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Olbermann, Weigel Discuss Tea Bags and Captain America

By | 02.13.10 | 11:56 am

TWI’s David Weigel appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann last night and demonstrated that his encyclopedic knowledge of the nation’s right wing is exceeded only by his knowledge of comic book history. Weigel and Olbermann discussed a recent Captain America comic that featured crowds of protesters holding signs that looked More…

MA-Sen: Out-of-Staters for Brown

By | 01.18.10 | 9:51 am

BOSTON — A surprising discovery at yesterday’s “People’s Rally” in Worcester was just how many people had traveled into the state to assist, in whatever way, GOP Senate candidate Scott Brown’s campaign. Some of the loudest people at the rally outside the main event were visitors. Wayne More…

Photos From the ‘Code Red’ Rally

By | 12.15.09 | 5:17 pm

Here are more photos (see round one here) from the “Code Red” rally against health care reform that shook the upper Senate Park this afternoon.

Photos From Bachmann’s ‘House Call’

By | 11.05.09 | 4:45 pm

TWI was on the scene at Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-Minn.) Tea Party rally on Capitol Hill today. The first batch of photos is after the jump. Video and more coming soon.

Top Bachmann Aide Quits

By | 11.04.09 | 5:51 pm

Politico reports that Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-Minn.) chief of staff Michelle Marston is stepping down.

Multiple sources have confirmed that Michelle Marston, a veteran Hill aide, is leaving Bachmann’s office.

In an e-mail exchange with POLITICO, Marston declined to say why she’s going.

“I’m just not talking

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Arizona: Probably Not the Next Iowa

By | 04.17.09 | 9:03 am

With major gay rights victories in Iowa and Vermont in recent days, the movement seem to be on the upswing in much of the country. Arizona, however, is another story. While Democrats may be eyeing The Grand Canyon state as a historically red state More…

McCain Camp Inhibits Reporters From Speaking to People

By | 10.14.08 | 12:15 pm

BLUE BELL, Pa. — The McCain campaign is apparently not relaxing its tight control of the press.

Just before Sen. John McCain was scheduled to speak at a rally at Montgomery County Community College this morning, a McCain campaign aide stopped two reporters from interviewing attendees on the other side More…