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John McCain: The Maverick Returns?

motherjones.com — The maverick may be staging a comeback. For more than two decades, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) carved out a reputation as one of Congress' feistiest reformers, a lawmaker willing to take on corporations, unions, wealthy benefactors, and sometimes the leaders of his own party. For years McCain fought alongside former Sen.
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
John McCain: the maverick returns? http://t.co/pJZCldWd
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
.@AndrewKroll says @SenJohnMcCain appears to be rejoining the fight against #DarkMoney http://t.co/nq8YTMIM
Andy Kroll Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @AndrewKroll
Is .@SenJohnMcCain rejoining the fight against #DarkMoney? Sure looks like it: http://t.co/vrb4Q2ea #source2012 #tcot #p2

I Can Haz Cheezburger Can Haz Anti-Lamar Smith Billboard

motherjones.com — Rep. Lamar Smith needs 50 percent of the vote in next Tuesday's Texas primary to avoid a runoff and all but guarantee a 14th term in the House. He'll probably get it-there's been no indication that far-right gadfly Richard Mack or Austin tech entrepreneur Richard Morgan pose much of a threat at this point.
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
RT @timothypmurphy: I Can Haz Cheezburger Can Haz Anti-Lamar Smith Billboard Outside His Can Haz District Office: http://t.co/JuQSXKvB

This Third Party Makes a Difference

motherjones.com — In recent years, Oregon state Rep. Mike Schaufler spent some $6,000 from his campaign coffers on more than 90 separate visits to Magoo's Sports Bar in Salem. A five-term Democrat known around the capitol as "Bud Man," Schaufler was tight with Republicans and corporate donors, who helped him raise 60 percent more money than progressive challenger Jeff Reardon in the lead-up to last Tuesday's Democratic primary.
Andy Kroll Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @AndrewKroll
RT @MotherJones: Some within the #OWS movement view this party as the closest thing they have to an electoral arm: http://t.co/CZ0GjYQT

Climate Change Will More Than Triple Annual US Heat-Death Toll

motherjones.com — In an average summer in the United States, there are 1,332 heat-related deaths. But climate change will make that number rise to 4,608 by the end of the century, according to a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council. In total, the US can expect 150,000 deaths due to excessive heat by 2100, the report projects.
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Heat deaths could hit 150,000 by 2100, report finds: http://t.co/MnoLeYEz
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Climate Change Will More Than Triple Annual US Heat-Death Toll http://t.co/cKxMfTIf

Larry Smith, Texas' Shariah Sheriff?

motherjones.com — Larry Smith, a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent running for sheriff in Smith County, Texas, has a unique plank in his platform: He has pledged to protect this deep-red border county from the creeping menace of Islamic religious law, or Shariah.
Matt Duss National Security Editor, Center for American Progress @mattduss
Anti-sharia sheriff story also gets at troubling extent to which churches being used to spread hate & fear of Muslims http://t.co/fawAgBNY
Matt Duss National Security Editor, Center for American Progress @mattduss
RT @bensilverstein: I like my Texas sherriff races like I like my coffee: free from the meddling of shariah law! http://t.co/PenpwTjq @A ...
Matt Duss National Security Editor, Center for American Progress @mattduss
But what about the dragons? RT @AdamSerwer: Sharia law becomes a campaign issue...in Texas sheriff's race. http://t.co/cFQYi0lq

