Daily Archives: December 30, 2011

Tears of Newt

Gingrich tears up over his mother Newt Gingrich choked up while discussing his mother’s struggle with mental illness during a town-hall meeting in Des Moines. Gingrich was asked to speak about a time his mother affected him at the event … Continue reading

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What were the biggest stories of the year?

This is that time of year when these stories are obligatory. Let’s see,we had the Tucson tragedy, the Japanese earthquake/tsunami/nuclear accident/Godzilla invasion, leadership changes in Egypt, Libya and North Korea, a royal wedding, a burial at sea, a disappointing non-candidacy, … Continue reading

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Next-to-last day of the year pop quiz open thread

It’s been about a year now since this place opened. We’re still here. We’ve had over 1,435 posts, 47,013 comments and 623,585 hits. Can you name the most-read TCH post of year? I bet you can’t. This one surprised us. … Continue reading

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