rally GOP against GOP proposalContext is still kingMorning Maddow: July 17Morning Headlines: Tuesday, July 17President Obama and first lady need second try on 'Kiss Cam'Rewriting the Coburn-Norquist warStopping and frisking, but not findingRomney not fond of tax returns in 2002Could the DISCLOSE Act's failure swing the Massachusetts Senate race?Is Sheldon Adelson trying to oust Obama to thwart an investigation by the Department of Justice?How Romney deals with the Bain questionThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/16/12Matthews: This election is about destroying Obama, not electing a leaderJames Carville: Obama putting middle class front and centerObama talks Bain, the raw versionRobert Reich: Why Taxes Have to Be Raised on the RichHope in Texas - UPDATE'Ed Show' Playbook: Monday, July 16Obama, Romney go negativeWill the GOP condemn Bachmann's Muslim witch hunt?Ahead on the 7/16 Maddow showWhy Romney's Bain story still doesn't add up, and why it mattersFirst Word: Releasing the tax returnsMonday's Mini-ReportFDA approves first HIV prevention drugFeminism for a new generation of WomenWashington Monthly: The Future of SuccessWhen 'regular' people aren't what they appear to beSecretary Clinton wraps up her 2 week overseas tourYouth, liberals lead way on marijuana legalization in Western statesRush Limbaugh: Obama hates this countrySenate GOP poised to kill Disclose ActRomney Under Fire… from the RIGHT.Hyde Park freeze-out: Plug pulled on Bruce Springsteen, McCartney encoreFlorida officials to use Homeland Security database in voter roll purge'Witness 9' alleges Zimmerman molested herRomney comes up with a tax-return spinTRMS headline writing challenge: Infoxication, small business editionHow Good is This Ad?The future of successThose who sign the back of checksLearning how to play the game of chickenBreaking down the VeepstakesMonday's campaign round-upLet Me Start...Bain RefrainA weak conversational detourThe strange, new fight over welfare reformRepublican chant for Romney's tax returns gets louderMust-Read Op-Eds for Monday, July 16, 2012Today's guest spot: Caitlin MoranGOP pressures Romney: release the tax returnsSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: Mitt's "retroactive" escapeWhen in doubt, there's always IslamophobiaDesperation leads to 'retroactive' rationalizationsWe're not 'going broke'Morning Maddow: July 16Morning Headlines: Monday, July 16MSNBC's New Digital Home: Coming in 2013The 1965 law that may determine the outcome of the 2012 raceBill Kristol becomes latest conservative saying it's 'crazy' for Mitt Romney not to release his tax returnsRahm Emanuel to Mitt Romney over Bain attacks: 'Stop whining'Republican swing state governors call Obama campaign's anti-Romney messaging 'pathetic'Ex-Bain executive: Romney was 'legally' CEO after 1999, but effectively replaced with committeeIn our July 15 show, we're in hostile territoryThe decades-long debate over food stampsMeet Bassey Ikpi, mental health advocateFriday the 13th: Are you superstitious?Olympic UniformsIn our July 14 show, we rep the StreetThis Week in GodGood Look: Porn, feminism and FoucaultMadeleine Stowe on why she's campaigning against Eric CantorFormer Romney challenger: 'It's taken 10 years to figure out that maybe he wasn't telling the truth' about BainSmerconish: Think Olympic uniforms should be made in USA? Toss your iPad into the fireThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/13/12No more tax returns from Romney: 'I put out as much as we're going to put out'Ghost Towns Across AmericaSmerconish: Let Team USA wear whatever they want, wherever it was made"No Apology"Ahead on the 7/13 Maddow showMitt Romney's 'blackest week ever''Ed Show' Playbook: Friday, July 13thDavid Corn: Romney has a 'wealth' of problems to confrontHappy 16th anniversary, MSNBCLakrisal Strikes Back, part 2Joe Biden on warming up crowdsFriday's Mini-ReportBush 41: 'Who the hell is Grover Norquist'?Romney's Bain story unraveling quicklyRendell wrings hands: Bain attacks are 'hurting the president's brand'What Just Happened?!Obama gives your wacky uncle a nameGeraldo Rivera doubles down on Trayvon Martin: I was right about the hoodieSame-sex couple fights to stop deportation, gay marriage banWorst. Congress. Ever.Go, Garnish!The NOW interns unpack the week:Interview: Photographer turns abortion into education momentAfter Another Awful Week, Mitt Romney Forced to do Non-Fox News InterviewsChronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XXVFrom silly thesis to silly filmVeepstakesThe elusive tax returns remain hiddenFriday's campaign round-upSavage