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New Mexico clerks lead the push to legalise same-sex marriage Pending a state supreme court decision and absent clear laws, county clerks are issuing licenses based on personal politics
How Mitt Romney is blowing it, according to Every Conservative Pundit Benjy Sarlin for Talking Points Memo Benjy Sarlin for Talking Points Memo: With just over a month to go until voting day, Romney needs help making sense of the all the tips from concerned experts
Mitt Romney's reluctance towards personal attacks begins to erode Surrogate John Sununu's attack's on Obama's upbringing in Indonesia may be just the beginning of attacks below the belt
Mitt Romney's unavoidable alignment with the Republicans' tax strategy Brian Beutler for Talking Points Memo Brian Beutler: The GOP's strategy more or less amounts to hostage taking, and it's an issue Mitt Romney won't be able to dance around
Senators fawn over Jamie Dimon despite JP Morgan trading fiasco Brian Beutler for Talking Points Memo Brian Beutler: Chief executive whose company lost $2bn showed how financial interests still hold the upper hand in Congress
Is the right getting punk'd by Scotus on 'Obamacare'? Conservatives are rejoicing at the tough questioning of government lawyers at the health care hearings. But are they celebrating too soon?
US government blocks controversial Texas voter ID law Department of justice says Texas has not proved that new voting laws would not punish Hispanic voters disproportionately
Andrew Breitbart: a man who lived for the fight Josh Marshall for Talking Points Memo Josh Marshall for TPM: There was no political issue we agreed on, but America's public square is immeasurably poorer for his loss
Rick Santorum courts votes from Michigan Democrats Robocalls from the Rick Santorum campaign urge Democrats to vote for him in the tightly fought Michigan primary
Proposition 8 'may not reach Supreme Court' Supporters of California's struck-down gay marriage ban have vowed to take their case to the US Supreme Court – but experts say the justices could decline to hear it
Mitt Romney: the gaffes in full From declaring 'corporations are people' to saying he loves 'firing people', here are ten things Mitt Romney probably wishes he hadn't said
Does Mitt Romney have South Carolina wrapped up? Kyle Leighton: The threat from the conservative bloc has yet to materialise, and the numbers look good. Right now, everything's coming up Romney
Michele Bachmann: end of a presidential dream Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachman was never able to win over the Republican establishment, and never recovered from her HPV gaffe
Ron Paul: racist newsletter scandal won't go away Benji Sarlin: Ron Paul has insisted he knew nothing of a racist newsletter published under his name in the 80s and 90s. But he hasn't offered a convincing explanation – and that could hurt him in Iowa
Payroll tax cut defeated in House Republican rebellion Brian Beutler for Talking Points Memo Brian Beutler : Boehner faces key test after bill to extend payroll tax cuts defeated in the House despite buy-in from top Republicans
Newt Gingrich: end of the surge Josh Marshall for Talking Points Memo Josh Marshall: GOP grandees have come to the conclusion that Newt Gingrich cannot win the presidency
Newt Gingrich still leads the GOP field – but Barack Obama would beat him Josh Marshall for Talking Points Memo Josh Marshall: An analysis of the latest polls shows Newt Gingrich ahead of the Republican pack – but in the wider world, he's toxic
