Election Day yielded mixed results for both parties. The biggest story was arguably Ohio voters' vote to overturn a new law limiting collective bargaining rights of public employees. Democrats also won victories in Mississippi, where a measure to define an embryo as a person was defeated, and Arizona, where the chief architect of state's strict immigration law was voted out of office. Republicans succeeded at tightening voting rules in Mississippi and won a referendum to exempt Ohio residents from the national health care law.
Rick Perry had another embarrassing slip-up at last night's debate, declaring that he would cut three departments and then only naming two (commerce and education) despite numerous attempts to remember and suggestions from other candidates, ultimately declaring "oops" (he later remembered that energy was the third). On Intrade, Perry's chances of winning the nomination dropped from 8% to 4% (placing him behind Romney, Gingrich, Cain, and Paul) almost immediately after the slip-up.
TN Senator Lamar Alexander has proposed a bill to eliminate the sales tax loophole for online purchases.
Joe Nocera wonders why Randi Weingarten, the head of the largest teachers' union in the country, is chumming around with Steven Brill, the author of a new book blaming teachers' unions for many of education system's woes.
Historically, liberals have tended to support anti-smoking efforts more than conservatives, but the roles have reversed as conservatives push e-cigarettes as a valid option while liberals wish to outlaw them.
Do parents hover over kids more than they used to? Does this hovering tend to restrict the amount of exercise kids get in parks and playgrounds? Check out these pictures and snippets of information.
Last week, in a somewhat controversial move, the federal reserve decided to hold interest rates steady
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