new cuts reveal Republican wish list if Romney winsBush 41 looks back at his presidency, talks Grover Norquist in Parade interviewGOP attacks Obama over GOP budget cutsBill Clinton: 'I'm not sure both sides want the economy to get better'Must-Read Op-Eds for Friday, July 13, 2012The vetting that never happenedDNC, RNC flacks duke it out on 'Daily Rundown'Steve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: Mitt's story doesn't add upToday's guest spot: Dream TeamClumsy, creative editingSpeaking of 'free stuff,' how about a vote?Reaction to the Penn State scandal reportPresident Obama knocks Romney's economic credentials further in new interviewScott Brown's sense of self-importanceDon't bother Haley with the detailsLet Me Start...The testimony Romney prefers to forgetMorning Maddow: July 13Morning Headlines: Friday, July 13Former SEC commissioner: Romney 'should be accountable' for Bain from 1999 to 2002'Mudcat' Saunders: Eric Cantor is a 'bought and paid for crook'Obama spokesperson: We won't apologize for saying Romney might have misled the SECHope in TexasEven the dogs stop to watch 'The ED Show'The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/12/12Smerconish on PSU, Sandusky cover up: Law enforcement still needs to be held accountablePoll: Would you ever hire someone who lied on their resume?Ahead on the 7/12 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Thu., July 12Globe reporter: Romney camp hasn't challenged the facts of our Bain storyDemocratic vets: Obama might just win the military voteNew report reveals Paterno, PSU officials knew about child abuse by SanduskyPaterno, Spanier hit for 'callous' disregard of Sandusky's child victims2012: Early Political InningsThursday's Mini-ReportWhy Romney's tax returns matterDo we protect our cell phones?'ED Show' chart: Romney tax plan would hurt most African-AmericansConfidence in organized religion hits all-time low in Gallup pollRomney, Obama accuse each other of liesSenate GOP kills small-business tax cut billFrom 'repeal and replace' to 'repeal and reverse'Since when is $250,000 a year 'middle class?'Boos by choosing?Alabama judge says enough with the debtors prisonBreaking News: Penn State Board of Trustees live news conferenceToure's article from TIME: Romney Plays The Race CardRomney's Bain Capital timeline remains in question"You wanna split that candy bar, B 61?"Jackson Jr.'s office says he's being treated for mood disorderHouse Republicans vote to repeal health careFirst Word: He said, he saidPaul LePage falls, keeps diggingSigourney Weaver joins us for a talk about "Political Animals"There's never been a better time to borrowDoes business success make a good president? Sadly for Romney, history suggests notMust-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, July 12, 2012Awesome Internets: Thursday editionGiving Chavez what he wantsThursday's campaign round-upRep. Al Green sums up Republican failure on health care with a moment of silenceToday's guest spot: James MannA Bain Capital 'game changer'Military commissions at workCheney hosts $30K-minimum Romney soiree but campaign would have you believe they're not budsDoes money affect your ethics?Turning the tax debate upside downSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: Are Democrats falling into line?The oil subsidies Scott Brown doesn't seeOffshore Mitt (Cartoon)Jobless claims plummet (but there's a catch)Let Me Start...Romney: NAACP members want 'free stuff'Morning Maddow: July 12Morning Headlines: Thursday, July 12'Occupup': Dog joins protest at Zuccotti ParkClouds part for Manhattanhenge pilgrimsSound and fury, signifying no jobsRewriting the right-wing attack on GoogleObama's big lead with the single ladiesRomney responds to NAACP booing: 'If they want more stuff from the govt. tell them to go vote for the other guy''This has gotta be some kind of record!'Romney booed at NAACP over 'Obamacare'The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/11/12Did the Romney campaign plant supporters at NAACP speech?The greatest lie ever told: Obama is a classic tax and spend liberalSmerconish: Obama cut taxes in a big way, but needs to vocalize actions moreAwesome Internets: Wednesday editionFlorida GOPer: Greeks and Romans barred criminals from voting, so why can't we?Ahead on the 7/11 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Wed., July 11Rev. Al: Romney used his NAACP speech to 'score with the right wing'Young activists take the fight to Teen VogueRomney speaks, draws boos at NAACP conventionTRMS writing challenge: Romney Hamptons fundraiser fan fiction winnersWednesday's Mini-ReportChrysalis