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Marissa Mayer's decree at Yahoo!Is our biological clock ticking?Say What? When the budget debate hits the 'baloney' phase...Cardinals should not cave to the most conservative when picking a new popeIn which is discovered a perfect 21st century blues (Love, Kilmichael, Mississippi)Remembering Van CliburnThursday's Mini-ReportWoodward/White House dust-up hits DCAbout those closed tax loopholes...Gov. Christie 'not sweating' the CPAC snubWho will be the next pope?Senate GOP blocks sequester compromise plan, seals fate'Racist' Businessweek cover triggers uproarNew gun laws in Kentucky surprise just about everyoneVery Last Word: Voting Rights Act and the Medicaid expansionGOP congresswoman: 'I will not erode Second Amendment Rights'Senate Republicans likely to block ATF nomineeWoodward vs. White House gets increasingly strangeVAWA passes House, with full protections for LGBT, Native AmericansElizabeth Colbert Busch wedged in crowded special election raceFirst Word: Sequester spiral, VAWA passesViolence Against Women Act clears House, headed to Obama's deskPope's Final FarewellA Robin Kelly win for Michael Bloomberg, but a $2 million loss for campaign finance reformBachmann gets facts wrong, but still packs 'chootz-pah'Thursday's campaign round-upTop Links: Sequestration Eve and all through the House not a deal was stirring, except maybe to grouse#TDRGoodMorning Challenge WinnerPope Benedict leaves Vatican for final time as pontiffSo much for 'economic uncertainty'The sequester clock is nearly out of timeBecoming aware of diversity of thoughtLet Me Start: Sequester EveThe Company Memo: Thursday, February 28, 2013Defining 'threats' downMust read of the day: The Oscar Pistorius caseChris' List: Top 5 states for well-beingWant to join the GOP civil war? It's easy with 'Primary My Congressman!'Economic growth improves -- ever so slightlyJobless claims improve unexpectedly, near five-year lowWhat we're reading: Thursday, February 28, 2013NOW Today: Papal departureIn the Senate, 70 is the new 90Morning Maddow: February 28Trending NOWKey speeches in the passage of the Voting Rights ActDecryptomaddowlogical #16Links for the 2/27 TRMSPriorities? With the budget on the brink, Speaker Boehner frets about the dress codeThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/27/13As support grows for tougher gun laws, father of Newtown victim keeps 'reliving my loss'Gov. Christie's response to CPAC snub: 'I wish them the best'Ahead on the 2/27 Maddow showWashington will supply Syrian rebels with direct aid'ED Show' playbook: Wednesday, Feb. 27John Lewis to Justice Scalia: The right to vote is 'what people died for, bled for'Very Last Word: How to make healthcare a buyers' marketMilitary spending cuts may force us to reappraise our prioritiesThe assault weapons ban: if you are not for it, you're against itNo, Justice Scalia, the right to vote is not an 'entitlement''How are things going to change if people aren't there to help make them change?'N.H. GOP lawmaker: Some people may 'like being in abusive relationships'Senate witness on weapons ban funded by gun lobbyRemembering C. Everett Koop, a man of faith--and scienceWednesday's Mini-ReportClaire McCaskill: House GOP 'in a moment of sanity' on VAWANational Urban League CEO: Demise of Voting Rights Act 'would be tragic'Poll: Americans worry more about gun violence than job loss, terrorist attacksOn opposite sides of First StreetWhy Steve King -- and Iowa Dems -- are smiling todayWho really gets hurt by the sequester?First Word: A shaky future for the Voting Rights ActSupreme Court looks set to strike down heart of Voting Rights ActStudy: Black/white wealth inequality has exploded since '80sArguing in the defense of the Voting Rights Act'Jesse was the love of my life'If men were angels, the Voting Rights Act would not be necessaryChristie vs. Rubio: Inside the NumbersSenate hearing on assault weapons ban becomes testy and emotionalA look back in history with Steve Kornacki#Obamaquester? They were for it before they were against itConservative justices wary of Voting Rights ActSenate GOP devise new plan to shift sequester blame on ObamaGun buyback initiative offers mentorship and tickets to see BeyoncéRosa Parks statue unveiled at U.S. CapitolScalia: Renewing Voting Rights Act a 'perpetuation of racial entitlement'#TDRGoodMorning Challenge WinnerA new sequester scheme surfacesRe-examining the Voting Rights ActWednesday's campaign round-upMeteor blast a wake up call on NASA fundingGlimmers of hope for immigration reformYes, tax increases can be part of 'real austerity'House GOP scrambles on Violence Against Women ActTop Links: Polls Shmolls, GOP sticks to its guns on sequester cuts and, well, gunsVoting Rights Act in danger as Supreme Court hears challengeWoodward: it's 'madness' for Obama to follow federal lawChris' List: Companies with highest intern payMust read of the day: What will the royal baby look like?Pay to play?Is Bloomberg the answer to the NRA?NOW Today: Landmark caseYoung voters on the GOP: Not buying what they're sellingFudging health care numbers: a case studyCoburn shoots down bipartisan gun controlThe party 'in need of a major makeover'The Company Memo: Wednesday, February 27, 2013Let Me Start: Hagel is confirmed...finallyThe Pope's final public goodbyeGOP challenges Chuck Hagel one last timeWhy Robin Kelly's big win in Chicago mattersWhat we're reading: Wednesday, February 27, 2013Morning Maddow: February 27Trending NOWSlide Show: Chuck Hagel's road to the Department of DefenseQuien es mas macho?Decryptomaddowlogical #15New poll: Two-thirds say GOP puts party before countryLinks for the 2/26 TRMSFamily of teacher killed at Sandy Hook: 'We're honoring her by fighting for change'In Chicago, Bloomberg's gun-control PAC wins its first testTrayvon's parents continue to fight for justiceOpposing federal gun control laws, Alaska tries nullificationIs there such a thing as Too Much Michelle?WATCH: Putting a face on food insecurity in America'ED Show' playbook: Tuesday, Feb. 26The X Files: Women's Fight for Rights in IrelandAhead on the 2/26 Maddow showDid the bruising battle cost Hagel his political clout?How can Obama, Boehner strike a deal in a place like Washington?Hagel confirmed by Senate after contentious battleVicco, Kentucky: Fame, backlash beginTeddy Turner: 'Break up with career politicians'Tuesday's Mini-ReportConservatives should woo the millennial generationThe John Kerry school of foreign policyChris Christie joins the GOP's new Medicaid fan clubVery Last Word: Who loses the least if the sequester happens?Cantor's candid confessionGame over, Eric: Cantor's video game failWeight Watchers and 'emotional labor'Speaker Boehner to Senate: Get off your 'ass'Today in Indiana RepublicansA look at Kerry's debut on the world stage: Andrea Mitchell Reports'Modern Family' star creates bowties for a causeAnd then there were eightVery Last Word: Why Rick Scott took the Medicaid ExpansionElizabeth Warren: Sequester cuts are 'just plain dumb'The Future of FeminismConservative conference invites Romney, Palin, snubs ChristieGun makers seem a little twitchy just nowToo Young to Die: Paul Sampleton Jr.Gov. McDonnell doesn't see a 3rd party candidate in VA raceDems dream of turning Texas blueSenate clears Hagel for confirmationS.E.'s Tweet Bag with Willie