(POLITICS Weekly) Scape Goat; Marked; Fail; Drama; Dumb; Dick-Sum!

• SCAPEGOAT: Tsarnaev Brothers Acted Alone?

• MARKED: Letter to Obama Had Ricin!

• FAIL: Senate Rejects Tougher Background Checks!

• DRAMA: Jenny Sanford Slaps Mark With Trespassing Complaint; Sanford on Trespass; Jenny Gets Even!

• DUMB: W Hopes Jeb Runs!

DICK-SUM: Weiner Not Yet Running for Mayor—but in 2nd Place! 

(POLITICS Weekly) Bi-Part; Teary; Reduced; Crazy Town; Delta Force; United; Judd Gate; Flannel; High-End; Man-Bootie; Too Right!

• BI-PART: Obama 'Determined' to Get Gun Bill!

• TEARY: First Lady Chokes Up!

• REDUCED: Obamas' Income Drops ... to $609K!

• CRAZY TOWN: Bill Likely to Bring Big Improvements on Mental Health!

• DELTA FORCE: Immigration Bill Will Ramp Up Border Security!

• UNITED: Toomey, Manchin Unveil Deal on Background Checks!

• JUDD GATE: Super PAC Behind McConnell Recording!

• FLANNEL READY: New Interior Secretary, Sally Jewell!

(POLITICS Weekly) Sweet Caroline; PC; Declined; Getting There; Living in Sin; Right; Bi-Lig; Fuzzy; Asylum!

• SWEET CAROLINE: New Ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy! 

• PC: Obama Apologizes for Praising AG's Looks! 

• MY MAN: Michelle Obama CALLS Barack Is a Sex Symbol! 

• DECLINED: Obama to Return Portion of Salary! 

• GETTING THERE: Goodbye Flip-Flopping, Hello 'Evolving'! 

• PER-FER LIVING IN SIN: Ariz. Rep's Son Is Gay, But he Opposes Gay Marriage!  

• RIGHT: Washington State Looks to Force Abortion Coverage! 

(POLITICS Weekly) Onward; Hope; Defeated; Stand; Going Down; Gunning; Back Track; Infliction; Embarrassed; Forward; Lifetime!

• ONWARD: Cardinal Dolan SAYS Church Needs Better Gay Outreach! 

• HOPE: Court Sounds Skeptical About DOMA! 

• DEFEATED: Rush Limbaugh on Gay Marriage: 'We Lost’! 

• STAND: Claire McCaskill Backs Gay Marriage!  

• GOING DOWN" Bachmann Campaign Facing Congressional Ethics Probe!  

• GUNNING: Bloomberg Backlash! 

• BACK TRACK: Alaska's Don Young Apologizes for Slur! 

• INFLICTION: Mississippi Politician Dead in Apparent Suicide! 

(POLITICS Weekly) Doma; Chambliss; Choice; Fierce O'Reilly; Meow; LBJ!

• TORN: DOMA Drama!

• ONE SIDED: Chambliss, 'I'm Not Gay. So I'm Not Going to Marry One'!

• CLEAR CHOICE: Clinton Easily Tops Republicans in Florida Poll!

• FINALLY: Senate Passes First Budget in 4 Years, 50-49!

• PEACE: Obama Defuses Heckler in Israel!

• FIERCE: O'Reilly Goes to Bat for Obama, Hits Bachmann!

• MEOW: Rove, Palin Get Catty!

• INDEPENDENCE: In Liberal Vermont, a Secession Movement Rises!

• HIS-STORY: For Iraq's 10th Anniversary, Gawker Prints Bush's Email!

• COUP: LBJ Nearly Ran for 2nd Term!

(POLITICS Weekly) Gettin' There; Fantasy; Eduacated; Top Dick; Slightly; Camp!

• GETTIN' THERE: Boehner on Trust of Obama: 'Absolutely'

• FANTASY: Rand Paul 'Seriously' Considers 2016 Run!

• EDUCATED: Major GOP Senator Changes Mind on Gay Marriage!

• TOP DICK: Mayor Weiner? He Spends $100K on Pollster!

• SLIGHTLY: Obama Approval Slips Down to 50%! 

• CAMP: Obama: Sorry, Joe Biden Is 'Too Young to Be Pope'!

(POLITICS Weekly) Quinn's Yawk; The Time; Moving; Bored; Waste; Done; Safe!

• NEW YAWK: NYC's Quinn Launches Bid to Become 1st Openly Gay Mayor!

• THE TIME: Why We Must End DOMA!

