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Rick Scott gets a bargain (relatively) with $64 million he spent on Senate race

Gov. Rick Scott poured an eye-popping $63.6 million of his personal fortune into his race for U.S. Senate race — and spent his money wisely. For one thing, he won, defeating U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-F... read more

Rick Scott Starts Out as Early GOP Favorite to Challenge Bill Nelson

Rick Scott starts as the favorite for the Republican ... pulls 6 percent in the poll. Jolly had been a Senate candidate this year but he bowed out of the race once U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., decid... read more

Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Troubles Continue, Loughner Sentenced to Forever in Prison, Maine Elects Orcish Senator: P.M. Links

An orc rogue (and technically the woman who plays her in World of Warcraft) has been elected to Maine’s State Senate. It truly is a historic ... Florida’s Gov. Rick Scott has reiterated that he will n... read more

How Ta-Nehisi Coates Made Reparations Mainstream

It’s almost as if journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates has performed an act of cultural ... Coates’ prescription is a relatively easy pill to swallow: He urges the passage of H.R. 40, the House bill repeatedly ... read more

Shoestring Living: Be grateful every day

Back in the land where we didn’t have kids that participated in unimaginably expensive sports or wished for gifts like iPod Touches, my husband and I actually purchased gifts for each other. I am a go... read more

THIS is why we invest in science. This.

Every day — every single day, it seems — I see a note on Twitter, or get email, or hear someone on TV asking why we bother spending so much money on NASA. Billions of dollars! We should be spending th... read more

Bill Maher on how the GOP has gone insane

Santorum called Obama a "snob" for wanting kids to go to college, and Romney said he spent too much time at Harvard ... CA-Sen covers both senate races. NY-GOV covers the New York governor's race. Tag... read more

Waynesboro native Jessie Dickey is gracing Broadway

Former Waynesboro resident Jessie Dickey said she is thrilled to be making her Broadway debut in “Wit,” the story of a poetry professor undergoing experimental treatment for cancer. “The cast is spect... read more

Should U.S. space program be priority in budget crisis?

Boeing reportedly spent about $18 million on lobbying last year ... But it all depends on who gets to vote on what gets cut. Health care and food for the kids or a weekend on the lake? It's an easy gu... read more

Moon movie coming from too far away

Sheesh. That’s a pretty awful mistake to make on a poster! I keep telling these guys that for only a million bucks I’ll be happy to vet what they’re doing. Seems like a bargain to me! read more

A Booster Shot for Social Security

The 'chained CPI' proposal that President Obama has floated as part of a potential deal with Republicans calculates cost of living increases by assuming that as the price of one commodity, like beef, ... read more

Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Republicans retake Senate, rout Democrats at every level

(click to enlarge) House Speaker John Boehner's resignation announcement was a historic event. Very few speakers have resigned mid-term, and indeed, we could only find five others in history: Jim ... read more