GeistGOP tide turning on gay marriage?Sotomayor rips Texas prosecutor for 'racially charged' remarksCuts Loom Large in VirginiaFirst Word: Sequestration stalemateAlabama, birthplace of the Voting Rights Act, may be its final resting place, tooPennsylvania takes lead on Republican plan to rework Electoral CollegeThe consequences of misguided assumptionsGOP Rep. backs voting restrictions and Voting Rights Act#TDRGoodMorning Challenge WinnerToday on The Cycle: The sequester'I know he died but it still doesn't feel that way.'Huntsman isn't the only oneTop Links: Boehner says 'ass' during news conference to prove he's serious on sequestration fight versus Obama'Brogurt': The latest in nonsensical product genderingBoehner starts to lose his coolGOP's election-rigging scheme not yet deadMust read of the day: Eric Cantor, up closeWhen the judicial confirmation process gets 'stupid'Trayvon Martin: One year later, where the case standsVirginia's Cuccinelli draws fire from business leadersIntroducing the NRA kingmakersThe Company Memo: Tuesday, February 26, 2013Chris' List: new additions to the Oxford DictionaryWhat contempt for the public looks likeLet Me Start: Chuck Hagel's MomentNOW Today: Sequester StaredownWhat we're reading: Tuesday, February 26, 2013CPAC sends message, snubs ChristieTrending NOWMorning Maddow: February 26Turning Texas BlueDecryptomaddowlogical #14The furlough effect: Why automatic cuts might not reduce the deficit at allDOMA and the Supreme Court: The White House files to overturn anti-gay lawLinks for the 2/25 TRMSSuper secret bonus pageC. Everett Koop, a conservative who told the truthICYMI: 'Fresh Guacamole' shortest short ever nominated at the OscarsWayne LaPierre: Dianne Feinstein cares about her agenda, not about kidsThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/25/13Will other Dems step up to challenge Hillary 2016?Kerry praises 'Argo,' and Affleck returns the favorGimme a G! Gimme an E! Gimme an O! Florida school sells stadium naming rights to prison companyAhead on the 2/25 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Monday, Feb. 25A cover-up by the Iranian press! Michelle Obama has no right to bare armsRomney campaign done in by bad 'Kabuki'The Oscars shows America is hungry for a winnerFind out how the sequester impacts your stateIke and Dick, the odd couple--even for politicsMedicaid Flip Flop: Is the opposition to Obamacare over?Music and pictures: Highlights from the OscarsVoting rights bill will honor Desiline Victor, 102-year-old Florida voterWill the Supreme Court protect voting rights?Monday's Mini-ReportThe three-headed elephant: The GOP is split on what it wants from the sequesterHuckabee willing to look 'outside the tent'Non-union Target janitors in Minneapolis to go on strikeRightwing backlash to Michelle Obama's Oscar night appearanceCardinal: 'You're trying to figure out what you think God would want' in conclaveObama campaign advisor hired to help win Silver Linings Playbook an Oscar?Even in Texas, 'never' is a long timeFeinstein responds to LaPierre: 'Grievance killers look for these weapons'Why the sequester would be terrible for California and New YorkGOP can't help itself on Planned ParenthoodEx-HUD heads: Fannie & Freddie have to goPush to overturn Voting Rights Act tied to GOP voter suppression effortsAs sequester looms, how is the UK's austerity experiment going?Minimum wage meta-analysis: evidence over theoryYahoo slashes work-from-home option for all employeesA wasted weekFirst Word: Still playing the blame gameCongress is back but sequester agreement seems a long way offThe prerequisites to 'bipartisan compromise'#TDRGoodMorning Challenge WinnerTop Links: Speaker Boehner to meet the press on sequester cutsSequester StandoffRand Paul's failed fish taleA muddled message gets messier and more mendaciousMichigan GOP: Heck, yeah, vote riggingChris' list: Best dressed at the OscarsTed Cruz's 'curious' defenseMust read of the day: Italian electionsThe public's striking opposition to spending cutsThe Company Memo: Monday, February 25, 2013Michigan GOP backs electoral college rigging schemeWoodward's unfortunate errorsMichelle Obama presents Best Picture Oscar to 'Argo'Let Me Start: Sequester Week is HereWhat we're reading: Monday, February 25, 2013Jindal wants GOP change, but not on culture warMorning Maddow: February 25Poll: Americans back postponing sequesterRep. Yarmuth: Sequester cuts are 'really stupid'Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden speaks outFreshman congressman: 'We need to be in Washington now'Actress Daryl Hannah says 'absolutely no benefits from Keystone Pipeline XL'Hollywood preps for Oscar nightFmr. Mayor Dinkins: Anti-Obama sentiment stems in part from raceMayor who scored hosting US Open in New York talks tennisFmr. NYC Mayor David Dinkins reflects on city politicsThe naked truth about body imageWeek in Geek: Birds, bees, and bubblesTed Cruz sticks with McCarthyism claimsRobert Gibbs: I was told 'not even to acknowledge the drone program'Sequester blame game picks up speed with deadline days awayHouse GOP's VAWA proposal nixes LGBT, American Indian protectionsUrbanites combat climate change with rooftop farmsFacing cancer together, on the third Monday of each monthFeb. 24: The press, the sequester, cyber-warViolence Against Women Act isn't just a good bill in name onlyInside The Cycle: What we have bookmarkedA day at the zoo: How threat of sequestration hits homePain at the pump to continue?Get ready for the Oscars! James Lipton dishes on his picksWATCH: Michelle Obama mom-dances with Jimmy Fallon for 'Let's Move'Mississippi story takes a turnThis Week in GodMy answer to the Conservative Political Action ConferenceDecryptomaddowlogical #13Links for the 2/22 TRMSSurprise! Republicans and Democrats can agree on immigration reformIs America prepared for a 'cyber Pearl Harbor'?The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/22/13It's going, going, Gohmert! The latest news from GOP paranoia landObama and the press: A relationship in the roughThe purple rose of Texas: How Hillary could turn Texas blue'ED Show' playbook: Friday, Feb. 22Flipper vs Flopper in Florida! Crist, Scott, Obamacare and the next electionAhead on the 2/22 Maddow showGet ready for the OscarsBlue dot, red state, and more of the storyFriday's Mini-ReportFeb. 