• MOVING: Jeb Bush Pens Book, Disagrees With It and Is Jeb Bush's Foundation Really a 2016 Team?

• BORED: Romney Takes Post at Son's Equity Firm!

• WASTE: 13 Hours Later, Rand Paul's Filibuster Ends!

• DONE: Senate Confirms Brennan for CIA!

• SAFE: Kerry Not Too Worried About Rodman Stealing His Job!

(POLITICS Weekly) Stand OUT; Direction; Shut Down; Entitled; Crossed; Bi-Part; Snob!

• STANDING OUT: 75 GOP Bigwigs Sign Brief Backing Gay Marriage!

• DIRECTION: Obama Approach 'Exactly' Right on Gay Marriage!

• SHUT DOWN: Sequester Time as Obama Signs Order!

• ENTITLED: 'It Kills Mitt' Not to Be Prez!

• CROSSED: Violence Against Women Act Breezes Through House!

• BI-PART: Is Christie the Second Coming of Jon Huntsman!

• SNOB: Boehner to Congress: Dress Up, Slobs!

(POLITICS Weekly) Union; Traditional; Adjusting; Heave Ho; Bordered; Bowing; Mentored!

• UNION: Why the Right Should Back Gay Marriage!

• TRADITIONAL: GOP Building 'Coalition of the Old' on Gay Issues!

• ADJUSTING: GOP Governors Are Coming Around on ObamaCare!

• HEAVE HO: Obama  Can't Afford 'Reckless' Sequester!

• BORDERED: Arizona Heckler to McCain,  'Where's the Dang Fence?'

• FINISHED: Nebraska GOP Senator to Retire!

• BOWING: Gen. John Allen to Retire, Skip NATO Post!

• OUCH: Rahm's Approval Rating: 19%!

• MENTORED: Obama Offered Big Thanks for 47% Tape to Carter?

(POLITICS Weekly) Here By; Not Quite; Indecisive; Sinker; Crazy Time; Hack; High; Power; Crook; LBJ!

• HERE BY: Obama Mulls Exec Orders on Gay Rights, Environment!

• NOT QUITE A 10: Obama Wants to Raise Minimum Wage to $9!

• INDECISIVE: GOP Blocks Nomination of Hagel, for Now!

• SINKER: Washington Post Punked, Says Palin to Join Al Jazeera!

• CRAZY TIME: Herman Cain Joins Fox News! 

• HACK: Next for Ron Paul, Talk Radio!

• HIGH: McConnell WANTS to Legalize Hemp!

• POWER TRIP Ex-Mayor Had Billion-Dollar Gambling Addiction!

• CROOK: Jackson Jr. Stole $750K in Campaign Funds!

• LBJ Love Letters: He Proposed on First Date!

(POLITICS Weekly) Hillary's Gossip; Phony; Declined; Taker; Going Lez; Mixed; Cashing In!

• RISING: Hillary More Popular Than Obama?

• GOSSIP: Hillary's New Site Feeds 2016 Buzz!

• PHONY: Alleged Prostitute Never Met Bob Menendez!

• DECLINED: Tagg Romney Rules Out Mass. Senate Bid!

• TAKER: First Republican Jumps Into Race for Kerry's Seat!

• GOING LEZ: Obama to Pick REI Honcho for Interior Secretary!

• MIXED: Strom Thurmond's Secret Daughter Dead at 87!

• CASHING IN: Skeet-Shooting Obama Now a Doll!

(POLITICS Weekly) Amused; Tagg; Color; Swoon; Fierce; Perfect; Bi-Ten; Inclusion; You Betcha; Reform!

• AMUSED: Senate Confirms Kerry, 94-3! 

• TAGG: What About a Romney for Senate?

• SPLIT: Scott Brown Will Pass on Senate Run!

• ADDING COLOR: Deval Patrick Picks Ex-Aide to Replace Kerry!

• SWOON: Chris Christie Once Again Gives Obama Some Lovin'!

• FIERCE: Clinton Slams Benghazi Critics in Exit Interview!

(POLITICS Weekly) Happy Days; Change; Not Bad; Smart; Grilled; Dream; Bull Dog; Melted; Growing up!

• HAPPY DAYS: Obama Gives 'Most Liberal' Speech Ever!

• CHANGE: Obama's True Predecessor is Reagan!

• NOT BAD: History Might Decide to Like Obama Just Fine!

• SMART: Is the GOP Moving to the Center? Or Just Getting Sane?

• GRILLIN'; GOP Fires Up the Grill for Clinton, Kerry!

