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America Ferrera: Racist immigration laws make it critical for Latinos to voteNew Yorkers come out for celestial celebrity'ED Show' playbook: Thurs., May 31Ahead on the 5/31 Maddow showBREAKING: Florida may not double-check status of voters (AP)Thursday's Mini-ReportConservative overreach is having a bad dayRomney sees silly WH conspiracyEdwards says he's responsible for his 'sins'Campaigns hold dueling press conferences in MassachusettsCountdown to recall: Bill Clinton to campaign for Barrett, final Walker-Barrett debate tonightMayor Bloomberg defends proposal to limit sugary drinks: 'There's an epidemic'BREAKING: U.S. judge blocks part of 'harsh' Florida voting lawQuote of the DayCould Republicans lose 'the other white people'?Anti-abortion vote fails on House floorIt's basically impossible to live on the minimum wageBREAKING: Judge tells John Edwards jury to keep deliberatingSeen in Colorado: The 'guns and Bibles' candidateFirst Word: On the groundWashington scores poorly on gun controlNYC Mayor Bloomberg takes steps to ban sale of large sugary drinksBoehner poised to raise student loan interest ratesFlorida GOP chair on voter purge: 'There are certainly some issues with the data'Rumsfeld: Obama's decision to kill bin Laden not a gutsy callPivoting from Bain to the Bay StateCelebrities Rally For Pennsylvania schoolsThursday's campaign round-upTwo dads in JC Penney's new Father's Day adShould the media call out Donald Trump's birtherism as racist?Federal appeals court: DOMA unconstitutionalMust-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, May 31, 2012FBI investigates suspect GOP donations in OhioAppeals court: Denying federal benefits to same-sex couples is unconstitutionalState lawmaker explodes on floor over pension billGingrich on surviving 'Hardball' interview: 'just relax'The baseless Bain/Solyndra comparisonFlorida Dems calling out Rick Scott's voter purgeEnter the reindeer herderNearly 300,000 signatures gathered to defend ousted gay Boy Scout leaderWhen Fox drops the pretenseJobless claims increase, reach five-week highFlorida voter purge to intensifyMorning Maddow: May 31Let Me Start...NOW Today: Joe Biden and Alex Trebek walk into a room...Trending NOWNBC-Marist polls: Obama, Romney deadlocked in three key statesMorning Headlines: Thursday, May 31Rewriting Newt's defense of birtherismRomney iPhone app misspells 'America'Someone taught this five-year-old boy a hate-filled songRecord conservative spending expected, marking new age in American politicsPush-back intensifies against GOP's war on votingIllinois lawmaker explodes in epic rantTonight's 'ED Show' chart: Productivity vs. compensationThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/30/12Retired general: 'McCain has not recovered from 2008'Matthews: Voter ID laws are 'an assuault on our democracy'Another Bain victim tells her storyWhat Mitt Romney got from his dadAhead on the 5/30 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Wed., May 30Indiana boy sings anti-gay song at church"Birthers" vs. "Speciers"First Word: It's officialThe trials and tribulations of a Romney-Trump allianceShare your get-out-the-vote Wisconsin recall election photos!Florida official: Voter purge will continueObama's new Clarence Aaron burdenWednesday's Mini-ReportA three-year minimum?Romney campaign surrogates gone wildBen Stiller, Kristen Wiig shoot scenes for 'Mitty' movie in New York CityPlanned Parenthood takes aim at RomneyA spectacular failure of self-awarenessMitt Romney's monochromatic 'Promise of America'McCotter's fail opens door for DemocratsThe NRA lies about Tom Barrett's gun recordUPDATE: Former Fox-defending media critic: Fox News is 'rotten to the core'U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Rice on Syria: This is 'a conflict of a different character'Florida GOP chair: Purging voter rolls is no different from a traffic stopHoekstra panders to Birthers in MichiganArtur Davis' TDR Panel PastRantrum! Apoplectic pol tosses papers, coolMust-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, May 30, 2012Hoping and praying for sex ed in MississippiA death camp in Poland, not a Polish death campWednesday's campaign round-upThe Paycheck Fairness Act to put GOP on the spotPlanned Parenthood highlights Romney's record on women in new adAFP fails the straight-face testLiberian war criminal will likely die in prison'A personal attack campaign'Kirk has some explaining to doThe heroism of service1.3 million veterans lack health coverage, study findsDrowning in a sea of GOP campaign cashMorning Maddow: May 30NOW Today: The Romney birth certificateTrending NOWAn excerpt from Douglas Brinkley's 'Cronkite'Morning Headlines: Wednesday, May 30Andy Cohen talks Michelle ObamaFlorida elections supervisor: state voting system is flawedSimpson to GOP: If you can't compromise on anything, go homeMichael Medved: no major conservatives were birthersBob Dylan reminds us why he's a rock starTonight's 'ED Show' charts: Obama's jobs recordThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/29/12Matthews: Romney will do anything to win, no matter who he aligns withBirthers starting to target Mitt Romney: Washington Post columnist Dana MilbankDespite GOP suspicions of 'liberal agenda,' Obama honors the Girl ScoutsAhead on the 5/29 Maddow showObama camp hits Romney over pal Trump'ED Show' playbook: Tuesday, May 29Romney bows to Trump's birther notionsTrump: Romney camp hasn't asked me to lay off the birther talkTuesday's Mini-ReportWho does the Trump card help?First Word: No ducking of DonaldEurope, military strength, or Door #3This might be what fearless looks likeA different kind of political correctnessThe "kill list"A reputation Romney can't afford to earnDeep Dive: Wisconsin recallAnd still no satisfaction for McCotterNichols Note: 7 days to Wisconsin recallWhy the Obama pot-smoking story was met with a collective yawnFormer Santorum flack tries to compare Trump to VP BidenLeaving Norquist's 'pledge' unsignedTrump can't help himselfFlorida vet told to prove he's an eligible voterTuesday's campaign round-upMust-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, May 29, 2012Dean Heller gets lost in translation'The ED Show' will be back tonight!Tilting