23: Voting rights, Medicaid, GOP declineThe many faces of Oscar PistoriusHouse GOP eyes watered-down Violence Against Women ActIn Iran, the 'Harlem Shake' could be revolutionary'But I've read Robert Rubin's tax plan...'Oscar picks from James Lipton of 'Inside the Actors Studio'Retail rebellion: The next big strike could begin next weekWATCH: How lax gun laws enable gun traffickersGOP ignores 2012 lessons, pushes harsh anti-abortion billsVery Last Word: Keep young staffers away from the letterheadFirst Word: Slight change of plansJimmy Carter's grandson earns a 'half-embrace' from Obama for finding Mitt's 47% video#TDRGoodMorning Challenge WinnerIs Ted Cruz the new McCarthy?A decade of bloggingNot in The OnionStudy: Capital gains, dividends biggest drivers of income inequalityGrassley's accidental pro-choice principlesStraight talk: The McCain record on gunsVirginia Lt. Gov. Bolling rips his own partyTaking McCarthyism literallyOscar Pistorius has been granted bailRep. Cole accuses Obama of political theatrics as sequestration countdown loomsToo Young to Die: Steven CurtisThe limits of Rand Paul's libertarian idealsFlashback Friday: 'Slumdog Millionaire' takes home the Oscar for Best PictureThe wrong way to argue about wasteful spendingTop Links: One week until sequestration and the Republican strategy vs. Obama doesn't appear to be workingA well-kept fiscal secretChris' list: Tax refundsMust read of the day: Alternate actors in iconic rolesA muddled message gets messierTweets fired: Press secretaries throw barbsThe Company Memo: Friday, February 22, 2013Welcome changes of heart on marriageLet Me Start: Lunacy on the rightWhen false claims drive the debate'Pack journalism' targets Ed Markey for no reasonWyoming's ironic, unconstitutional defense of assault weaponsMorning Maddow: February 22What we're reading: Friday, February 22, 2013Crucial protection for minority voters in perilDecryptomaddowlogical #12Links for the 2/21 TRMSBetter bring a book: Sequester could mean more air-travel delaysMitch McConnell gets punk'd by fake national security blogThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/21/13Rick Scott's negotiated surrender on Medicaid: The story behind the storyIdealizing Millennials is no more accurate than condemning themOops! McConnell duped by parody news report on GitmoAn NFL champion advocates for gay rights in pro sports'ED Show' playbook: Thursday, Feb. 21Ahead on the 2/21 Maddow show'The Dream is Now': A new documentary lets DREAMers tell their storiesJon Huntsman, a conservative and a Mormon, says legalizing same-sex marriage is the 'right thing to do'Speeches about 'respectability' don't stop bullets, Mr. PresidentWhat happened to the Republican Party of the 1960s?Thursday's Mini-ReportObama: 'Both the best of times and worst of times' for the black communityWho 'owns this mess'Why we need the GOPBig Bird returns to political spotlight to promote good eating, exerciseHouse eyes Violence Against Women Act15 Republican senators: Drop HagelFirst Word: Open season on Karl RoveKey House Republican rejects pathway to citizenshipP*storiusHouston restaurateur will protect his Barack Obama muralNugent: President Obama is a 'clear and present danger' to black AmericaDefense furloughs to hit 800K civilians, halt military trainingClimate change preparedness could leave the poor out in the rainShameless plugs take twoTELL US: With his approval rating at a 3-year high, how should Obama spend his political capital?Government employment by president (charts)Who's who of Republicans at CPACKarl Rove vs. The world?College degrees are becoming the new high school diplomaHagel's dead-enders start to look sillyFlorida governor makes stunning switch on health careThose who are 'capable of leisure'Cornyn leads Cruz, Graham, and Rubio in call for Obama to drop Hagel nominationThursday's campaign round-upRivlin optimistic on debt deal because 'I can't believe [we'd] be stupid enough not to'All these years later, we still need the Voting Rights Act for equal accessTed Cruz has it all figured outTop Links: Looks like the Republican strategy versus Obama on the sequester cuts is failingWhatever happened to the idea of just giving poor people money?#TDRGoodMorning Challenge WinnerThe risk for Gov. Snyder in taking over DetroitEven when they criticize Obama, media still too liberal for LimbaughPublic sides with Obama on minimum wageAppreciating empiricism would be a good startLadypeople, Indiana Republicans would like a look at your insidesChris' list: Twitter happinessMust read of the day: The secrets behind the OscarsFlorida's Rick Scott grudgingly makes the right call on MedicaidThe Company Memo: Thursday, February 21, 2013Jobless claims rise, but remain below thresholdLet Me Start: Victory Lap!Americans aren't buying what GOP is sellingWhat we're reading: Thursday, February 21, 2013Morning Maddow: February 21Decryptomaddowlogical #11'I cannot, in good conscience, deny the uninsured access to care'A Last Word exclusive with Elizabeth Colbert BuschLinks for the 2/20 TRMSWhat you've been waiting for since November! Romney will speak at CPAC'You hear that?' Obama's 'startling experience' with gunfireThe conservative conference, seeking a fresh new start, invites...Mitt RomneyThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/20/13'Dumb and dumber': DC plays the blame gameTRMS writing challenge: The missing CPAC panels RESULTSA sequester is like 'leeching'--leaving the economy to bleedIt's the 'Obama Sequester'--according to BoehnerVery Last Word: No one tells Lawrence about birthdaysTrying to parse a Massachusetts Senate candidate's view on abortionDemocratic dreams: If only it weren't for gerrymandering...Ahead on the 2/20 Maddow show11-year-old girl football player tackles the Philadelphia Archdiocese'ED Show' playbook: Wednesday, Feb. 20'Distorting political reality': How Rush hurts the RepublicansBlocking birth control coverage: 'How is that Christian?'Now is the time for marriage equality'Tell everybody back home I'm sorry': Jackson Jr. pleads guilty to fraudWednesday's Mini-ReportOhio woman claims in lawsuit she was fired for voting for ObamaLeave the 17th Amendment alone'A severe ignorance problem''Neurodiversity': the next frontier for civil rights?OMG, have you heard Hagel is 'Friends with Hamas?!'Seeing the sequester forest for the sequester treesConan O'Brien to host White House Correspondents DinnerUgly scene at McCain town hall underscores immigration reform pitfallsWisconsin, again: Work-sharing bill would diminish union powerChris Christie approval at 74 percent, still trails behind Hillary in 2016 match-upRising number of women packing heatFirst Word: Taking the sequester fight to the peopleGOP rep implies Gabby Giffords is a 'prop' in gun debateFollowing Rick Scott's not-so-fine exampleFar Right to McCain: 'You said build the dang fence, where's the fence?'UPDATE: Laura Bush asks to be removed from same-sex marriage ad featuring Cheney, ObamaToday on The Cycle: The Secrets of Happy FamiliesWednesday's campaign round-up#TDRGoodMorning Challenge WinnerThe sequester slideshow that may haunt the SpeakerNewt: Rove group is 'opposite of the Republican tradition'To lower the deficit, don't cut taxesTop Links: GOP may have picked the wrong fight with Obama over sequester cutsAn excerpt from Michael Hainey's "After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story"Missouri Republican wants to turn gun control supporters into felonsFriends of Hamas -- The Origin StoryObama eases tensions with Rubio, GOP reform advocatesMust read of the day: U.S. exec tells France to keep your 'so-called workers'Chris' List: Most likely to find love at workThe Company Memo: Wednesday, February 20, 2013Reality 1, Boehner 0What we're reading: Wednesday, February 20, 2013Guantanamo detainees aren't getting GI Bill benefitsLet Me Start: Build Baby Build!Virginia will not have its own currencyMorning Maddow: February 20An excerpt from Emily Bazelon's "Sticks and Stones"Rattner's charts: Share of income changes going to top 1%Decryptomaddowlogical #10Links for the 2/19 TRMSCountdown to 2014: Obamacare and the statesWisconsin budget cuts close four Planned Parenthood clinicsTargeting Ashley Judd, McConnell's campaign gets an early startHappy trails? Former Gov. Mark Sanford says he never let down South Carolina taxpayersMaya Angelou on respect: Women are not the 