• DREAM: Senators Near Deal on Immigration Reform!

• PARTIED: Scott Brown, Drunk Tweeter?

• BULL DOG: Biden in 2016? He Sure Looks Interested!

• MELTED: Sarah Palin Won't Be Back at Fox News!

• GROWING UP: GOP's Teen Superstar Now Part of Liberal Media! 

(POLITICS Weekly) Obama; Clinton; Roe Vs. Wade; Sanford; Texas; Powell!

• INFORMAL: Obama's Inauguration Part ONE Is Today!

• BHO: Obama Needs a New Deal!

• WARRANT: Clinton to Dems;  Don’t Get Smug on Gun Culture!

• SHOCKER: 56% of Young Adults Don't Know What Roe v. Wade Is!

• CHECK: Obama Unveils $500M Gun Plan!

• LEVELED: Sanford Won't Run Against Ex!

• FAILED: White House to Texas; No, You Can't Secede!

• TOO MUCH: Petition-Weary White House Changes Rules!

• SOME COLOR: Republicans Need Colin Powell!

(POLITICS Weekly) Hagel; Frank; Brown; Boehner; Hillary; Murray!

• BIAS: Obama Picks Chuck Hagel for Pentagon!

• DREAM: Frank on Senate; 'Coach, Put Me In!'

• GAME PLAN: Senate Run Is 'Awfully Tempting' for Brown!

• TYPE-CAST: Get Ready for Another Black President in 2016!

• GAVELED: Boehner Re-Elected as House Speaker!

• DREAM ACT: Immigration Reform NEXT!

(POLITICS Weekly) MOVE; Praise; Bush; Schatz; Weak Tea; Kerry; Frank!

• HURRY: Time to Move, GOP!

• GOP PRAISE: 'Hats Off to the President'!

• READ MY LIPS: Elder Bush Moved Out of Intensive Care!

• QWIK: Hawaii Gov. Picks Brian Schatz to Fill Inouye's Seat!

• BI-CHOICE: Replace John Boehner With ... Jon Huntsman?

• DE-FEAST: Weakened Tea Party Switches Gears!

(BEST of 2012) Top 5 Weeks in POLITICS!

In 2012, it started with Obama then Sanatorium then Romney, then back to Obama. Here are the Top 5 weeks from our POLITICS Weekly series, according to our Readers (Based on Page Views.)

5. Obama Grabs Guinness for St. Paddy's Day! Sanatorium Wins Alabama, Mississippi! (3/18)

4. Gay Navy Moment; Super Tuesday! (3/11)

3. ROMNEY'S VP; JACKIE; WALLACE! (4/8)

2. Race Politics; Santorum Bombs; Newt for Sale! (4/1)

(POLITICS Weekly) Obama's Choice; Biden; Adding Color; Bork; Damage Control; Tiny State; Repented Hagel!

• THE CHOICE: Obama Nominates John Kerry for State!

• TEAM LEAD: Biden Will Lead Charge on Gun Control!

• SOME COLOR: Rep. Tim Scott Tapped for DeMint's Seat!

• INFAMOUS: Robert Bork, Polarizing High Court Nominee, Dies!

• DAMAGE CONTROL: State Defends Clinton From Concussion Conspirators!

• TINIEST STATE: The US' 51st State, New Columbia?

• REPENTED: Hagel Apologizes for 1998 Gay Slur!

(POLITICS Weekly) Hillary; Rice; Kerry; Ryan; Bush; Fall from Grace!

• NOT OUT YET: Hillary Clinton Faints, Suffers Concussion!

• DEFEATED: Susan Rice Withdraws Name From Consideration!

• CLEAR CHOICE: Obama Picks John Kerry for State!

• MOVE ON: Even Washington Bored by Fiscal Cliff!

• LUMP: Santa Accosts 'Naughty' Paul Ryan!

• GEN-D: Jenna Bush Is Pregnant!

• GRACE: Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating Person of 2012 Is...!

(POLITICS Weekly) Crist; DeMint; Pol; Cliff; Stache; Hillary 2016!

• ALMOST OUT: Charlie Crist Becomes a Democrat!

• GONE: Jim DeMint Leaving the Senate!

• CHANCE: White House Considers Legal Fight Over Pot!

• VOTE: How Republicans Can Avert the Fiscal Cliff!

• SMOOTH: David Axelrod Shaves 'Stache for Charity'!

 

• GETTIN' STARTED: Think Hillary Is a 2016 Shoo-In? Not So Fast!