the playing field in FloridaAn excerpt from Michael Casey's "The Unfair Trade"Romney to claim, against evidence, that stimulus cost jobs. Will press call him on it?The Ricketts Plan, Part IIMassacre in Syria claims 108 lives'The dog that caught the car'Does size matter? Why Mitt Romney's education platform doesn't add upGrassroots vs. AstroturfLet Me Start...Another missed opportunity to leadMorning Maddow: May 29NOW Today: 1144, finally!Trending NOWMorning Headlines: Tuesday, May 29Statement from Chris HayesMemorial Day and reflecting on the fallenMemorial Day tweets from politicosKrugman: Ryan and Romney are 'fake deficit hawks'Toward a rational debate over war and peaceBirtherism is rocking RomneyMemorial Day 2012George Will to Donald Trump: You're a 'bloviating ignoramus'Polls tighten in WisconsinGiuliani on previous criticism of Romney: Hey, I have a big ego!Asian-American vote up for grabs? Not so fast, says Margaret ChoMcCain: Obama wants to 'kick the can' on Syria until after the electionKansas governor signs bill effectively banning Islamic lawScientist: Evolution debate will soon be historyCory Booker's 'young (& old) money clique'This Week in GodIn our May 26 show, we're taking you to schoolOn their markCocktail Moment: 'The Frisco'Romney pushes higher taxes for the poor, buys elevator for his carsTonight's 'ED Show' chart: Productivity vs. compensationRepublicans can't blame Obama for high gas prices this Memorial Day weekendThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/25/12Smerconish: NY initiative to ban anonymous posting online goes too farJobs legislation not part of House Republicans' summer plans'ED Show' playbook: Friday., May 25Of Mitt Romney and moralityTrump, conservatives revive birther movementTRMS Infoxication Writing Challenge WinnersAhead on the 5/25 Maddow showFriday's Mini-ReportMitt plans dinner with King Of The BirthersRomney camp: We disagree with Trump on Birtherism, but we still love himWisconsin recall, homemade and notStudy: People who don't want any news are more informed than people who only watch FOX NewsThe SpaceX 'Dragon' docks with ISSChronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XIXNichols Note: 11 days to Wisconsin recallThe Trump case studyWhat Just Happened?!Alliteration AlertRomney repudiates GOP economic philosophy ... no one noticesEtch A Sketching on ChinaPro-choice Americans at a record low, poll showsFriday's campaign round-upFailing StudentsProtecting Limbaugh's bustSentencing of Pakistani doctor who aided U.S. 'unjust,' 'inexcusable,' says Sen. BlumenthalKeynesians to the left of me, Keynesians to the right of meMust-Read Op-Eds for Friday, May 25, 2012Melissa's commencement speech at WellesleyFollow the bouncing jobs estimateToday it is the futureSeeking a GOP explanation for relief at the pumpCEO pay hits record high, AP analaysis findsMedia marketing on a whole new levelLet Me Start...A busy 'Day One'Morning Maddow: May 25NOW Today: Governor Mitt RomneyTrending NOWAn audio excerpt from Andy Cohen's new book "Most Talkative"Morning Headlines: Friday, May 25Scott Walker's challenger behind in polls, turns to national Democrats for supportPhilly mayor: Mitt Romney doesn't know anything about educationRomney downplays value of classroom sizesMore Florida funny business? Democrat accuses GOP gov. of voter suppressionGingrich's lukewarm praise of RomneyDid the White House cross the line in running its victory lap?The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/24/12Newt Gingrich expounds on his love of snakes, elephantsMatthews: Romney's business record does not qualify him to direct the countryJane Lynch narrates Obama campaign adMeghan McCain: Lots of Republicans 'treat me like a freak'Obama's slight edge in three swing states'ED Show' playbook: Thu., May 24Ahead on the 5/24 Maddow showGingrich forgives Romney: He 'did what he had to do to become the nominee'NOW & Later: Episode 796?New report exposes wrongful convictionsThursday's Mini-ReportJesse Kelly takes a page from Mike CoffmanAre Romney's economic policies really a product of his business experience?First word: Rainy politicsTRMS Infoxication writing challengeMillion dollar middle classEd Schultz: Wisconsin voters 'may be voting for a criminal'Zardari's son insists 'never too late' for apologyRomney: 'You're all smiling right? Smile!'Obama's reach on marriage equalityNichols Note: 12 days to Wisconsin recallOne More Thing...One of Jesse Kelly's sore spots'This is the campaign ad we've been waiting for'The birther partyChardon shooter will be tried as an adultNewt Gingrich to play Hardball with Chris Matthews tonightRestoring the middleman to higher educationAllen: 'Every indication' Scott Walker will win big in WisconsinObama super PAC co-founder: 'We're trying to make sure people have crystal clear sense of who Mitt Romney is'Thursday's campaign round-upObama in trouble among Dems? Don't believe the hype.A pass/fail testObama launches LGBT voter outreachWhat's the matter with Kansas' new tax planNeil Armstrong gives rare interview to Australian accountantsMust-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, May 24, 2012Glee star Jane Lynch narrates Obama campaign LGBT videoPushing Latino voters awayAsking the right questions about Bain CapitalObama takes lead in three swing statesLet Me Start...Obama benefits from growing swing-state economiesMorning Maddow: May 24NOW Today: Mitt's Mom & DadTrending NOWAn excerpt from Thomas Mann & Norman Ornstein's "It's Even Worse Than It Looks"Morning Headlines: Thursday, May 24Maddow's test for Beltway media: When Romney's claims don't hold up, will you call B.S.?Colin Powell endorses marriage equalityDick Cheney: Romney's 'person of wisdom and judgment'Birther congressman robotically repeats talking point five times in TV interviewThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/23/12'The biggest lie of all' from the GOP?Matthews: Republican attack ads against Obama are liesRomney in '02: 'I'm basically in the Investors Hall of Fame''ED Show' playbook: Wed., May 23Birther congressman confrontedConyers writes Obama about Clarence AaronAhead on the 5/23 Maddow showBernstein on Romney economics: 'It's exactly the policy set that got us into the mess we're in now'Economic gains