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Cornyn vs. Stockman

By Steve Benen
12/10/13 12:22PM

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) thought he'd avoid a credible primary challenge in 2014. Then a bizarre congressman made a surprise announcement. read more

General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, January 10, 2012 file photo.

General Motors is alive

By Steve Benen
12/10/13 09:30AM

When drawing up a list of Obama's accomplishments, the rescue of the American auto industry is too easily forgotten. The GOP flubbed this one in a big way -- the proof is in the results. read more

Looking south down the Hudson River at the Manhattan end of the George Washington Bridge, September 5, 2013.

A bridge too far

By Steve Benen
12/10/13 08:00AM

Did Gov. Chris Christie's (R) administration cripple a New Jersey community with a deliberate, brutal traffic jam, purely out of petty and partisan spite? Maybe. read more

Morning Maddow: December 10

By Tricia McKinney
12/10/13 07:49AM

Pres. Obama on Nelson Mandela: 'the world has lost a beloved friend and mentor.' (NBC News) Pres. Obama shakes hands with Cuba's Raul Castro. (AP) Heritage Action opposes the budget deal in process. (WSJ) In the still-unsettled VA Atty. General's race, the Republican appears to be at least thinking of having the state legislature decide the race instead of the voters. (Richmond Times-Dispatch) read more

Ahead on the 12/9 Maddow show

By Julia Nutter
12/09/13 08:02PM

Tonight's guests include: Assemblyman John Wisniewski, (D) New Jersey, chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee; Ryan Grim, Washington bureau chief for the Huffington Post read more

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