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The return, again, of Anthony Weiner's 'Dinkins / Jackson agenda' flier
The key point of this Steve Kornacki segment about a racially inflammatory flier Anthony Weiner sent out against a rival in a 1991 City Council race is that it is more revealing than Weiner's twitter transgressions. More
(1)Is Anthony Weiner past the punchline phase yet?
A conversation with "Up" host and Salon writer Steve Kornacki about the pre-candidacy of Anthony Weiner. More
(1)Reshma Saujani on editing Wikipedia and blotting out Wall Street
During her brief time in politics, Reshma Saujani has reinvented herself pretty radically. More
(2)On national TV, Quinn cops to being pushy, but not punitive
Yesterday, the Times reported, on its front page, that City Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Christine Quinn can be loud, pushy and vindictive. More
(1)On MSNBC's Steve Kornacki project
Steve Kornacki feels pretty lucky right now—lucky to have his own weekend show on MSNBC, though in fact he's worked hard to get to this point in his career—but especially lucky to be inheriting a show from Chris Hayes. More
On 'Hardball,' Quinn answers a Bloomberg question she previously ducked
Christine Quinn helped Mayor Michael Bloomberg get a third term by extending term limits in 2008 and in an interview on MSNBC last night, she said that that term has been good for the city. More
A great move for Chris Hayes that's less good for Andrew Cuomo
Gov. Andrew Cuomo now has an antagonist in prime time. More
(2)Cuomo is 'pleased' by the attention on MSNBC, and he should be
Last night, during the 10 p.m. hour on MSNBC, Lawrence O'Donnell offered a long paean to Mario Cuomo for maintaining his opposition to the death penalty even as his 1994 re-election campaign was slipping away from him. Then he compared that act of self-sacrifice to Andrew Cuomo's recent push for new gun laws in New York. More
(1)Pelosi on Hillary 2016: 'Why wouldn't she?'
Nancy Pelosi, who became the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House in 2007, added her name to the draft movement for Hillary Clinton in 2016, in an appearance on MSNBC this afternoon.
"Yes, wouldn't that be exciting?" she asked, after Andrea Mitchell raised the possibility of a Clinton candidacy. More
Networks announce coming 'special coverage' of Newtown shooting
Here are the announcements we've received so far. We'll update as we receive more. More
Christie's reaction to the Republican reaction
Andrew Cuomo is hearing it from the left, and Chris Christie is hearing it from the right. More
Shticky: Lawrence O'Donnell reveres Harvard, Chris Matthews reveres America
The Lineup collects the media stories, big and small, that are on our radar each day. More
Another election-night victory: CNN clocks most viewers in cable news
On an average night in primetime, CNN usually draws considerably fewer viewers than Fox News (long the perennial ratings champ) and its other competitor, MSNBC. The persistent low ratings have become a major hurdle for the network. But major news events—hurricanes, earthquakes, elections, etc.—are when CNN get its mojo back on the small screen. More
Fox News has highest telecast ratings of its 16-year run with last night's debate
And that, even as the total number of viewers across all broadcast and cable networks was lower for this debate than for the two previous ones, with a total of 53.9 million viewers. More
(2)Debatetown, Long Island
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.—"I enter New York City the same as I would enter the D.M.Z. in Vietnam, with much trepidation and caution," said Jim Wilson, a Vietnam veteran and Mitt Romney die-hard, who has logged hundreds of thousands of miles following his preferred candidate across the country. More