in swing states favor ObamaMatthews: Romney, GOP are running a 'campaign of falsehoods' against ObamaWednesday's Mini-ReportColin Powell backs marriage equalityTall ships on paradeFirst Word: Financial fretsThe dubious results of Gallup's abortion pollBattle of the Voting BlocsAnalysis shows Obama admin spending less than past presidenciesBirtherism may hide, but it just won't dieColin Powell: 'Come on Mitt, think'When the 'numbers guy' gets the numbers wrongNichols Note: 13 days to Wisconsin recallCoffman struggles to defend himselfRomney will now settle for 6% unemployment rate by 2016Boehner supports Dems Ex-Patriot Act?It's big money versus the people in WisconsinThe party of civil rightsJames Lipton to Romney: 'You can't pretend to be what you're not'Obama-as-Big Spender image is simply falseColin Powell to Romney: C'mon, Mitt…think!Powell to Romney on foreign policy: 'Come on, Mitt, think.'Meet Romney's 'Special Advisor' on education policyOne More Thing...Wednesday's campaign round-upDo we want leadership lessons from Powell?Why the Beltway press jumped on Cory Booker-- but ignored Mann and OrnsteinMust-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, May 23, 2012Maybe we really are all Keynesians nowMitch's mendacious messageShelby shows how the game is playedGOP's wooing of women voters is 'cosmetic'Egypt goes to polls in first competitive presidential electionSo much for 'character assassination'Let Me Start...Two steps forward, one step back in ArizonaAn excerpt from Charles Ferguson's "Predator Nation"Morning Maddow: May 23NOW Today: Obama, Romney in tight fight for PresidentTrending NOWAn excerpt from Colin Powell's 'It Worked for Me'Morning Headlines: Wednesday, May 23Paranoia in ArizonaObama chief strategist David Axelrod: truth will prevail in 2012 electionStephen Colbert is a sexy womanPoll: Obama up among women votersHave a sullen, doom-laden World Goth DayReagan's blood for sale on the InternetsThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/22/12Exonerated man lobbies against the death penaltyGOP congresswomen reach out to womenFormer PA Gov. Ed Rendell: Bain Capital is fair game for Obama campaignFormer RNC chair Michael Steele flip-flops, now says he supports full financial disclosure in electionsMatthews: Democrats must rally behind Obama, not Wall Street'ED Show' playbook: Tue., May 22Is Romney's record at Bain fair game?Ahead on the 5/22 Maddow showVial of President Reagan's blood for saleTuesday's Mini-ReportOutside-the-beltway extremismRape metaphors are always a bad ideaThe PACs Strike BackJindal, numbers and more!Learning from his fatherGOP lawmaker dehumanizes immigrants by comparing them to dogsFirst Word: Fine-tuning the Bain messageThe best lies money can buyTwo views of a Romney protestAll in this togetherGroups host Twitter chat on equal pay in push to move Paycheck Fairness Act forwardThe spending surge that never happenedCountdown to Wisconsin recall: 14 daysAnd the winner is . . .Bill Murray gives a tour of the "Moonrise Kingdom" setFight over birth control access at Catholic institutions continuesIs it really as simple as austerity vs. growth?Steve King's way with wordsWalker and Pawlenty storm WisconsinParsing political polls: Are national numbers relevant?The 'Women's Policy Committee' gets to workMayor Booker, Harold Ford Jr., and Steve Rattner quoted in new Romney adClyburn: Bain's work involved 'raping companies'Tuesday's campaign round-upThe party of 'older white people'Must-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, May 22, 2012Is it still a 'day of shame'?Momentum building for Clarence Aaron?'Not good at what they are trying to do'David Barton's version of 'verbatim'Today in Hyperbole: Attack of the Lovable FuzziesObama dangles $400 million to spur school changeNew report highlights need for mass transit investments � but Romney and the GOP would rather score political pointsBirther-curious Bennett playing games in ArizonaColin Powell declines to endorse President Obama'Unfairness' vs. 'Over-regulation'Morning Maddow: May 22NOW Today: Big money on both sides of 2012Trending NOWMorning Headlines: Tuesday, May 22Links for the 5/21 TRMSCivil rights hero John Lewis denounces voter suppression lawsObama honors Joplin High School gradsPastor wants to fence in gaysCory Booker responds to fallout from 'Meet the Press'False convictions: 10,000 years in prisonBooker to Maddow: 'I'm very upset that I'm being used by the GOP'Obama: Romney's Bain record is not a 'distraction' -- it's key to the electionObama to tornado-ravaged Joplin: 'You've grown up quickly'The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/21/12Chris Matthews discusses how ending the war in Afghanistan is good politicsMatthews: Despite Booker's claims, Romney's record at Bain is relevantObama: Bain scrutiny 'not a distraction'Sharpton to Booker: 'Vulture capitalists will not help us rebuild Newark, Cory.''ED Show' playbook: Mon., May 21Ahead on the 5/21 Maddow showRNC launches 'I Stand With Cory' campaignConnecticut GOP wants the wrestling exec againMonday's Mini-ReportObama: Bain attacks are not 'a distraction'The path to 'a hollow military' or a hollow op-ed?Axelrod responds to Booker: 'He was just wrong'First Word: Booker hearts Bain?High School CongressAmpad takes center stageWhy the 'war on women' is realNew states, new votersObama ignores Booker, launches new ad challenging Romney's Bain recordCory Booker's false-equivalence problemWyoming town does itself proudJoe Biden campaigns on PinterestThe GOP's anti-research agendaFighting the last war'Is that a record to be proud of?'Ford: I would not have backed off the comments if I were Mayor BookerNotre Dame sues Obama administration over contraception coverageMonday's campaign round-upAn excerpt from Arthur Herman's new book "Freedom Forge"It's not 'peacetime'Seen in Wisconsin: Scott Walker values your lifeNAACP takes stand in favor of gay marriageIf a provocative thesis falls in a forest...Rev. Jesse Jackson: Same-Sex marriage should be federal issueGetting by with a little help from their friendsViolence in Afghanistan continues as U.S.