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  • 29
    Jun
    2012
    3:04pm, EDT

    VIDEO: The Week Ahead: Get on the bus

    President Obama kicks off a campaign bus tour in Ohio and Pennsylvania, Pelosi on Meet the Press, and Happy 4th of July.

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  • 22
    Jun
    2012
    2:36pm, EDT

    The Week Ahead: Health care decision coming

    A health care decision from the Supreme Court, Obama raises money from Boston to Miami, a new national NBC/WSJ poll and NBC/Marist polls in New Hampshire, Ohio, and Michigan, and Andy gets vetted – apparently.

    62 comments

    Let's get ready to rumble... I for one, can't wait for the SCOTUS decision! As an added bonus, we get to watch The Weeper of the House & his merry band of henchman, shoot themselves in their foot if they go ahead with the contempt vote! I'll see ya'll over at the DDI in a bit - I'm bringing a vo …

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  • 15
    Jun
    2012
    4:06pm, EDT

    VIDEO: The Week Ahead: Going for the gold?

    President Obama heads to the G20 in Mexico and a meeting with Russia's Putin while Romney's bus tour rolls through battleground states.

    100 comments

    Happy Friday, or TGIF, take you pick. Thanks to our First Read hosts for providing us with articles to debate and a place to debate them. Enjoy the weekend. I'm heading to the DDI for a Mojito and some of that Dad's Day bar-b-que. Rodney Dangerfield used to claim he never got any respect; well Rodne …

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  • 8
    Jun
    2012
    3:20pm, EDT

    The Week Ahead: Off message

    Obama, Romney hit the money trail. Romney heads to Florida, a special election to replace Gabby Giffords.

    Domenico will be off next week, but the Week Ahead will still be here (supposedly).

    55 comments

    Two tickets to paradise... eh? Enjoy your vacation Domenico you've earned some well deserved time off. As always, many thanks to you & Mark for providing a forum for Team Blue & Team Red to do combat! It's going to get a whole lot more "fuglier" as the summer heats up & Willard continues …

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  • 1
    Jun
    2012
    3:30pm, EDT

    VIDEO: The Week Ahead: Total Recall

    The Wisconsin recall: What it means for Obama? (Not much.) Obama and Romney crisscross the country raising money, Michelle Obama hits the campaign trail, elections in California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota.

    42 comments

    It's that time already? My how the time flys when you're having fun! Thanks to our resilient hosts/moderators; Mark & Domenico for proving us this great place to come to & play the political version of the Harfield's & McCoy's! This go around seems almost tame compared to the 2008 electi …

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  • 25
    May
    2012
    3:16pm, EDT

    VIDEO: The Week Ahead: Hitting the road

    It's Memorial Day weekend, but still plenty's going on in The Week Ahead – Mitt Romney will officially clinch the GOP nomination, then raises money with Donald Trump in Las Vegas, President Obama hits the campaign trail in Minnesota and Chicago, and what is snorkel-diving Andy up to this time.

    95 comments

    While celebrating Memorial Day weekend, try to remember WHY it exists.  Say a prayer, or think a good thought, for those who died to preserve a nation and a way of life for all of us. That said,let's all have a look back on this past week: Having decided that absurdity is a pretty good substitute f …

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  • 18
    May
    2012
    4:49pm, EDT

    VIDEO: The Week Ahead: Life in 3-D

    NATO wraps up, Obama to Colorado and Iowa, Romney raises money and targets Latinos.

    Video edited by Andrew Gross and Domenico Montanaro.

    80 comments

    I wonder what Romney's Day Two looks like...'1. Lube car elevator; 2. Deposit more funds off-shore; 3. Buy Anne a 3rd Caddy etc.'

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  • 11
    May
    2012
    4:50pm, EDT

    VIDEO: The Week Ahead: Mathmatology 101

    Commencement season, Romney raises money in Florida, Obama raises money in New York with Ricky Martin, the G-8 Summit, and Andy's new "insider" strategy. He's really got the nomination "locked up."

    77 comments

    Man the older you get the faster these weeks go. Friday already and it seems like it was just Monday morning and the alarm was going off. Now since its Mother's Day weekend down at the Dew Drop Inn and the President has made himself clear on where he stands on the subject I reckon I ought to make De …

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  • 4
    May
    2012
    4:23pm, EDT

    The Week Ahead: The tan man

    Vice President Biden on Meet the Press, Mitt Romney to Ohio, President Obama's fundraiser with George Clooney could be biggest in political history, and Andy -- bronzed.

    38 comments

    Happy Friday everyone. We've had a fun time on First Read; thanks to our excellent hosts for giving us things to talk about and a place to do it. We were reminded that Osama bin Laden is dead and GM is alive (Romney and the GOPers just hate that). President Obama surprised our troops in Afghanistan  …

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  • 27
    Apr
    2012
    5:42pm, EDT

    VIDEO: The Week Ahead: Jammin' the news

    Gingrich finally calls it quits, President Obama talks jobs and targets union members, Romney hits the fundraising trail and the latest jobs report is released.

    You've heard of slow-jamming the news, but everyone does that. How about some country jammin!?

    108 comments

    With the upcoming WH correspondence dinner tomorrow night, I dug back into the archives for this little treasure from 2007; Why, it’s none other than rap master MC Rove; http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Ln5RD9BhcCo

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  • 20
    Apr
    2012
    4:00pm, EDT

    VIDEO: The Week Ahead: Secret Agent Men

    President Obama goes on a swing-state college tour, the campaigns raise money, Republicans go to the polls in Pennsylvania, Newt Gingrich hangs on, and a career change for Andy. Is he finally ready to concede?

    The Week Ahead

    56 comments

    What little critter will Newt get nipped by next week? We never did get an update on the penguins condition... Thanks as always to Mark & Domenico for keeping us current on the wild race to the White House. It's Friday afternoon and while I'm heading over to the Dew Drop Inn to hoist a couple wi …

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  • 13
    Apr
    2012
    5:00pm, EDT

    VIDEO: The Week Ahead: What women want?

    By NBC's Domenico Montanaro and Andrew Gross
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    Mitt Romney is the presumptive nominee, Obama heads to South America, then Detroit, a new NBC/WSJ poll, and is this what women want?

    52 comments

    Man the older you get the faster these weeks go. Friday already and it seems like it was just Monday morning and the alarm was going off. Since I've still got a fuzzy head from last week's birthday celebration I'm going to temper my good times this week and let you'll youngsters take the lead. Befor …

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