of contrition?Study: The rich are likely to be less compassionate, more calculatingFirst Word: Romney booed by NAACPSteve SpeakGroundhog Day?House Dem mocks GOP's 'invisible' healthcare replacement billBecause the first 32 times were too subtleHistory mandates presidential candidates release tax returns, but not how manyBeliefs don't matter, policies doWhat are the possibilities for Afghanistan after the US leaves?Maybe the 'Gestapo' isn't so bad after all?Romney draws boos from NAACP for vowing to repeal health reformMika goes on a family vacation to Sweden, 'highly' recommends itFlorida closes only tuberculosis hospital during outbreakDems hope to play offense on health careRomney's NAACP speech makes vague nod at LGBT community, glorifies charter schoolsRomney's unpleasant visit with the NAACPVoter-ID laws are 'poll taxes,' says HolderWednesday's campaign round-upMust-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, July 11, 2012Does Money Make You Mean?This is not the 'Bermuda' you're looking forPelosi breaks it down: Ranking politicial dance movesAn 'extreme' tax policyHas the Obama campaign found its sea legs? Carville thinks soNikki Haley hinders public health (again)Today's Guest Spot:S.E. Cupp latest NY Daily News Article: Knowing is half the battle? It's often much less than thatSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: Mitt's tax calculation"Endgame: AIDS in Black America" a Frontline documentaryThe GOP's #1 Senate targetChris Christie rewriting Mitt Romney?Why it matters when, exactly, Romney left BainLet Me Start...NOW Today: Mitt Romney makes his pitch before the NAACPObama to extend health coverage to federal firefightersGrand Ole' (And White) PartyMorning Maddow: July 11Trending NOWMorning Headlines: Wednesday, July 11Links for the 7/10 TRMSRomney's student loan plan: Give banks more money, for some reasonJames Carville: Social Security 'is the act of a just and moral nation'Ed Schultz: Scranton, Pa.'s massive pay cut for public workers is beginning of 'new template'Rollins: GOP a 'bunch of old white guys'Biden hits Romney right in the blingThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/10/12Martin Luther King III says Americans must fight voter ID lawsMcQueen the caterpillar is moving onBiden knocks Romney policy, delivers bawdy bedroom humorSmerconish: What about the privacy rights for cell phone users?'ED Show' playbook: Tue., July 10Police requesting millions of cell recordsAhead on the 7/10 Maddow showMembers of Congress get caught tweaking their Wikipedia pagesIs Romney the 'Richie Rich' candidate?Rejecting MedicaidUncle Lionel Batiste 1931-2012Pennsylvania pays Romney fundraiser to run voter ID campaignHave We Gone iCrazy?Tuesday's Mini-ReportAwesome Internets: Cookie editionWe The SearchersFirst Word: Show me the moneyTexas HolderTax avoidance is not the American wayPer S.E.The American DreamCaterpillar names revealed!The recursive rubber/glue gameRomney rakes in Hamptons cashObama campaign doubles down on Romney's tax returnsTRMS writing challenge: Romney Hamptons fundraiser fan fictionRick Perry rejects health reform, realityLePage can't help himselfMust-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, July 10, 2012A personal take on yesterday's guest spotRep. Charlie Rangel: GOP wants to 'embarrass President Obama''Obamacare' more popular on eve of repeal voteTouré's Paperback ReleaseMany on Wall Street think cheating breeds successTuesday's campaign round-upMeet Julia Bluhm, feminist media activistGuess which candidate is making more cash in the Hamptons?A month on, Wisconsin Dems take SenatePulling off 'an unconscionable crime'Romney's plan to move backwards on educationHow Rick Scott handles a TB outbreakAre we too connected?Steve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: What Obama is up againstPerry blows off Texas' uninsured, hospitals2012: DeadlockedTax returns at heart of new Obama campaign videoScranton, Pa., slashes workers' pay to minimum wageTax fight taking shapeLet Me Start...Barbour undercuts Romney on tax returnsMorning Maddow: July 10Morning Headlines: Tuesday, July 10President Obama's fiscal cliff strategyVenture capitalist Nick Hanauer: 'Dead false' to say people who run companies are 'job creators'18-year-old Ron Paul supporter barred from GOP convention slams party's 'corrupt power brokers'Experts: Sharks swimming close to shore are looking for seals, not peoplePerry says no Medicaid expansion in TexasDurbin: Romney disclosing less than any candidate in 36 yearsThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/09/12Chris Christie: War on