-allies seek wind down to warProtests greet global leaders at NATO summit'Adults' don't hold the nation hostageResearchers: More than 2,000 false convictions in past 23 yearsCory Booker steps in it with Obama campaignNAACP follows Obama's lead on marriage equalityLobbying continues at the Obama White House, visitor logs showLet Me Start...What Cory Booker finds 'nauseating'Morning Maddow: May 21Must-Read Op-Eds for Monday, May 21, 2012Morning Headlines: Monday, May 21Champions League overtime at Camp DavidDNC fires back at RubioIt's #nerdland -- of course there's homework'Celebrity Apprentice' finalists both recent 'ED show' guestsMcConnell: Obama needs to act like an adultBillionaire entrepreneur argues he's not a job creatorIn our May 20 show, it's (past) time to wake upMarco Rubio calls Obama most 'divisive figure' in US politicsBlind Chinese activist Chen in US: 'Promote justice and fairness in China'Obama opens up Camp David for rustic VIP sleepoverThe danger of dark marketsThe District of Columbia's voice goes silentHappy birthday, Malcolm XThis Week in GodIn our May 19 show, character really does matterGood Look: Commencement is only the startGrover Norquist's grip over GOP loosening?Marriage equality, in a small world after allFacebook IPO is the story of modern income inequalityObama campaign unruffled by latest birther demandsThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/18/12Matthews: Romney's economic plan is the same as George W. Bush's planThe mindblowing mindFlowers side with state DemocratsThey did it again: GOP refuses to hear Congresswoman's testimony on DC abortion billAhead on the 5/18 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Fri., May 18Romney just ran ad against himselfConservatives hit Obama from left, right on all issuesFriday's Mini-ReportVenture capitalist: Consumers create jobs, not 'rich people like me'It's all about the metricsBono on Facebook IPO: 'This boy is not a billionaire, or richer than any Beatle'This is what a Romney administration would look like on 'Day One'Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XVIIIRush Limbaugh inducted into Hall of Famous MissouriansWhat Just Happened?!Protesters invoke Trayvon Martin after all-white jury acquits cop in beating of black teenUndermining the 'competence' themeKarl Rove weighs in on Walker recallActually on the actual InternetPaul Krugman says spending is the way to recoveryBike-share program to bring New Yorkers 10,000 bikes this summerWhat's the matter with Arizona?Romney: Aside from 'a few exceptions,' Bain succeeded by expanding the firms it acquiredONE MORE THING...Friday's campaign round-upBoehner on health care: everything must goRomney allies not helping jobs messagePolice: Trayvon Martin's death was avoidable'Ending Spending president: We didn't commission anything based on Rev. Wright'If we don't pass this, women will die'Romney's plan for 'Day One'Facebook co-founder: I pay plenty of U.S. taxesEduardo Saverin's ideological alliesRationalizing bigotry is tougher than expectedLet Me Start...Morning Maddow: May 18NOW Today: Day 2 of the big story nobody saw comingTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Friday, May 18Living on $1.48 per meal: Mario Batali protests cuts with food stamp challengeRewriting Ben Stein on presidentsControversial TED speaker: Stop giving rich people credit for creating jobsElizabeth Warren says Americans are sick of big banks and their army of lobbyistsObama campaign skewers Mitt Romney for half-hearted repudiation of Jeremiah Wright attackThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/17/12Are the rich America's job creators?Matthews: Reduce abortions by promoting birth control, not protesting pro-choice speakersTop black congressman blasts Romney's repudiation of Jeremiah Wright attack as weak, hypocriticalAhead on the 5/17 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Thurs., May 17Senators unfriend Facebook co-founderReviving the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversyBirtherism lives! GOP representative says Obama is 'just not an American'So much depends on a capital 'N'Thursday's Mini-ReportDump the coffee, keep the homophobiaFinally, a full house at the FedSenators eye Facebook co-founder for dumping U.S. citizenship to avoid taxesTRMS Infoxication Challenge: WinnersGOP consultant linked to Jeremiah Wright proposal is tight with top Romney aideS.E. Cupp calls Violence Against Women Act 'redundant'Quote of the DayParodying the "war on women"Mitt Romney in one sentenceBlack voter registration down nearly 7%, NAACP says'Exactly what John McCain would not let us do'Right-wing resurrects racial politics into 2012 campaignMike Coffman didn't 'misspeak'First Word: Wright rewindDonna Summer 1948-2012'The Ricketts Plan' goes back to the drawing boardTrayvon Martin killed by gunshot at an 'immediate range'Donna Summer dies at age 63Over before it starts in MassachusettsAn excerpt from Henry Crumpton's "The Art of Intelligence"Thursday's campaign round-upDeep Dive: Meet the candidate - George LeMieuxBlack conservative talker eyed as spokesman for anti-Obama campaign is no friend of Chris MatthewsLies, damn lies, and Scott Walker's statisticsAd face-off buries Obama in super PAC moneyMust-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, May 17, 2012Race and Wright and Ricketts ... oh myLunch is on the presidentScarborough: Biden's populist Ohio speech worksMississippi GOP tucks away 'coat hanger' abortion clipAre most Senate Democrats 'financially illiterate'?Boehner redefines 'threat'Senate nixes five budget proposals'Fuzzy Jobs Math'Estranged Kennedy wife died of asphyxiation due to hanging, autopsy revealsJobless claims level off after roller-coaster rideSenate GOP backs radical Ryan planMorning Maddow: May 17Let Me Start...NOW Today: Hoagie diplomacyTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Thursday, May 17Rewriting Fox's attack on Mario BataliJane Lynch on why being out is important to her, and how she was moved by Obama's support of gay marriageConvicted domestic felon lobbies to weaken Violence Against Women ActIn Connecticut, a rare education success story...The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/16/12Chris Matthews: Voting for Mitt Romney is 'like going to Denny's'Matthews: Romney is 'Brand X,' the last alternativeCivil rights legend Joseph Lowery backs gay marriage: 'If you believe in