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June 1, 2021
Critical Mass
What Chris Matthews Learned in Washington
“This Country,” a new memoir from the host of “Hardball,” speaks volumes about the state of political punditry.
March 3, 2020
The Soapbox
Chris Matthews Was Everything Wrong With Cable News
The longtime MSNBC host might be gone, but his influence is everywhere.
January 12, 2010
Poison Penn
January 30, 2008
The Crying Game
How the press saved Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire
April 2, 2007
Hillary’s War
The real reason she won't apologize.
July 2, 2001
Missing Linc
The "accidental Senator" Lincoln Chafee's unlikely path to political stardom

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