drugs a 'failure'Smerconish: Pa. voter ID law will have 'national ramifications'Pennsylvania Dem chairman: As AG, Gov. Corbett prosecuted 'zero' cases of voter fraudRomney's supporters in Hamptons 'don't think the common person is getting it'Barney Frank weds longtime partner'ED Show' playbook: Mon., July 9Ahead on the 7/9 Maddow showRomney's offshore tax havens helping cause the deficit problem he complains aboutObama urges Congress to extend middle class tax cutsToday in Hyperbole: Frustra-'Ted'Romney's cash flow better than Obama's"We're not creating any wealth in this country. There's too many people on the dole."Monday's Mini-ReportTouré TV: What Mitt Romney must tell black AmericaTax CutsBabysitters, 'nails ladies' don't understand what's going on, says Romney donorSocial Security isn't '21st century slavery'First Word: Liar, liar, pants on fireSec. of State Clinton: U.S. continues to stand by Afghan womenChristie endorses Obama line on infrastructureObama: Don't hold economy 'hostage' over tax breaks for wealthyObama makes his pitch for middle-class tax breakIt's a great day in Anytown, USA'I have a job'What is the Higgs boson?PA voter ID law faces court challengeBrewing up victoryOf caterpillars and cannibalismBy looking out for No. 1, Romney embodies modern American capitalismObama calls for temporary extension of some Bush tax cutsObama pushes middle-class tax cut, reignites larger fightBackpage.com Sex Trafficking ControversyMonday's campaign round-upCampaign advisers Robert Gibbs, Dan Senor battle over Romney's taxesCapture or kill: Drone strikes and the Obama administrationHouse GOP plans series of 'hot-button' votes, including 31st attempt at ObamacareWhen the GOP elite slips into self-parodyToday's Guest SpotMust-Read Op-Eds for Monday, July 9, 2012On the offensive on women's rightsThe 'surrogate problem' lingersCharity the cause of low tax rates for wealthy, says Romney adviserWhy focus groups' incredulity mattersUnanswered questions about Romney's offshore financesSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: Mitt's primary season demons returnA subject George Will should avoidLet Me Start...Protesters join Romney supporters in the Hamptons for weekend fundraisersTo fix a problem, one must first understand itMorning Maddow: July 9Trending NOWAn excerpt from Kurt Andersen's "True Believers"Morning Headlines: Monday, July 9Harris-Perry: Allen West and others 'go over the boundary' in speeches to get free mediaLando Rubio? Harris-Perry figures out which Star Wars characters fit Team RomneyThe #nerdland summer reading listBill Kristol: A lot of conservatives wish Romney would announce a plan, any plan, for the countryNorm Ornstein: Governors who refuse Medicaid funds 'deserve condemnation''Nation's leading environmentalist' McKibben: Energy industry's power is the 'problem at heart'In our July 8 show, tricks aren't just for kidsBarney Frank weds longtime partner; first congressman in same-sex marriageRachel Debunks SelfThis Week in GodIn our July 7 show, we'll talk about pornGood Look: Actor required, color optionalMiramax co-founder: Romney is 'Our Idiot Brother,' Obama is 'The King's Speech''Young Guns' ditch Norquist pledgeThe Way You MoveJob Report FridayThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/06/12First responders: The Thaddeus McCotter sentence diagram challengeNewest face of Obamacare: No family should have to go through thisSmerconish's take on 'Barack Obama: The Story'Poll: Are the disappointing job numbers because of President Obama's policies or GOP obstruction?'ED Show' playbook: Fri., July 6Two econ mavericks' advice for Obama after today's jobs reportAhead on the 7/6 Maddow showObama, Romney respond to June jobs numbersNovoselic vs. Lakrisal, round 1Challenge: Diagram this Thaddeus McCotter sentenceYou wouldn't like Christie when he's angryFriday's Mini-ReportChris Christie blows up at heckler: 'You're a real big shot shooting your mouth off'A simple defenseQuote of the DayVoter ID laws could disenfranchise 758,000 in PennsylvaniaGOP lawmaker to constituent who asked about raising minimum wage: 'Get a job'A tale of two jobs plansVEEPSTAKESYour for-profit probation officer, with an animated penguinSec. of Labor Solis: 'Let's have some cooperation' on jobsWeek in Geek - Gettin' Higgy with itChris Rock tweets draw fire from right wingRomney's right fightRomney to look abroad for foreign policy credibilityHuntsman won't attend Republican convention, cites party's narrow focusFriday's campaign round-upPatients over partyThe NOW interns unpack the weekNew York Times Article: A Snitch's DilemmaGov. Romney