equal rights, you have to grant them to all people'Ed Rendell calls on Bain to open its booksAhead on the 5/16 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Wed., May 16Rep. Jim McDermott: 'John Boehner does not care about the people of the United States'House may resurrect debt ceiling warWednesday's Mini-ReportProminent gay Romney donor pulls support over same-sex marriageTRMS Headline Writing Challenge: InfoxicationFirst Word: Bain Capital attacksAsymmetrical debt-reduction warfareRust belt rhetoricNOW that's a tie!Biden to Ohio workers: 'They don't get us!'Got your 6'Morally repugnant political whores'Auto-tuning humanizes robotic RomneyCain #GetsOverIt, endorses RomneyChristie on Veepstakes: 'I got this'He who must not be namedFacebook co-founder renounces U.S. citizenship to avoid taxesViolence Against Women Act caught in partisan cross fireDNC responds to Wisconsin DemsTrying to rationalize bigotryDoctor: George Zimmerman had broken nose and two black eyes after Trayvon Martin shootingWhy isn't Clarence Aaron a free man?James Lipton rates politicians' acting skillsMitt's Miami viceState-level cuts to child care impacting working mothersWednesday's campaign round-upBREAKING: Defense rests in Edwards trialGeithner rains on Boehner's paradeMust-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, May 16, 2012Letterman: Obama displayed 'great courage, great intelligence' on killing of bin LadenDeutsch: Dimon got the pass he should've gottenRyan: The irresponsibility of our leaders will lead to a debt crisisBoxer: GOP wants "to create a crisis"Chris Christie, Cory Booker star together in parody videoWho doesn't love a 'perfect entrepreneurial story'?The fun and the real of Chris ChristieA peek into an alternate realityNewsweek's gay marriage covers that never wereSerb Gen. Ratko Mladic on trial for genocide todayHouse VAWA bill draws Obama veto threatGOP establishment pick fails in NebraskaLet Me Start...Morning Maddow: May 16NOW Today: Doubling downTrending NOWChuck Todd's goatee on everyoneMorning Headlines: Wednesday, May 16Debt ceiling deja vu: GOP promises another standoffGeorge W. Bush endorses Romney, as the elevator door closedAP fact check: Romney oversimplifies debt 'inferno'Meet the star of the new Fox News Barack Obama faux-scandalGrover Norquist's new acting gig?Is he in or is he out?Statement from Frank VanderSlootFrank VanderSloot Statement on 'It's Elementary'Romney warns of 'prairie fire of debt'The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/15/12Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour: Bain Capital-like firms only cut 10% or 20% of workforceMatthews: 'We've gotta junk the filibuster'Colo. House speaker: Equality can't be addressed during economic crisis'ED Show' playbook: Tue., May 15Ahead on the 5/15 Maddow showBob Shrum on Obama Campaign: Use same strategy as Kennedy's 1994 victory over RomneyNOW & Later: 'What's the earliest you've ever consumed a glass of wine?'Gearing up for November 2012Tuesday's Mini-ReportFirst Word: It's the economyRepublican congressman thinks it's okay to fire someone because they are gayFranciscan University drops student health insurance plan over birth control mandate, costsAds that work so long as you don't thinkFantastic local report of the day: the New Hampshire 'Sieg Heil' apologyWhat Romney got wrong on gay adoptionWater. Rest. Shade.Sen. Corker's call for hearing on JPMorgan trading loss doesn't jive with everyone on the rightDubya endorses Mitt as elevator door closesWho can save the U.S. economy?Why 'aloof' Obama is staying competitive in 2012George W. Bush: 'I'm for Mitt Romney'Hawaii first state to ban plastic bags at retailMini-docs explore world of small-batch poster making and butcher shopsJay-Z on same-sex marriage: Discriminating against gays 'no different than discriminating against blacks'Rubio accuses White House of sabotaging immigration reformRepublicans attack health care reformA lesson never learnedObama campaign moves quickly to define RomneyTuesday's campaign round-upSen. Snowe bemoans 'locked down' Senate as she exitsJindal attacks -- four years too lateScarborough: Feels like Romney, Obama campaigning in '94Poll shows optimism over economy, so will POTUS get credit?Must-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, May 15, 2012Reagan's party no moreEven powerful women can't escape looks trapThe drivers of our debtRush Limbaugh, bustedCivil union bill stopped in ColoradoThe death of a dubious ideaMorning Maddow: May 15A baseless Bain comparisonNOW Today: Long live Ron PaulTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Tuesday, May 15Rewriting Romney's Liberty U speechO'Donnell on Romney's Liberty Univ. speech: 'Christian chest-thumping at its worst'Elizabeth Warren: Wall Street got 'a heck of a rate of return' for contributions to Scott BrownCuomo and Kennedy on church and stateBetty White supports President ObamaObama on JPMorgan debacle: 'This is why we passed Wall Street reform'The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/14/12Ron Paul partially stops campaignRepublican congresswoman: Protecting same-sex couples from violence is a 'side issue'Matthews to Class of 2012: 'Never, ever say 'no' to yourself'Obama goes after Romney's 'vampire' capitalismBernstein on Ryan-Romney budget philosophy: 'Rich people don't have enough, and darn it, we're gonna fix it''ED Show' playbook: Mon., May 14Romney's record at Bain up for debate in adsA gas gas gasAhead on the 5/14 Maddow showObama attacks Romney on Bain recordParents of unarmed black teen raises concerns about son's deathMississippi lawmaker: Coat hanger abortions might come back. 'But hey...'Monday's Mini-ReportJohn Edwards' lawyers begin presenting defenseTennessee sex ed bans mentioning 'gateway sexual activity' including kissing, hand-holdingCulture of Corruption WatchTony Perkins on why he's fine with cuts to key poverty programsFirst Word: Bain's backThe wrong message, the wrong messengerObama to Barnard graduates: 'Don't be content to stand back'Obama hits Romney on Bain job record with new TV adIs the RNC OK with ENDA or is it DOA?'And the Delaware results are in! They're in!'