New Census Count Out Tuesday Will Determine State Seats in Congress
-Lynn SweetBased on population shifts, the big winner is likely to be Texas, with a gain of up to four seats. Biggest losers will probably be New York and Ohio, projected to shed two seats.
Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': Congress Takes the Issue Back From Judges
-Andrew CohenA big part of the battle over the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has been fought in courts. But repeal by Congress means lawmakers have ended any significant judicial role on the issue.
Justice Antonin Scalia Says 'Yes' to Tea Party Invitation
-Christopher WeberThe Supreme Court justice will address Rep. Michele Bachmann's inaugural Tea Party Caucus next month.
C-SPAN Supreme Court Series: Search and Seizure and the 'Exclusionary' Rule
-Andrew CohenThe 1961 case, Mapp v. Ohio, extended the prohibition on illegal searches and seizures of evidence to state criminal cases.
Barack O'Clock: START Treaty, Meeting with Congressional Dems, Off to NATO Summit
-Alex WagnerOn the day he was scheduled to meet with Republican leaders, the president instead will circle the wagons with congressional Democrats to talk legislative priorities during the lame duck session. He'll also meet on the new START treaty before heading off to Lisbon, Portugal.
Supreme Court Leaves 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' in Place During Challenges
-Christopher WeberThe military's ban on openly gay service members will remain while it's challenged in a lower court.
Will Stealth Spending Decide the 2012 GOP Presidential Primaries?
-Walter ShapiroPro-Republican groups with secret donors probably decided a dozen House races. But Democrats can also play this stealth game in 2012.
Do Clothes Make the Woman?
-Bonnie GoldsteinI don't object to wearing nice clothes. I love wearing nice clothes. If I had nice grown-up clothes I would wear them, but inexplicably acquiring them is a habit I never got into.
Newt Gingrich Looking More Like 2012 Presidential Candidate
-Tom DiemerFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich won't decide till the new year, but he is making noises suggesting he will seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012.
GOP 'Mean Girls,' Obama Reaching Out to Women and Ginni Thomas to Anita Hill
-Melinda HennebergerThis week on Politics Daily's online Sunday show, we discuss Maureen Dowd's GOP "Mean Girls," President Obama's outreach to women voters, and Ginni Thomas reaching out to her husband's accuser, Anita Hill.
Hill v. Thomas: Still Angry After All These Years
-Andrew CohenAmerica may be over what happened in 1991, when Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, but the Supreme Court justice and his wife clearly aren't.
Ginni Thomas Rains on Her Own Coming-Out Party
-Eleanor CliftAfter years of operating under the radar, the conservative activist went on TV this month. She also planned an NPR interview Wednesday, but canceled after her controversial call to Anita Hill.
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