The $1.45 Trillion Fighter Jet-and the Florida Deficit Hawks Who Love It

motherjones.com — The F-35 fighter jet's first missile floated wide. The second found its target, and an explosion brought the bogey down. "Yes! Got him! Woo!" exclaimed the pilot, Jennifer Carroll, a 52-year-old former Navy officer and airplane mechanic.
Adam Weinstein Blogger, Mother Jones @AdamWeinstein
RT @markfollman: #Florida's Lt. Gov. fired a missile at Osama bin Laden from a fighter jet. @AdamWeinstein was there. http://t.co/EPqfFG4r
Radley Balko Senior Editor, Reason @radleybalko
RT @MichaelMechanic: The $1.45 trillion fighter jet: Wish that were a typo. http://t.co/HzV9ry7L
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
RT @MichaelMechanic: The $1.45 trillion fighter jet: Wish that were a typo. http://t.co/HzV9ry7L
Aki Soga Editorial Page Editor, Burlington Free Press @asoga
F-35: The $1.45 Trillion Fighter Jet — and the Florida Deficit Hawks Who Love It http://t.co/25NwVdoQ via @motherjones
David Corn Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones @DavidCornDC
The $1.45 trillion fighter jet—and the Florida deficit hawks who love it. http://t.co/FkZsJpLt
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Airline Boots Woman With Pro-Choice T-Shirt From Flight

motherjones.com — Can an airline boot a passenger for wearing a T-shirt it deems "offensive"? That's apparently what happened to one woman wearing a pro-choice T-shirt on an American Airlines flight out of Washington this week, RH Reality Check reports.
Rachel Sklar Editor at Large @rachelsklar
RT @ClaraJeffery: WTF?!! American Airlines Boots Woman With Pro-Choice T-Shirt From Flight: http://t.co/wjSwqZiF
David Corn Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones @DavidCornDC
Can an airline boot a passenger for wearing a T-shirt it deems "offensive"? http://t.co/hkMYIjZD
Matthew Keys Deputy Social Media Editor, Reuters @ProducerMatthew
Woman wears shirt with F-bomb, gets booted from American Airlines flight - http://t.co/Nn3dQbxD
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
WTF?!! American Airlines Boots Woman With Pro-Choice T-Shirt From Flight: http://t.co/DcKK3u1K
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Airline Boots Woman With Pro-Choice T-Shirt From Flight http://t.co/rzovUpC8

How Rural America Got Fracked

motherjones.com — If the world can be seen in a grain of sand, watch out. As Wisconsinites are learning, there's money (and misery) in sand-and if you've got the right kind, an oil company may soon be at your doorstep. March in Wisconsin used to mean snow on the ground, temperatures so cold that farmers worried about their cows freezing to death.
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
RT @kate_sheppard: "It looks like a disaster zone, like a bomb went off." How rural America got fracked: http://t.co/FuQYx7NK
Joe Heim Editor, Washington Post @JoeHeim
RT @smencimer: "It looks like a disaster zone, like a bomb went off." How rural America got fracked: http://t.co/jrvIwvkP
Andy Kroll Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @AndrewKroll
"It looks like a disaster zone, like a bomb went off." How rural America got fracked: http://t.co/ObccSU0V
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
"It looks like a disaster zone, like a bomb went off." How rural America got fracked: http://t.co/FuQYx7NK

Colin Powell Evolves On Same-Sex Marriage

motherjones.com — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell tells CNN he's in favor of same-sex marriage, "either at the state or federal level": "I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them," he said.
Kerry Lester Politics and Projects Writer, Daily Herald @kerrylester
RT @MotherJones: Colin Powell Evolves On Same-Sex Marriage http://t.co/Mu1zR7Hx

Tuesday's Winners: Rand Paul, 21-Year-Old Millionaires

motherjones.com — As it became obvious on Tuesday evening that Thomas Massie was going to win the GOP primary in Kentucky's 4th congressional district, Trey Grayson hopped on Twitter to explain just why this story sounded so familiar: "Have to admit that I chuckled when someone called Massie's performance so far tonight a #Randslide.
David Corn Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones @DavidCornDC
How a 21-year-old millionaire and @SenRandPaul helped tilt a GOP primary: http://t.co/WmhfYEcR @KYTrey
Christine Hall Freelance Journalist @ChristineMHall
$$ well spent? RT @MotherJones A 21-year-old kid with a super-PAC bankrolled a House victory in Kentucky last night: http://t.co/tgTcn8rz
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