***22 days to Walker recall, this chart says it allClyburn: 'I have evolved to a point of marriage equality''Make no mistake about it, you are dumb'SNL pokes fun at Biden, Will Ferrell returns as BushThe jobs crisis is really a crisis of long-term unemploymentWill Romney choose a 'boring, white guy' for VP running mate?Monday's campaign round-upRep. Clyburn says gay marriage shouldn't be left to statesTennessee targets 'gateway sexual activities'New ad hits Romney's Bain record, but how accurate is it?JP Morgan's $2B loss: 'Modest' or cause for concern?Fleeting courage on gay adoptionsWisconsin gov could still bend space-time continuumRand Paul kicks up more controversy: 'I wasn't sure [Obama's] views on marriage could get any gayer'Prospects for Senate reform improve'A Streetcar Named Desire' reborn with Blair UnderwoodA Mother's Day message from Sybrina FultonMust-Read Op-Eds for Monday, May 14, 2012Why the '80/20 rule' mattersObama targets 'Romney Economics'RNC Chief: Leave Wall Street aloneMorning Maddow: May 14NOW Today: 'The First Gay President'Trending NOWMorning Headlines: Monday, May 14Towards a real nanny state'A love like that is worth an infinite ache'The end of second-class citizenshipJPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: We were 'dead wrong' to dismiss trading concernsPreviewing Mother's Day in #nerdlandGOP: Gay marriage an issue, but not like economyFor our May 12 show, we gather here to celebrateThis Week in GodGood Look: #nerdland gets some cultureThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/11/12E.J. Dionne: When does the war on the poor end?Matthews: Romney could still have the chance to show sincere remorseThe high cost of thwarting alien invasionAhead on the 5/11 Maddow ShowOffice Hours: Into the vault on marriage equalityBlind Item REVEALED! What's Ed up to Here?'ED Show' playbook: Friday, May 11Rush rips Fox anchor on marriage equalityPunk rock star comes out as transgenderDid Biden force Obama's hand on marriage equality?Green power or green views?Friday's Mini-ReportMichelle Obama's address to Virginia TechTrayvon Martin gun range targets sold out onlineHappy Mother's Day, from Trayvon's momNow Playing...Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XVIICountdown to recall: Walker's lies exposed in newly-released videoTerry Gross + Mike Birbiglia = LOLWhat just happened?!Proof of quiet compassionCatholic school quits rather than playing a girlMust-Read Op-Eds for Friday, May 11, 2012Bachmann cuts ties with SwitzerlandWar on the poor, courtesy of House RepublicansRubio's DREAM Act conspiracy theoryPentagon: DADT repeal going 'very well'Friday's campaign round-upMarissa Alexander gets 20-year sentenceDeep Dive: Running with RomneyRolling back the clock on Wall StreetSame-sex marriage: Protected under the Constitution or not?Beau Biden: I'm 'incredibly proud' of dad's marriage stanceNo excuse for violent rhetoricScarborough: Obama's gay marriage announcement was 'a big fat nothing burger.'Walker in Wisconsin: 'Divide and conquer'Insight: Super PACS: Follow the moneyGirl Scouts caught in a culture war (again)Fighting for the Voting Rights ActAn unpleasant trip down memory laneMorning Maddow: May 11Let Me Start...NOW Today: What a week it's beenTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Friday, May 11Rewriting the history of marriageEx-Ohio Gov on Mitt Romney's role in the auto rescue: 'None. Zip. Zero.'Clay Aiken: Romney's apology to bullying victims 'lackadaisical,' half-assed''The GOP believes in upward mobility...for the rich'The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/10/12Matthews: 'Barack Obama is a man of history'Ahead on the 5/10 Maddow Show'ED Show' playbook: Thurs., May 10Romney faces anti-gay bullying charges from high school daysPrince Charles, BBC weathermanRep. Barney Frank, Tony Perkins debate same-sex marriageThursday's Mini-ReportWho's warring on women?Bachmann gives up on Swiss citizenshipBristol Palin to Obama: Don't listen to daughters who 'watch too much Glee'BREAKING: In ultimate flip flop, Bachmann rejects Swiss citizenshipTake it from a Republican...Campaigning on MarriageHouse GOP pits Pentagon vs. poorHouse GOP striking back at marriage equalityForecast: ReignEchoes of WisconsinStudy finds Americans favor significant defense cutsChristie plays games with health care 'exchanges'First word: Pride and prejudiceUsing the military to provide health services'Fox & Friends' angry about Biden, GM, CorvettesOne decision, many ripplesNAACP launches voter registration driveBlind item: What's Ed up to here?Thursday's campaign round-upMrs. Romney's tired motherhood talking pointMust-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, May 10, 2012Lincoln analogies gone awryA 'vicious' incident from Romney's pastIs Romney closer to picking a VP running mate?Capehart: Obama had his words match his deedsPartisan on the Hill, 'independent' on televisionWould a female running mate help solve Romney's woman problem?Going all inJobless claims improve a little moreMelissa opines on Obama, marriage equalityPlenty of risk to go aroundLet Me Start...Morning Maddow: May 10NOW Today: President Obama, evolvedTrending NOWFox rewrites marriage equality outrageColin Powell: Iraq war never debatedLog Cabin Republicans slam ObamaRock Center: Contact SportThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/09/12Media reaction to Obama's 'evolution'Chris Matthews honors Obama's historic support for same-sex marriageAhead on the 5/9 Maddow Show'ED Show' playbook: Wed., May 9TRMS Challenge Winners: The Half-hearted EndorsementObama supports same-sex marriage, draws praise and criticismWednesday's Mini-ReportObama endorses marriage equalityMichele Bachmann drops dual citizenship bombshellFirst Word: Obama backs marriage equalityHOOSIER OUSTERThe evolution was televisedThat was quick...Obama: 'Same sex couples should be able to get married'BREAKING: President Obama embraces marriage equalityCalifornia may soon ban 'gay cure'Must-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, May 9, 2012Fox News: Lower gas prices = bad news (and Obama still gets no credit)Rewriting the Swifting-boating of ObamaSen. Richard Lugar defeated in GOP primaryWho weeps for Richard Lugar?Creating a clear contrast on marriage equalityHalperin: Every indication Obama will endorse gay marriageBill Clinton as a GOP modelAttack