'b' word, and blacks are not the 'n' wordThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/19/13Obama wants to secure his legacy--but his agenda makes it harder for Dems to win the seats they needIncreasingly, the White House can avoid the press. Here's what reporters need to do (instead of complaining)Rev. Sharpton talked to the mother of a slain Chicago teen: yet another mother, yet another teenA look inside 'Weed Country'Are Chinese cyberhackers targeting the U.S. economy?Ahead on the 2/19 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Tuesday, Feb. 19Poll: 8 of 10 Americans disapprove of Congress (and we'd like to meet the other two)...Feminism: the goal shouldn't be to 'have it all'--but to 'share it all'Obama, not the GOP, wants to keep government workingHelping the poor can help RepublicansTRMS writing challenge: The missing CPAC panelsVery Last Word: Mississippi 148 years late on 13th AmendmentOn 4th birthday, tea party won't back downTuesday's Mini-ReportWhat is Mike Leara afraid of?Too Young: Lost to gunfireIf the phone doesn't ring, it's meToo Young to Die: James ParkerToo Young to Die: Aaliyah BoyerToo Young to Die: Alfreddie GipsonBlood IvoryTargeted killings: Does it matter if we trust Obama?Yo! Brooklynites demand apology from NRA big mouth (huh? fuhgetaboutit!)Meet the new Simpson-Bowles planTea Party leader offers $10K for plan to take on RoveMark Sanford's mea culpa tour: Will it work?Israel's 'Iron Dome' may be instrumental in peace process"Government By Crisis" Needs to EndIf Michigan takes over Detroit, does that save the city?Deficit Duo to Washington: 'Use your bean'First Word: Sequester time crunch is onClinton, Palin Remain in the SpotlightObama challenges congressional GOP: put away the 'meat-cleaver'Supreme Court will hear GOP challenge to campaign donation limitsBloomberg super PAC tackles NRA with $2 million in Chicago raceGas prices climb to four-month highDigging in on entitlement reformMeet the new CongressTuesday's campaign round-upToday on The Cycle: The Feminine MystiqueTop Links: President Obama brings sequester cuts homeObama to receive Israeli honor next monthMust-Read Op-Eds for February 19, 2013Behold new Simpson-Bowles fiscal plan--now with more cuts!S.E.'s Tweet Bag with Andy CohenMichelle Obama's "midlife crisis" bangsHow not to accommodate radicalismThe problem with Boehner's newest 'rule'Don't blame 'ineptitude' on 'Washington'The Company Memo: Tuesday, February 19, 2013Must read of the day: Lingering Pope questionsChris' list: Top off-peak destinations for springLet Me Start - Progress on Gun Safety'Hubris' documentaryBrown keeping options open for gubernatorial runThe details Paul Ryan doesn't want you to knowPolitical gamesmanship on immigration reform gets messyWhat we're reading: Tuesday, February 19, 2013Morning Maddow: February 19Links for the 2/19 TRMSFilm 'Lincoln' inspires Mississippi to officially ban slaveryWhat will define Obama's legacy?Roadblocks in path to immigration reformCuomo to expand abortion rights in NYThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/18/1350 years later, a reinterpretation of JFK's famous words'ED Show' playbook: Monday, Feb. 18Keeping an eye on the Clinton-Obama scorecardA Harvard Class about Quentin Tarantino?Leaked White House immigration plan threatens to derail bipartisan effortsWisconsin GOP forces 2,000 low-income women to travel miles for reproductive health careChicago teen fatally shot hours after sister attended Obama's speech on gun violenceRove praises Hillary, bashes Obama, says GOP needs more Rand Paul'sA protest tactic you can take to the bankNebraska GOP Sen. Mike Johanns won't seek another termHubris: Selling the Iraq War - The Rumsfeld memosJobs aren't everythingNot gone for long: Palin to speak at CPACFirst ladies, first lobbyists?Crowd: Sources?Mark Sanford emerges with first TV ad of campaignHagel delay a 'function of the Tea Party'5 signs Republicans will cave on HagelMississippi finally ratifies amendment banning slaveryFirst Word: Obama's backup immigration planTop Links: Obama wants to map the human brain. So are Republicans now against brains?Monday's Mini-ReportRon Johnson's odd take on his political rivalsOp Ed: A beautiful life takenWatching standards fall to new lowsGOP senator sees merit in Obama's 'great' pre-K ideaThe Company Memo: Monday, February 18, 2013Chris' List: America's richest presidentsMust read of the day: 'And the award goes to...'Lindsey Graham struggles with fiscal basicsMcCain lost in a fog of partisan rageWhat we're reading: Monday, February 18, 2013Bush's 'Texas Miracle' debunked, Lone Star State sparks anti-testing revolutionDem forced from congressional race over NRA supportMorning Maddow: February 18Women of Value: Michelle Obama's right armWeek in Geek: Space rocks editionClimate policy comes out of exileIs fighting poverty 'clearly a second-agenda item' for Obama?Inside The CycleThe 113th Congress casualty listFeb. 17: The pope, the no-fly list, climate changeGOP senator calls universal pre-K a 'great idea,' but questions fundingRachel Maddow talks 'Hubris' with Ed Schultz and David CornWhy we need an inclusive Pope for a modern worldThis Week in God'Building momentum for regime change': Rumsfeld's secret memosIs a new progressive era upon us?Everything but the mynocksDecryptomaddowlogical #9Links for the 2/15 TRMSAfghan women worry: Who will protect our rights after the U.S. is gone?You said it! MSNBC viewers told us what the State of our Union isIn Chicago, Obama talks about 'the work that remains unfinished'The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/15/13Pressure on Boehner to ensure the Violence Against Women Act becomes lawIs this the new McCarthyism? Ted Cruz's innuendo war against HagelThe gaffes-that-last club: Is Marco Rubio the newest member?Ahead on the 2/15 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Friday, Feb. 15Feb. 16: The minimum wage, Universal Pre-KChanging expectations: First ladies are windows into historyWet's Happening: Could you be the next Wendy the Waterdrop?Families marred by gun violence add unified voice for tighter gun lawsGay marriage hurts no one; a gun in the wrong hands doesPics: Welcome home, Desiline VictorGuns in the black communityMitch McConnell, Rand Paul team up on hemp legalizationReopening Dr. Tiller's former abortion clinicFriday's Mini-ReportWarren to regulators: When was the last time you took a Wall Street bank to trial?Report: The '47%' pay more of their income in taxesA lesson on the value of inflationWatch out Wall Street: Warren comes out blazing in first hearingChart imitates life, prison editionVery Last Word: How to reform the filibusterWith Lautenberg out, is Booker in?What is a sequester anyway?Tackling pre-K in 'a realistic and ambitious way'New wave of voter suppression: The show me your ID stateFirst Word: Obama talks gun violence in ChicagoVirginia's new voter ID bill likely illegalThe Russian meteorite blast as it happenedThe perilous future of infrastructure investmentsHouse GOP attempts to block federal employee pay raiseBacklash from both parties to Obama's proposed voting commissionHagel's holdup comes down to GOP 'vendetta'The president vs. the penny?Raul Labrador debuts as immigration contrarianCuccinelli gets promotional help -- from DemocratsPresident Obama in ChicagoTop Links: Hagel went down