By Drew Grant 10/17/12 12:57pm

Campaign Literature

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What do you think they're talking about? Us? Is it us? (Getty Images)

Barack Obama’s Campaign Emails Are Starting to Make Us Uncomfortable


You know they’re getting a little too personal. There’s not a day that goes by that we don’t have a minor heart attack reading those “grabby” subject lines from the campaign, before realizing that they’re not from a guy we met at a bar last night. Why are they always so personal? Why do Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Julian Castro and, yes, even Michelle, send us these vaguely headed emails that are both too vague and way too personal at the same time? Read More

By The Editors 9/06/11 10:31pm

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Ryan.

Survivor, New York

Fellow New Yorkers, we’ve been through a lot. Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Joe Biden explaining to Car and Driver that he has never actually washed a 1981 Trans Am shirtless in the White House driveway.  And that’s just in the last two weeks.

The last ten years? We barely know where to start. Read More

By The Editors 8/02/11 7:44pm

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Boehner and Obama.

As the Debt Ceiling Rises, the Dow Drops

It would almost seem that the stars had finally aligned. After weeks of stalled talks and contentious meetings between House Republicans and Democrats that escalated into a public spat between Speaker John Boehner and President Obama, a bill finally made it through the House and into the Senate, where it was speedily approved Tuesday morning Read More

By Una LaMarche 7/05/11 8:09pm

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Strauss-Kahn.

Strauss-Kahn Bids Adieu and Beck Does So Too

The fireworks have died down (hope you enjoyed the show, Jersey … better luck next year, Brooklyn and Queens) and all that’s left of this year’s patriotic festivities are the tiny flags littering the West Side Highway, the distended abdomens of the contestants in Nathan’s annual hot dog-eating contest and the sobering knowledge that, according to Read More

By David Freedlander 2/23/11 3:30pm

Arrivals

Vice President Biden in NYC Today

Vice President Joe Biden is slated to spend this afternoon in New York City, heading to an event for the Democratic National Committee and then a fundraiser for east side Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney in two separate events.

The Maloney event at The Sheraton is in honor of her birthday–which was, in fact, February 19–and guests Read More

By David Freedlander 10/12/10 3:55pm

Support

Biden Emails For Gillibrand

The Kirsten Gillibrand for Senate campaign sent out an email to supporters this morning from Vice-President Joe Biden urging them to donate to her campaign.

Writes Biden:  “Kirsten is ready to move America forward, but she needs your help to win in November. Will you help her today? You can make a difference! A crucial Read More