on educationMillionaire Congressman has minimal knowledge of minimum wageHow to 'reduce revenue'A brief pause for clarification for the sciencefictionally disoriented...Mika to Letterman: I once saw Jimmy Carter in a SpeedoWednesday's campaign round-upGov. Walker thanks public employees for their 'sacrifice,' would like not to be recalled, pleaseMaking excuses for violent rhetoricMourdock: bipartisanship equals turning Dems into conservativesBailout czar slams Romney's claim to have backed rescueRedefining 'compromise'North Carolina passes marriage amendment to constitutionMichele Bachmann, Swiss citizenThe costs of a shrinking governmentThe arc of history sometimes bends slowlyEvidence of a party 'beyond redemption'Morning Maddow: May 9Let Me Start...NOW Today: Now we know whyTrending NOWAn excerpt from Paul Krugman's "End This Depression Now!"Morning Headlines: Wednesday, May 9Not like any music lesson I ever took...Star Wars: Long Island? It could happenPoll: Obama leads Romney by 7 pointsBREAKING: Barrett wins Democratic primary to face Wis. Gov. Scott Walker in recall electionRomney's immigration policy TBDThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/08/12Maurice Sendak on the 'business of life'Matthews: What will pushing Obama on gay marriage gain Democrats?Romney takes credit for auto rebound'ED Show' playbook: Tue., May 8Ahead on the 5/8 Maddow ShowShould Obama say what he thinks of gay marriage?Tonight on 'ED show': Voters take next step towards Walker recallMeet Pearl and Lennie of North Carolina'You told us we can do better, and we agree.'Congress remains at standstill over student loansTuesday's Mini-ReportConservative Steve Deace goes on anti-McCain rantFirst Word: Romney wants creditAttack MessagingRomney 'I'll take a lot of credit' for auto rescueGOP slams Obama for agreeing with the GOP (again)Soros opens his walletSpeed of EvolutionHeartland facing 'mutiny' from donors, staffIs this the future Vice President of America?Hillary Clinton is awesomeDeep Dive: Ron Paul's delegatesMaurice Sendak, 1928-2012Senate GOP blocks student-loan billGOP senate candidate doesn't know minimum wageArizona defunds Planned ParenthoodGOP outspending Dems nearly 4-to-1 in OhioMaking same-sex marriage really illegalTRMS challenge: The half-hearted endorsementRNC: Romney 'still deciding' his position on immigrationTuesday's campaign round-upMust-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, May 8, 2012Rendell tells president to 'man-up' on gay marriage stanceObama gives Congress an economic 'to-do' listAn excerpt from Bill Bradley's "We Can All Do Better"Santorum helps Romney rack up one more tepid endorsementCongress lends Statuary Hall to religious right activistsPassive-aggressive endorsement may doom Santorum's hopes for a speaking slot this summer'The Life of Julia'Scarborough: If Obama backs gay marriage, 'he loses North Carolina'The moral of Maurice SendakRomney wants 'a lot of credit' for policy he condemnedA not-so-bright ideaLet Me Start...Morning Maddow: May 8Mitt Romney's deafening silenceNOW Today: The late-night endorsementTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Tuesday, May 8Rewriting NC on marriage equalityObama campaign on marriage equalityClinton: Yes, there will be a woman prezVP Biden, Education Secretary Duncan embrace same-sex marriageThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/07/12Who are you calling a box of sand?Matthews: Non-partisan to defend right to voteBy what sort of magic....?Ahead on the 5/7 Maddow Show'ED Show' playbook: Mon., May 7 - Live from Las Vegas!Will VP support for gay marraige affect Obama re-election?Fischer: Romney 'pushed around' by yokelGOP leadership on correcting Obama Derangement sufferers: It's not our jobMonday's Mini-ReportAndrea Mitchell presses for Obama's 'evolved' view on gay marriageDear candidates: learn the minimum wageRomney silent as Obama accused of treason at town hallFirst Word: Worldwide racesEnthusiasm high among DemocratsSchwarzenegger to GOP: Conformity accomplishes littleCaption contest, now with gargoylesCaption contest, now with gargoylesAnd So It Begins: Romney Town Hall Self-ImplodesRomney's cowardice keeps getting in the wayWill Obama 'evolve' on same-sex marriage?When Republicans close off every avenueRomney's open letter to Pres. Obama is full of distortionsAdam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies at 47Mad as hell about Ron Paul in MaineThe politics of a Beastie Boy's passingAnother cabinet member backs marriage equalityMonday's campaign round-upSwiftboaters, The Next GenerationMust-Read Op-Eds for Monday, May 7, 2012Moving the economic goalpostsDeep Dive: Economic swingIn new swing-state poll, Obama clings to two-point edgeArizona cuts off Planned Parenthood aidThe Heartland Institute's change of heartEducation Secretary Arne Duncan: I believe in same-sex marriageRon Paul backers make GOP's lives more complicatedLet Me Start...The next step in the marriage equality 'evolution'Morning Maddow: May 7NOW Today: International implicationsTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Monday, May 7The Tease: Coming up on MJOur Sunday homework is on pointeIn our May 6 show, it's a Misty 'morning'One bill that Clinton doesn't likeSome rather presidential homework this SaturdayThe first lady of tequilaEd: Obama deserves more credit for being a great family manThis Week in GodBiography is at the heart of our May 2 showGood Look: 'Why do they hate us?'Next level moon shooting (and could this be Moonhattanhenge?)Office Hours: Romney's leadership problemCocktail Moment: The StingerFrank VanderSloot Statement on 'It's Elementary'Statement from Frank VanderSlootThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/04/12Matthews: Don't let a 'few knuckleheads' ruin Secret Service's reputationHey, the newsletter sign-up page is spruced upAhead on the 5/4 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Friday, May 4Sports column debate: racist or edgy?Weak jobs numbers give GOP a liftStudent forgotten in cell for five daysFriday's Mini-ReportGeorgia bar owner installs sign: 'I do not support the n***** in the White House'The terrorist conviction you may have missedRomney goes off deep end, demands 500,000 new jobs per monthAdam Yauch