via filibuster. So now what?Rubio takes a stand against a minimum wageLaPierre re-hashes Chicken Little act in SOTU responseFlashback Friday: 2005 Election of Pope Benedict XVIIn a time of warChris' List: Meteorites gone astrayNext from space, an asteroid flying byThe Company Memo: Friday, February 15, 2013Must read of the day: Why didn't Carnival evacuate cruise passengers?Asked and answeredO'Donnell: 'The enablers of Republican tax policy are Democrats''What was she a victim of?'NOW Today: Delay TacticsWhat we're reading: Friday, February 15, 2013When partisan politics turns pettyMorning Maddow: February 15Trending NOWFrom Space with Love: meteor over RussiaChris Noth talks climate change on NOWA New York City ValentineDecryptomaddowlogical #8Links for the 2/14 TRMSThis shouldn't be a Democrat versus Republican conflictObstructing Hagel is 'damaging to our national security'The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/14/13A Kennedy pleads, 'Save American lives'TRMS Writing Challenge: Infoxication RESULTSHubris: The Selling of the Iraq War - Monday 2/18 at 9 p.m. ET'ED Show' playbook: Thursday, Feb. 14Kill the Lincoln penny, and other 'awesome' news from Obama's Google HangoutCan the NRA quash the growing public demand for gun limits?The case for raising the minimum wageWhy Obama is choosing now to push a minimum wage hikeTo anyone voting against the Violence Against Women ActThe neocons' problem is with Obama, not HagelOpening the door on 'the last closet in America' -- the NFLSenate Republicans block vote on HagelThe Cycle's Valentine's Day spin listSports reporter Carillo 'heartsick' over Pistorius murder chargeVery Last Word: Rosario Dawson, and the minimum wage'Extraordinary stunts like today's filibuster can't happen'Obama pushes universal preschool in GA, GOP expresses doubtsFirst Word: Boehner says budget cuts aren't his problemFailure of filibuster reform puts Hagel confirmation at riskObama pushes for expanded early childhood educationPro-gun policies, NRA, may undercut GOP Latino outreachGrowing GOP opposition to minimum wage increaseReport: Tea Party group made fake-Hillary with fake-panda sex videoNew York moves forward on a 'rape is rape' lawThe NRA's plan of attack: Pro-gun groups kick into high gear after Obama's SOTUOpponents to minimum wage hike propose raising EITC instead37 senators call for executive order on gay rights in the workplaceGOP strategist calls Obama a 'coward' over gun control measuresThe Chuck Hagel confirmation processA lot of cooks in the GOP's kitchenHouse Democrat sure GOP taking U.S. to next fiscal cliffLaPierre one-ups Graham scare tactic in op-ed screedStay classy, FreedomWorksSend a GOP Valentine to that special person in your lifeA lesson in fearmongering from Wayne LaPierreWhy can't Latinos get elected to Latino congressional districts?Reid sets stage for Hagel showdownThe Family and Medical Leave Act 20 years later: Time for an expansionWalker's Medicaid rejection comes with a twistAfter state takeover, Michigan school district not getting what it pays forChris' List: Top Romantic CitiesObama 'expects' to see Pelosi as Speaker againThe Company Memo: Thursday, February 14, 2013'We got that in law'Scarborough: Wayne LaPierre op-ed is 'so laced with racial overtones'Let Me Start: Roadblocks for HagelJobless claims show sharp improvement, near five-year lowNOW Today: Playing small ballNRA's Wayne LaPierre: Be afraid, be very afraidTrending NOWScott Walker finds an alternative to Medicaid: ObamacareWhat we're reading: Thursday, February 14, 2013Opposing a minimum wage hike could be costly for the GOPDecryptomaddowlogical #7Rep. Langevin survived a bullet. He doesn't fear Ted NugentO'Donnell rewrites long list of groups on NRA's enemies listWatergate 2.0 the least of Rubio's worriesA swig and a miss! The scorecard on RubioThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/13/13NRA rolls out new anti-gun control campaignTRMS Writing Challenge: Infoxication'ED Show' playbook: Wednesday, Feb. 13Ahead on the 2/13 Maddow showThe Republican response: 'Small, squeaky, and spiteful'Using books to break out of povertyJust how 'unapologetically liberal' was Obama's State of the Union, really?The GIF that keeps on givingWhen tragedy breaks us downRubio claims 'working class' credentials as he tries to sell home for $675,000Wednesday's Mini-ReportRoadblocks to a Hagel confirmation could backfire on GOPRepublicans question Obama's claim that new proposals won't raise deficitJordan on edge amid civil war in SyriaScott Brown joins Fox News as contributorFall from grace? Jindal slipping in Louisiana pollsState of the Union hints at long-term targeted killing programA conversation-ending chartMike Tyson will eat your bulletsScarborough: Marco Rubio the GOP answer to Obama, not ready to be POTUSSalesman-in-chiefThe test of intestinal fortitudeObama administration releases interactive College ScorecardPresident Obama brings State of the Union message to votersThe immigration debate in a post-truth worldToday on The Cycle: Global EducationFirst Word: Obama's laundry list of proposalsPope will move from Vatican to summer villa after retirementObama pitches universal preschool--but at what cost?Democrats fuel momentum on minimum wage increaseWednesday's campaign round-upTed Nugent's bizarre response to the SOTUMust-Read Op-Eds for Feb. 13, 2013Fmr. Sen. Lugar bashes GOP for 'unfortunate and unfair' attacks against HagelThe 'suicidal' Republican resistance to compromiseA filibuster by any other name...Chris' List: Most popular pope namesThe Company Memo: Wednesday, February 13, 2013Putting election reform on the front burnerTop Links: The reviews are in for President Obama's State of the Union speechNOW Today: State of the Union reactionLet Me Start: 'The state of our union is stronger'Rand Paul goes through the motionsSen. Coburn: Sequestration will happenPutting the rube in RubioAn excerpt from Amity Shlaes "Coolidge"Trending NOWChuck Hagel one step closer to Secretary of DefenseWhat we're reading: Wednesday, February 13, 2013O'Donnell: Obama should've put Boehner on the spot over gun control voteWatch: Awkward Rubio drink on an endless loop!Obama pushes deficit reduction: 'We need to finish the job'Obama calls for $9 federal minimum wage pegged to cost of livingBy end of next year, Afghan war 'will be over'GOP rebuttal: One small sip for Rubio...'The families of Newtown deserve a vote'Read and watch: President Obama's speech'Let's get it done': Confident and combative, President Obama takes chargeIf we don't fix voting problems, 'we are betraying our ideals'What helps you move into the middle class? Better schoolsObama's plan: Background checks, paying back taxes, English classes--and ultimately, citizenshipNorth Korean nuclear test: 'Where is China's red line?'Watch: President Obama's State of the Union speechHagel nomination moves through committeeRubio's economic remedy: More austerity!State of the Union Open ThreadMeet Desiline Victor, the 102-year-old voterVery Last Word: Why give a SOTU rebuttal?'Why I'm Rising': Rosario Dawson and the15th annual V-dayToday in lady business: Five bills, one amendment and a court rulingCould we all be a little bit 'birther'?Happy birthday, Charles Darwin!Tuesday's Mini-ReportBo Knows Westminster: Obama's dog breed competesWatch a hodgepodge of hyperbole: past State of