wanted more time on job creation, tooSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: GOP fundraising could tilt Congress rightwardPublicly funded religion for me, not for theeToday's Guest Spot: Hard TimesThe deliberate rejection of progressNo way outMisapplying the burden of proofPres. Obama campaigns in Ohio, Pa. in two-day bus tour [in PICS]Economy added modest 80,000 jobs in June80k jobs created in June, unemployment rate unchangedLet Me Start...Stephanie Miller's sisterNOW Today: It's jobs dayMorning Maddow: July 6Trending NOWWhere in the world is Romney's money?'Crazy' Joe Walsh doesn't regret his attacks on Tammy DuckworthIs Mitt Romney bought and paid for by Big Energy? Maybe, but the answer's a secretThis weekend's Iraq veterans paradesCitizens for Recycling First statement to TRMSFriday jobs report looms over Obama, Romney campsThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/05/12UFO sightings are 3,615 times more common than instances of voter fraudSmerconish on politicians' vacations: 'Let them relax'America's neediest will suffer in states that reject Medicaid expansion'ED Show' playbook: Thu., July 5Beethoven FTW!Romney struggles to articulate stance on individual mandateAhead on the 7/5 Maddow show'I Vote' campaign targets the youth voteSteele: Americans don't care about Romney's latest flip-flop; it's summer!Krystal ClearFaith & FreedomThe Campaign CycleThursday's Mini-ReportMy Family VacationsRomney contradicts his own campaign'ED Show' chart: Per capita health care expenses'*!*'The discontent behind the misguided panicHerman Cain has (and is) an art projectIf you make it harder to vote, it's harder to voteAnn Romney would 'love' having a female running mate, but Mitt likely to disappoint wife'Everything was going to be better now'San Diego's 30-seconds of fireworks gloryLakrisal in the lab, part 1Morning Joe takes a look at the history of the presidency$1 million bond set for Trayvon's killerFirst Word: Romney's verbal gymnastics'Etiquette' event scrappedPro-life group fails to force question on 'personhood' onto Ohio ballotRomney's offshore finances spark new questionsKey(stone) to the election?Thursday's campaign round-upMy Family VacationsA country that can think big (or really small)New documentary profiles the unemployed of suburban Long IslandA Conversation With Kelly James ClarkThe Republican drive to politicize cancerWidespread disenfranchising in PennsylvaniaToday's Guest Spot:A Diamond in the roughRomney's offshore investments are a problem for him that won't go awaySE Cupp latest Daily News Article: The United States of winners'Muddying up the narrative' on vouchersJobless claims show unexpected improvementSteve Kornacki's Latest Salon.com article: Mitt's 4th of July flip-flopLet Me Start...NOW Today: Rolling through the Rust BeltA flip-flop-flip on Romneycare's 'tax'Morning Maddow: July 5It's a penalty, it's a tax ... it's more Romney flip-flopping on health careTrending NOWJohn Adams says you're two days lateHappy Fourth of July!What, to you, is the Fourth of July?America the Beautiful'Catastrophe': Journalist behind the lines in Syria sees no end to warIndependence Day 2012Rewriting O'Reilly's non-apology apologyLinks for the 7/3 TRMSHIV tests, in the privacy of your own homeDebtors' prison 2.0: More people getting thrown in jail for being too poor to pay finesGovernment: Mermaids don't exist, y'allThe Earth is flat and this is not global warmingGOP's health care plan would cover 10% as many uninsured as Affordable Care ActObama hits Romney with outsourcing claimLt. Col. Tammy Duckworth: Joe Walsh is 'irresponsible,' 'an extremist loudmouth for the Tea Party'The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/03/12Republican vetoes voter-ID law, sky doesn't fallHow to talk to your conservative brother-in-law about healthcare over the FourthBig Eddie's recipe: Cherry Cola glazed ribsWalsh suggests Iraq vet not a 'true' heroSmerconish: Yes, there's room for improvement, but America is still greatTea Party congressman: 'I'm not going to defend' Romneycare, calls mandate a taxAhead on the 7/3 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Tue., July 3Defending Lt. Col. DuckworthTea Party congressman: My double-amputee opponent talks too much about her military serviceGOP wunderkind now leans leftImpress your friends while watching the fireworksSteele: RNC chair made a 'gaffe' when he insisted the mandate was a taxTuesday's Mini-ReportFirst Word: Outsourcing vs. insourcingPER S.EThe Independent VoterHOT HOT HOTMitt Romney, you're doing it wrongKeeping up (or not) with the newsNOW tries out