is dead, his cause lives onChronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XVIChart imitates life: What happened to youBeastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch dead at 47What Just Happened?!The Heartland Institute has a message for youThe gubernatorial term Romney no longer remembersFriday's campaign round-upWhat drives 'division'Must-Read Op-Eds for Friday, May 4, 2012Austerity economics, American styleHow will the weak jobs numbers affect the race for the White House?A Speaker's sorry spinWhy is Virginia trending blue?'Stand Your Ground' fails abused wifeScott Brown stumbles on 'Obamacare' problemLet Me Start...Job totals disappoint again, but overall rate inches lowerIssa targets Holder with contempt memoMorning Maddow: May 4NOW Today: Off to the racesTrending NOWMorning Headlines: Friday, May 4Rewriting the 'useless' war on drugsThe Tease: Coming up on MJThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/03/12Senate inefficiency, and on your tabMatthews: Romney is all talk, no gutsOne hundred yearsBig oil. Big influence.Ahead on the 5/3 Maddow showJC Penney targeted with homophobia (again)David Brock: 'Romney is running an anti-gay campaign''ED Show' playbook: Thursday, May 3Newt's farewell address: Our challenge winnersRepublican lies on fracking proven wrongThursday's Mini-ReportPaul Krugman on saving the lost generationAP survey: Job gains favor Obama's re-electionThe model of an Ayn Rand acolyte'The struggle for social justice is not rated PG-13'Selective support for states' rightsBachmann endorses Mitt 'he can't beat Obama' RomneyDawson talks immigration, Romney's rootsOMM's OMG over JCP adCould torture return as a campaign issue?Lou Dobbs ties Obama's campaign slogan to Marxists, socialists and communistsNewt Gingrich ends book tourFirst Word: Bachmann's back!Koch brothers paying to change America's middle classWhen the scary guy is actually scaryThe limits of transactional politicsMust-Read Op-Eds for Thursday, May 3, 2012Thursday's campaign round-upIt's even worse than it looksDoes anyone aspire to a middle-class life anymore?'They didn't want to confront the religious right'Don't tread on her, either'Letters from Abbottabad'The reigning 'I'm rubber, you're glue' championGregory: Dems fear Super PAC ad barrage targeting ObamaMarco Rubio's Rivera problemJobless claims show sharp improvementRumsfeld still considers himself credibleLet Me Start...Morning Maddow: May 3NOW Today: A host of issuesTrending NOWAn excerpt from Robert Caro's "The Years of Lyndon Johnson"Morning Headlines: Thursday, May 3Rewriting Pastor Harris' hateful sermonThe Tease: Coming up on MJTeam Obama thanks Newt GingrichTheme song to Newt's primary longevityThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/02/12Matthews: Romney is not really interested in politicsPoll: Can the middle class survive a Mitt Romney presidency?Ahead on the 5/2 Maddow Show'Ed Show' playbook: Wed., May 2Pawlenty: Obama's timetable aids America's enemiesIs Romney just a tool for right wingers?Six Degrees of Ed-SeparationAn end to the longest war?Found in the inboxWednesday's Mini-ReportCapitol dysfunctionFirst Word: Newt outObama should commemorate, and celebrateQuote of the DayLamination alert: Ryan budget cheat sheetJoe Walsh: Obama was elected because he was blackLoaded guns around the Republican conventionWARNING: The author of this post might be scamming youNo more monkeying around...Romney vows to do 'the opposite'TRMS writing challenge: Newt's farewell addressFrom candidate to citizenThose who defend concentrated wealthUgly chart alert: Workers getting hosedPaul Ryan's bold stand against spending cutsWednesday's campaign round-upMust-Read Op-Eds for Wednesday, May 2, 2012Working hard vs. hardly workingThe consequences of the GOP's voting restrictionsLifestyles of the rich and politically connectedRichard Haass: 'The rationales are still weak' for Obama's Afghan commitmentBryant Park does "May Day"Popular health care protections on GOP chopping blockCalling all fans of Alex & AlecStephen King's advice: 'Tax Me for F@%&'s Sake'Let Me Start...'Bigotry on the ballot' in North CarolinaMorning Maddow: May 2NOW Today: Farewell, NewtTrending NOWAn excerpt from Steve Coll's "Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power"Morning Headlines: Wednesday, May 2Alec Baldwin playing role of LawrenceThe Tease: Coming up on MJOutside our windowsObama: destroying al-Qaida 'within reach'Links for the 5/1 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 05/01/12Betty White's political endorsementMechanics is for romanticsObama's surprise peace deal with AfghanistanToday in Hyperbole: President Obama the Klan Punisher'Ed Show' playbook: Tuesday, May 1Ahead on the 5/1 Maddow showPic: Boom is for duckiesTuesday's Mini-ReportRomney, Giuliani use bin Laden anniversary to bury the hatchetFirst Word: Life during wartimeThe West Wing reunites for a walk and talkOccupy Wall Street: The May Day EditionIn the Red ZoneWisconsin Dems make an issue of equal payHey girl, it's a Paul Ryan TumblrConservatives force Grenell's ousterBREAKING: President Obama makes unannounced visit to AfghanistanThe 'issues people care about'Occupy Cleveland cancels May Day plansAn excerpt from Tom Coburn's new book "The Debt Bomb"Invasion of the 'Kanamits'Romney shakes the Etch-a-Sketch on auto bailoutObama hits critics and gets laughsMoving 'forward,' into a red scareScarborough: Hey FBI, you've got better things to do than question protestersIs Occupy signaling a May Day?Tuesday's campaign round-upAn anti-tax partyNew York's new tallest towerChris Christie's bid for attentionScott Brown has an 'Obamacare' problemCoburn: 'The problem is not gridlock' -- it's that the parties 'agree too much'Can we define 'politicizing'?'They said no'Senate eyes Paycheck Fairness ActLet Me Start...Morning Maddow: May 1NOW Today: Neck and neckTrending NOWMust-Read Op-Eds for Tuesday, May 1, 2012Morning Headlines: Tuesday, May 1Obama campaign goes 'Forward'Paul Ryan rewrites himself over Ayn RandZimmerman launches social media campaignThe Tease: Coming up on MJThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 04/30/12Maybe you can twist Chris Christie's armMatthews: 'Voters know difference between success and sour grapes'