the Union rebuttals'I'm here today because my daughter never came home'The GOP response: Why not say what we actually believe?The flash seen 'round the world: A papal premonition?Senate approves VAWA re-authorization, on to HouseThe first lady's guests at the State of the UnionViolence Against Women Act passes SenateSenate approves Violence Against Women Act despite GOP oppositionWhy Marco Rubio's SOTU rebuttal may backfireIndiana students, left and right, oppose bill to block them from votingObama planning major nuclear weapons cutsVatican spokesman: Timing of conclave should be decided this week'Left-wing' nationFirst Word: Obama to focus on job creationToday on The Cycle: Mind GamesWhy the GOP opposes ideas it supportsTed Nugent: I will 'demilitarize' before going to SOTUBoehner on Obama: He doesn't have the gutsSecond term SOTU's present challengeTwo gang members charged in murder of Hadiya PendletonWith the Voting Rights Act hanging in the balanceNOW Today: The State of the Union is...Top Links: Add North Korea, Ted Nugent to the list of topics in tonight's State of the Union speechPreviewing the State of the UnionIn sequester politics, it's something vs. nothingObama to announce withdrawal of 34,000 troops from Afghanistan in SOTUTaking Medicare's eligibility age off the tableThe Company Memo: Tuesday, February 12, 2013How lower-income Americans are shut out of journalismObama to address N. Korea nuke test in SOTULet Me Start: State of the UnionSo much for shedding the 'stupid party' labelMessage to Congress: It's been two months since Sandy Hook. Act!North Korea detonates third nuclear bomb testNorth Korean nuclear test draws international condemnationsWhat we're reading: Tuesday, February 12, 2013Morning Maddow: February 12Trending NOW'Silver Linings Playbook' director on the stigma of mental illnessGo get a job, Joe Walsh!NRA scrubs 'anti-gun' enemy list from website, but a version still existsMississippi will get health care--despite Tea Party governor's best effortsLinks for the 2/11 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/11/13State of the Union guest: 'I honor my son's memory every day'Beyond the fringe: John Brennan is a secret Muslim'ED Show' playbook: Monday, Feb. 11Assessing President Obama's foreign policy legacyAhead on the 2/11 Maddow showWhat happens to your life after you kill bin Laden?When has Dick Cheney been right?A speechwriter on what President Obama will sayVery Last Word: Bernanke and the sequesterI'm not pro drone, I am in favor of destroying al QaedaMonday's Mini-ReportYoung people like medical coverage, tooState of the Union coverage begins at 8pm ET, TuesdayTed Nugent invited to State of the Union address by lawmaker who threatened to impeach ObamaGimmicks aside, austerity's impact is realSilence Against Women: House GOP silent as Senate poised to pass VAWAWill the next Pope come from Africa?SOTU: Second time around#Pontifexit: The news in tweetsPanetta extends same-sex benefits throughout the militaryChicago violence: Rahm Emanuel calls for tough laws and tougher conversations to stop the bleedingPope Benedict retires: What will his legacy be?Watch: Fmr. Rep. Gabby Giffords stars in her first gun control ad'I'll be blunt. If you don't like the political atmosphere of Wyoming, then by all means, leave.'Latest voter suppression target: college studentsGabby Giffords stars in a new gun control adRoger Ailes has a planMilitary extends benefits to same-sex domestic partnersRelax! When working less is moreFirst Word: What to expect in Obama's State of the Union addressFirst Lady and former president walk away empty-handed from GrammysPope AbdicatesSen. Barrasso: I plan to vote against Chuck HagelPresidential road trip annoys GOPFashion Week's Inspiration: Power Women of D.C.Monday's campaign round-upHadiya Pendleton's mother to attend SOTU as guest of first ladySetting the bar too lowPope Benedict XVI resignsTop Links: What to expect from President Obama's State of the UnionCheney's 'second-rate' personnel assessmentsThe Company Memo: Monday, February 11, 2013Abdicating the papacy, electing the next pope, and smoke signals: explainedThe fiscal fight in Cantor's alternate universeRubio, Paul to deliver competing SOTU responsesShort-term memory loss grips WashingtonObama better trusted on economy than GOPGraham: 'No confirmation without information'What we're reading: Monday, February 11, 2013Let Me Start: State of the GOP's UnionNOW Today: Papal abdicationMorning Maddow: February 11Trending NOWVatican says Pope abdicating, citing health reasonsObama's biggest speeches weren't about the state of the unionWho is Bobby Jindal, really?Ex-Pentagon chief backs oversight on drone strikesWeek in Geek: Animal House EditionChinese Year of the Snake: Business, births, and burningsS.T.E.M. education inspiring girls nationwideIn an ever-changing battlefield, America's perpetual warObama's State of the Union: A look back at past speechesHow America killsTea Party taps Rand Paul for State of the Union responseFirst lady joins hundreds to mourn Hadiya Pendleton at funeralFeb. 10: The drone program, Paul Krugman on the recoveryNRA's LaPierre: Wonk with million-dollar megaphoneAlabama pardon for 'Scottsboro Boys' now 82 years overdueThis Week in GodPhotos: Winter Storm Nemo blasts through East CoastLinks for the 2//8 TRMSRightwingers to Karl Rove: Can you hear us now?The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/08/13'ED Show' playbook: Friday, Feb. 8Drone strikes: Who should make the call?New Jersey's weighty issue: Booker says, 'Shape up!' Christie says, 'Shut up!'Bipartisan group of senators looks to expand background checksAhead on the 2/9 Maddow show'Kick the can down the road,' says KrugmanHope, persistence in 'Silver Linings' is inspiringThe House Democratic Issues Conference is no joke--except to ColbertMississippi lets freak flag fly (briefly)Mississippi lets freak flag fly (briefly)Friday's Mini-ReportA step forward: Malala leaves the hospitalState of the Union: Dems use the guest list to keep gun violence in the spotlightDrones and 'the Decider'Collateral damage: Brennan's claims about civilian casualtiesWill immigration reform cover LGBTQ couples?The confused column Boehner's office likes so muchThe 2011 ransom note and the GOP's sequesterVery Last Word: Drones, deficits and the new Ronald ReaganHoney badger alertFirst Word: Sounding the sequester alarmGOP's anti-Hagel games nearing an endPressure for gun reform works in Illinois raceBush family e-mails, photos apparently hackedAustralian government scrutinizes internships, other unpaid laborState of the Union: Elkhart, Indiana four years laterAnd then there were sixRewinding NemoGOP civil war heats up, Trump tells Rove he's a 'total loser'Germany isn't sunnier than the U.S.New push to legalize pot gains tractionAfghan youth orchestra lights up Kennedy CenterJoin in: 'The state of our union is...' YOU finish the sentence hereA contradictory RNC message on race and diversityChris' list: Best love songsFlashback Friday: 2006 Winter Olympics, Torino, ItalyTop Links: Brennan, 'Whiteout' and Karl RoveThe nuts and bolts of travel insuranceThe Company Memo: Friday, February 8, 2013Must read of the day: Top 100 movies available on DVDReal guns vs. virtual gunsPoll: Clinton top of her field in popularityAnd the Grammy nominees are...Let Me Start: GOP Civil WarO'Reilly's version of a correctionThe doctor is in! 