- House Votes to Raise Debt Ceiling, Without Conditions—"The House voted on the bill after Speaker John A. Boehner gave up on a plan to link an increase in borrowing authority to legislation that would have reversed a cut to veteran retirement benefits." NYT
- Tea Party Group Pushes To Unseat Boehner After Debt Ceiling Surrender
- After G.O.P. Leaders Step In, Senate Votes to Raise Debt Ceiling—"Senate Republican leaders rescued a measure to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, overcoming a threatened filibuster to clear the way for final approval." NYT
- From immigration to trade, inaction in Congress
- An economic school has led to gridlock in Washington WaPo
- Overrated, useless fools: Why this Congress will never achieve anything significant—"The idea that major reforms could happen with this Congress is a fantasy. Here's why the media pretends otherwise." Salon
- The end of government—"We are slowly dismantling the federal government, even as its spending is growing larger. The paradox is that governmental competence is being systematically degraded while the government's size, as measured by its budget, is increasing." WaPo
- Barack Obama has shrunk the US federal workforce more than Ronald Reagan
- Tea Party Ain't Over Yet: How Conservatives Still Control Congress
- How The GOP Plans To Crush The Tea Party Revolt
- Woman Causes Stir At GOP Rep's Town Hall, Says 'Obama Should Be Executed'
- 'Homosexual And Stealth Jihad Agenda' Has Apparently Taken Over The Michigan GOP
- GOP Base Would Rather Take Out Incumbent Republicans Than Beat Democrats—"Interviews with those on Capitol Hill and in the conservative movement reveal antipathy toward each other that could cost the party the midterms."
- How House Republicans Screwed Their Next Presidential Nominee
- Bill O'Reilly Just Unwittingly Proved Obama Right—"The president complained that the Fox anchor prompts his audience to believe in certain White House scandals. Watch him get caught red-handed."
- 15 Photos From The Massive Progressive Protest You Didn't Hear About This Weekend
- Book Review: Charlie Crist Spills the Beans on The GOP's Descent Into Anti-Obama Madness
- Former Fla. Rep. Leaves GOP That's Being 'Held Hostage By A Group Of Extremists'
- Controversy Surrounds Lunch Menu at Concord High School—"Students at Carondelet High School for Girls in Concord wanted to come up with ways to celebrate Black History Month in a lunchtime celebration. But when the Christian school announced a lunch of fried chicken, cornbread and watermelon, students and parents were outraged and offended."
- Samuel Jackson goes nuclear on reporter for confusing him with Laurence Fishburne—"'We don't all look alike!' the 'Robocop' star informs his hapless interviewer." Salon
- Ala. Dem. calls Clarence Thomas 'Uncle Tom,' disparages marriage to white woman
- Senior tries and tries to get ID card so she can vote
- The New Conservative Assault on Early Voting—"The goal is to make the electorate smaller as well as more Republican."
- State blocks use of UF student union as early voting center
- Republicans' online antics are proof that they're totally out of ideas
- Republicans Tell IRS to Scrap Rule on Election Spending
- Feds: Mexican Tycoon Exploited Super PACs to Influence U.S. Elections ForeignPolicy
- Holder Urges States to Lift Bans on Felons' Voting—"The call by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. was his latest effort to eliminate laws that he says disproportionately keep minorities from the polls." NYT.
- Democrats accuse Issa of meddling with IRS targeting probe WaPo
- Two Democrats call for investigation of watchdog who led IRS targeting probe WaPo
- Man wins $862K for tripping at IRS audit—"A Long Island man tripped over a telephone cord during an audit, sued the IRS and came away $862,000 richer — and he doesn't have to pay any taxes on the windfall, The Post has learned."
- Bridge scandal: Claim that Christie didn't know Fort Lee mayor contradicted by 2010 luncheon
- Ex-Christie administration member lobbied for train station that would've boosted project cited by Hoboken mayor
- Rule Prevents Staff From Testifying in Bridgegate: Christie Administration—Desperation tactics.
- Chris Christie endorsement is regrettable: Moran
- Christie's Electability Argument For 2016 Has Vanished
- Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Guilty Of Corruption, Taking Bribes In Office
- The Wolf of Sesame Street: Revealing the secret corruption inside PBS's news division
- Preview: Lawrence Lessig's March to End Corruption
- NSA denies all requests for personal information—"The Freedom of Information Act requires a release, but the spy agency says it is excluded due to national security concerns."
- Email Shows Effort to Shield Bin Laden Photos
- U.S. Plummets in Global Press Freedom Rankings
- UK slips down press freedom index due to harassment of the Guardian
- White House Conspicuously Silent As It Attacks A Bill To Make Spending Transparent
- The Day the Internet Didn't Fight Back NYT
- Why Silicon Valley's Top Dogs Fought Back So Feebly Against NSA Spying
- Internet governance too US-centric, says European commission—"Commission says NSA revelations call into question US role in internet governance, which should be more global."
- Maryland bill would cut water, electricity to NSA headquarters
- Utah lawmaker floats bill to cut off NSA data centre's water supply
