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Topic: Opening Shot (page 4)

Alex Pareene surveys the burgeoning and bloated world of political news and opinion and explains the day's most essential story in Opening Shot, posted by 8:30 a.m. each weekday. Bookmark this page; follow @pareene on Twitter.

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Simpson and Bowles: BFF

Alex Pareene
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Senate: Sorry, poor people!

Alex Pareene
George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, George Bush

Remember us?

Alex Pareene
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CNN still doesn't get it

Alex Pareene
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Can the rich stand delays?

Alex Pareene
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Internet's shameful false ID

Alex Pareene
Image for Minority of useless undemocratic legislative body blocks modest gun control legislation

Senate still useless, awful

Alex Pareene
Image for Whoops! Turns out debt doesn't ruin economies

Whoops! Debt paper wrong

Alex Pareene
Image for Let's not be terrorized

Let's not be terrorized

Alex Pareene
Image for Fighting for political life, Mitch has LaPierre's back

Mitch has LaPierre's back

Alex Pareene
Image for Pretending to know about North Korea

No one knows about North Korea

Alex Pareene
Image for Wall Street Dem covers up her past and runs again

Wall Street Dem covers up past

Alex Pareene
Image for The liberal media's gift to Mitch McConnell

McConnell's lucky "bugging"

Alex Pareene
Image for The woman who wrecked Great Britain

She ruined Britain

Alex Pareene
Image for GOP thinks imitating BuzzFeed to raise money is WIN!

GOP's viral plan to WIN!

Alex Pareene
Image for One thing we don't know about Hillary

The final Hillary mystery

Alex Pareene
Image for Rubio isn't immigration reform's only potential saboteur

More GOP immigration games!

Alex Pareene
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Kornacki blows "Up"

Kerry Lauerman
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CPAC: 3 things to watch for

Steve Kornacki
Image for A reality check for Ashley Judd

Reality check for Ashley Judd

Steve Kornacki
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Rand: Craftier than his dad

Steve Kornacki
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It's like the Tea Party won

Steve Kornacki
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Portrait of a powerless man

Steve Kornacki
Image for Chris Christie is no moderate

Christie's not who you think

Steve Kornacki

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