'Doc McStuffins' reveals changing face of medicineNOW Today: Counterterrorism QuestionsWhat we're reading: Friday, February 8, 2013Trending NOWDecryptomaddowlogical #4Links for the 2/7 TRMSJustice for Oscar Wilde: UK's House of Commons votes for marriage equalityRove's new enemy? Fellow RepublicansReviewing US Drone PolicyThe best bet to beat Hillary? 'Our guys--not Rove guys,' says Tea PartyBrennan rejects torture, defends drones, promises transparencyThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/07/13In order to form a more perfect petitionWeight, weight, don't tell me...Guns: NY has effective background checks; now it's Washington's turnAhead on the 2/7 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Thursday, Feb. 7Morality of drone strikes is hardball on the world stageHouston, we have an asteroid!Rachel: We are advised...Sen. Risch: Brennan hearing 'tip of the iceberg' on drone discussionScaredy-cat conservatives can't handle Beyonce's powerVery Last Word: The fight for gay rights and immigrationThursday's Mini-ReportFeb. 9: Gloria Steinem, Marlo Thomas, Melissa Harris-PerryFor USPS, ending Saturday delivery is just the beginningHow many angels can dance on the head of an electoral vote?Drones: ExplainedGov. Christie to White House doc about his weight: 'shut up'First Word: Obama wants a big budget dealHouse Dem: Assault weapons ban unlikely without Senate actionGOP base: Never compromise!WATCH: Demonstrators interrupt Brennan confirmation hearingsA political test emerges in GeorgiaMichelle Obama to attend Hadiya Pendleton's funeralObama pushes for humility and fairness in speech to House DemsLesson not learned? GOPers in MI push transvaginal ultrasound billAFL-CIO begins national immigration reform pushMaryland moves closer to abolishing death penaltySen. Udall: Release of drone documents 'about fundamental values'Tweets gone wild: Twitter trouble for politiciansJohn Brennan heads to the HillPresident reflects on Lincoln's faith at prayer breakfastEnemies line up against Conservative Victory ProjectPhoenix Mayor: Tide is turning on immigration reformRepublican rift over sequesterPhoto Finish: Blizzard of 1978O'Reilly needs a better research teamAfter falling in sequester ditch, GOPers look for way outGOP taps Rubio to counter Obama's SOTUChris' list: Most expensive cities worldwideMust read of the day: 9 year old gives birthTop Links: Global warming? No, just the sparks likely to fly at the Brennan hearing over drones, torture, renditionWhat motivates opponents of the Violence Against Women ActThe Company Memo: Thursday, February 7, 2013For Brennan, tough questions on torture, rendition, and drone strikesLet Me Start: Attack of the DronesWhat we're reading: Thursday, February 7, 2013Bringing the drone policy into the light (a little)Morning Maddow: February 7All the world's a timelineLinks for the 2/6 TRMSLike father, like son: Mario and Andrew Cuomo and the story of political braveryRep. Maloney: Finally, Republicans are signing on to pass gun controlThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/26/13The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/06/13Big states, big egos: Jerry v. PerryGOP celebrates Reagan's 102nd birthday by breaking his 11th commandmentVery Last Word: Dick Morris and Joy Reid's new phoneGOP rebranding, Day 2: Cantor cares 'very deeply about women''ED Show' playbook: Wednesday, Feb. 6Time to raise the minimum wageAhead on the 2/6 Maddow showWhy the WH drone targeting policy is right--and goodGod bless you, Aunt AgnesAs gun violence continues, time to make leaders accountableWorkday ZenTurning Sandy wreckage into artBipartisan support for a 'no brainer' gun-trafficking billWomen of Value: Danielle GrayThe super PAC smackdown! Ashley Judd vs. Karl RoveWednesday's Mini-Report2016: Year of the women?First Word: Obama vs. CongressWhite House: CIA does not operate detention facilitiesHouse Intel chair on White House drone policy: 'There is oversight'Brain trust: Inside the campaignsVirginia Republicans squash Inauguration day gerrymandering planFormer Boy Scout on org's gay ban: 'This policy is only hurting them'The War on Terror is the problem, not dronesFox anchor speculates about Hillary's face-liftReforming schools by cramming for the testThe Last Straw with A-RodThe end of an errorGoodbye Saturday letter deliveryTo stop sequester - should we tax Wall Street?Washington gridlock, worries about the recovery, causing big problems for small businesses looking to hireKarl Rove super PAC attacks Ashley JuddVirginia is for lovers of their own currencySharpton to Christie 'call me' for diet helpWednesday's campaign round-upGOP's Responds to Changing Demographics and the Urban-Rural DivideGarcia: Republicans are slowly evolving on immigrationTop Links: Paul Ryan, GOP disparage promising CBO economic report, with sequester on the wayCBO: Turns out austerity is bad for the economyNo vote from Boy Scouts to end ban on gay membersWhen an NRA endorsement hurts, not helpsChris' list: Best value public collegesArkansas senator now OK with just listening through your bellyThe Company Memo: Wednesday, February 6, 2013Crossroads invites rivals, starts to backpedalLawyer: Drone memo contradicts itselfMust read of the day: 'A playground legend who never got out'Choosing the self-inflicted woundIf only Rubio cared as much about policy as musicLet Me Start: Extreme Makeover?NOW Today: Extreme party Makeover?Making Republicans seem less RepublicanWhat we're reading: February 6, 2013Morning Maddow: February 6Trending NOWBoasts, blurting and bewildered: Decryptomaddowlogical discussion thread [ARCHIVE]Fox News says farewell to Dick 'Romney-in-a-landslide' MorrisReflecting on the murder of Mark HummelsWith sex ed, contraception--and Plan B--NYC teen pregnancy rate dropsLinks for the 2/5 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/05/13Farewell to Jon Favreau, Obama's 'mind reader'Cantor on immigration: softened rhetoric, but no path to citizenship'We have to fix that': Obama will push voting rightsWhat singles want. (Find out in time for Valentine's Day)Dems push bill to prevent intimidation of minority votersMalala: 'Today you can see that I'm alive''ED Show' playbook: Tuesday, Feb. 5The latest ORBAR (Offensive Remark By A Republican)Cantor's 'softening' speech omits Violence Against Women ActAhead on the 2/5 Maddow showEnding the gun industry's legal immunityVoting is a right, not an obstacle courseNorth Korean propaganda film shows 'evil' America in flamesTuesday's Mini-ReportA plea to BeyonceFirst Word: Eric Cantor tries to soften GOP's imageJulie Andrews: 'It's a huge responsibility to write for children'Obama seeks 'balanced deal' to avoid sequesterCantor backs citizenship for DREAMersBefore we talk 2016, can Hillary Clinton take a nap?Obama proposes short-term budget fix to avoid 'self-inflicted wound' of sequesterVirginia Republicans pass new voter ID restrictionsReligious leaders divided over Boy Scouts anti-gay policyThe GOP's image problem: Eric Cantor to the rescue?Deficit projected to shrink considerablyMust-Read Op-Eds for Feb. 5, 2013Ohio congressman demonstrates slippery slopeWhat will Michelle Obama do in a second term?ICE union resists immigration reformDJ Rubio releases Spotify playlistThe consequences of scrapping recess