the 'Romney Olympics' and nails itStreet Citizenship Test!Tax or not, here's what it will cost you to skip out on health insurance mandateThe story behind the semantics debate"Voting rights are precious and we need to work especially hard to make it possible for people to vote."Could you pass the US citizenship test?Andy Griffith 1926-2012Actor Andy Griffith championed Democratic causesMichigan's GOP governor vetoes voter suppression billsIndependent VoterJoe Walsh doesn't want to hear about military serviceRemembering Andy GriffithContest: name those caterpillarsRomney's offshore finances draw new scrutinyTuesday's campaign round-upThis is a win? After Dems cave, transportation bill creates no new jobsWhen vouchers reclaim the spotlightFollow the money trailEnding the 'Drug War' in a second termRomney family celebrates July 4 week at N.H. vacation homeEvolutionariesAllen West can't help himselfOne thing's for certain: GOP warnings about health care uncertainty don't add upSteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: Is the Bain bleeding real?Touré TV: Health Care RulingThe GOP healthcare 'alternative'Is fear driving our busyness? Author of 'The Busy Trap' weighs inOne nation, still with birth controlLet Me Start...NOW Today: Weather, politicized'Judicial restraint'Morning Maddow: July 3Affordable Care Act means $1.1 billion insurance rebateTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Tuesday, July 3The Higgs Boson ExplainedSCOTUS rewrites health care lawJust when did Romney leave Bain? Report on medical waste firm raises fresh questionsHoward Dean: It's 'gubernatorial malpractice' not to accept Medicaid fundsBill Nye the Science Guy explains the Colorado wildfiresObama pleads with donors for moneyThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/02/12'Roberts switched sides' theory growingAhead on the 7/2 Maddow showSmerconish: How did McQueary get hired?Has the Higgs boson been found? Signs point to ... almost'ED Show' playbook: Mon., July 2Sharpton: 'This election is not just about Obama, this is about yo' mama'The uninsured? GOP counting on Americans saying 'let them die,' Dem chargesIs the individual mandate a tax?Mississippi's abortion law blocked by judgeTeacher claims school suspended her son for being gayLet the (Romney) games begin!Monday's Mini-ReportFirst Word: Let's define 'tax'McConnell throws 30 million uninsured Americans under the busThe Doctor Is In...GROW UPA shot across Gingrich's bowPublic, GOP not on the same health care pageDem group, union reserve $20M ad buyMichigan still running in very small circlesClimate change partly to blame for Colorado wildfiresWhere Obama won't be on the 4th of JulyHappy Birthday Mr. CapehartHealth care mandate: Tax or Penalty?"Zach has been with Starbucks for 1 year. Did you know he applied 27 times in order to get a job here?"Stay classy, ChristieAmerican cities starved of public funds turn to corporate advertisersFlorida's Scott refuses to implement federal lawToday's Guest Spot:Poll: Public support for health care law ticks upward post-SCOTUS rulingThe media's role in the 'tax' talking pointMonday's campaign round-upAnderson Cooper: Visibility for gay people is importantChris Christie calls out reporter: 'Are you stupid?'Conventional wisdom starts to turn on BainLuke Russert Gets His Own The Cycle NameMust-Read Op-Eds for Monday, July 2, 2012Romney adviser on health care law: It's a penalty, not a taxRomney campaign endorses Obama line on tax penaltySteve Kornacki's latest Salon.com article: The "I won't implement ObamaCare!" pledgeHouse GOPer: Maybe Holder should be arrestedSummer storm hits Washington, D.C., surrounding areaNOW Today: 'For the love of money'Adelson's alleged 'prostitution strategy'Let Me Start...McConnell sees 30 million uninsured as irrelevantJared Bernstein: The GOP tax attack doesn't pass the laugh testTax talk takes a trivial turnMorning Maddow: July 2Trending NOWMorning Headlines: Monday, July 2Federal judge blocks law that would close only abortion clinic in MississippiMississippi law could effectively end legal abortion in the statePelosi: GOP attempts to repeal health care reform 'unrealistic'Boehner defends Romney's health care record, vows to rip out ACA 'by its roots'Senate Minority Leader: Covering uninsured Americans is 'not the issue'What I've learned from living with HIVChris Hayes to Ariz. immigration law architect: 'Convince me ... this is not motivated by racial animus'Montana Governor: Gilded Age robber barons 'were pikers compared to what we're doing now'In our July 1 show, the choice might be yoursJohn Roberts' political message