appointmentsRep. Rangel: Gun culture "major problem"President Obama's AgendaSuper Bowl blackout highlights failure of New Orleans infrastructureTop Links: Reaction to White House drone policy after NBC News' scoop somewhere between contempt and outrageIsraeli politician goes from newcomer to kingmakerToday on The Cycle: UndauntedFool Wall Street once...Gerrymandering may not be the whole storyFoxconn unions holding elections for some leadership rolesWhat we're reading: Tuesday, February 5, 2013Boyz II Men, Ben & Jerry's, and ADA on NRA "anti-gun" listChris' list: Most congested citiesThe GOP was for closing tax loopholes before it was against itMust read of the day: Youngest American woman billionaire found with In-n-OutThe Company Memo: Tuesday, February 5, 2013Eric Cantor, plus ca changeScarborough: Drone policy is far worse than Bush terror policyFriends and family shot: What's your number?There's that 'I' word againNOW Today: Closer to reform?Let Me Start: The Case for Drone StrikesKasich: Medicaid expansion 'makes great sense'Morning Maddow: February 5An excerpt from Jeffrey Frank's "Ike and Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage"Trending NOWDecryptomaddowlogical #1Links for the 2/4 TRMSJustice Department memo: It's legal to use drone strikes against AmericansA smart grid could have kept the Superdome lights onNBC News Exclusive: Drone strike white paperSpoons and guns? Water and marriage? Equations that don't add upThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/04/13Obama admin birth control solution a victory for all sidesJane Pauley redefines life after 50Rove vs the right: Who will set the direction of the GOP?Putting her stamp on history: Rosa ParksAhead on the 2/4 Maddow show'ED Show' playbook: Monday, Feb. 4What's black and white and read by fewer and fewer Republicans?Is the Super Bowl a 'neo-liberal Trojan horse' for host cities?Malala: 'God has given me this new life'Obama and anti-gun mayors turn up the pressureMcCain will not filibuster Hagel, increasing likelihood of confirmationThe NRA's political power: overwhelming or overstated?Remembering a legendDestiny again! If you want more Beyonce, here's our playistWhat the f*@#? NJ female students don't protest double-standard no-cursing pledgeMonday's Mini-Report'Contraception Stamps?' The NOW panel discussesWhen a Justice attains celebrity statusFor skeet's sake: The 8 most bizarre reactions to Obama's skeet shooting photoFmr. ambassador predicts a 'very tough agenda' ahead for new secretary of stateWho's on the NRA's enemies list? (Almost) Everyone!First Word: Karl Rove takes on Tea PartyFCC eyes free-for-all WiFi service [Updated]Sen. McCain said what about Ahmadinejad?GOP hopes to fill Kerry's Senate seat dwindleObama appeals to Midwest to undercut NRA in gun debateRattner's charts: More insight into Friday's jobs numbersReid says GOP 'can no longer stop' immigration reformPrimary problem hits Senate GOP leaders close to homeThe comedy stylings of John McCainRove, Tea Party in GOP civil warChurch of Scientology tests new brand with Super Bowl adBeltway-aired Super Bowl ad goes after union card checkRove declares war on Tea PartyAbout that blackout...Democrats at odds over assault weapons banMonday's campaign round-upFormer Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle killed at shooting rangeFlorida senator on the hunt to fight python invasionTop Links: President Obama, on the road, selling his gun control agendaIn some Southern districts, segregation in schools lives onObama pitches gun proposals in MinneapolisChris' list: Highest paid women in musicWelcoming the Conservative Victory Project to the fieldThe Company Memo: Monday, February 4, 2013NOW Today: One Nation, UnderfedBackground checks' most unlikely supporter: 1999 Wayne LaPierreA legacy Steven Chu can be proud ofLet Me Start: NRA an 'insane' groupTrending NOWOne day, two messagesWhat we're reading: Monday, Februaury 4, 2013Morning Maddow: February 4An excerpt from Lawrence Wright's 'Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood & the Prison of Belief'An excerpt from Paul Dickson's 'Words from the White House'Obama: Boy Scouts should allow gay membersNFL players 4 times more likely to die from Alzheimer's, experts sayRosa Parks was about more than a bus, and a seatPanetta defends Hagel, says Benghazi security is not like calling 911Week in Geek: Super Bowl ScienceWhy we've been at war, 11 years and countingThe world is spending more time mired in banking crisesNRA: Obama will take your rifle, shotgun, handgunNo honor in Boy Scouts' discriminationPath to citizenship hinges on border securityWill millions of people be left out of immigration reform?Feb. 3: The Hagel hearing, the new GOP, Stiglitz on inequalityGOP to block Obama's consumer bureau nominee, againWhite House releases photo to stem 'skeet birther' controversyThis Week in GodGOP's chances to control Congress: 2014 Senate races to watchBronx group works to stop rampant gun violenceWATCH: Newtown residents testify at gun violence hearingCocktail Moment: Gold RushThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 02/01/13'Men behaving badly': Has the GOP changed at all?Straight from the street: What it's like to be young and homelessWhy the rightwing is rooting for another recession'ED Show' playbook: Friday, Feb. 1Chef Eddie Huang drops by the panelAhead on the 2/1 Maddow showWatch a GOP rep. explain his position on gay marriage: 'Uh, well, I…'Mother who shot intruder responds to Trotter testimonyCycling through the January job numbersOn contraception, White House tries to balance the rights of access and of consciencePlace your bets for Super Bowl 2013'I live here, too...'With Mass. Senate seat up for grabs, Markey should win itBy the numbers: Applebee's explains the resentful tipper controversyHillary's Beijing speech: a watershed moment for women's rightsA superPAC says, boycott 'un-American' BeyonceFriday's Mini-ReportA 'very proud' Hillary Clinton says farewellSat., Feb. 2: Hilda Solis, immigration reformSandra Fluke: Critics of new birth control rule have 'very extreme ideas'Ode to '30 Rock': A made-up show, a real relationshipThe 'evidence-based world'How companies force 'emotional labor' on low-wage workersNYC school bus strike: Who is to blame?Another stumble in GOP's minority outreach effortsCan Hillary Clinton make Texas turn blue?Very Last Word: Joy Reid's awardGOP's failed sleuthing on Chuck HagelFmr. NFL player speaks out against homophobia in sportsSen. Blunt says he'll vote 'no' on Hagel150 years after U.S. emancipation, slavery isn't overObama tweaks birth control mandate to accommodate religious groupsScott Brown won't run for the SenateHormel forgives Hagel, says anti-gay remarks were from GOP political pressureReality check on immigration reform's obstaclesA new contraception compromise from the White HouseHeiress to anti-union company rumored for Commerce SecretaryDNC Chair: NRA is a fringe groupViolence Against Women Act set for Senate approvalWhat will Hillary Clinton do next?Surge of success for women-owned businessesThe limits of economic 'freedom'First Word: Goodbye, Hillary Clinton...for nowThe real fear that fuels the gun-rights movementPhoto Finish: New York Remembers Ed KochRoy Blunt will vote against HagelHow to plan the perfect Superbowl PartyMust read of the day: tipping edition