Outside the Beltway

C. Boyden Gray, former White House Counsel and EU Ambassador, has signed on as the chair of the Jon Huntsman policy team, Mark Halperin reports.

NBC stoked a minor furor among the perpetually victimized by using the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance.

States are racing to put obstacles in front of voters in the name of fraud prevention.

The Internet’s dot.com period may be under assault, as brand-specific domains become available.

Wearing a wire can come back to bite you.

The vast majority of the seats in the Virginia legislature will not even be contested this November.

Mitt Romney sought to clarify his pro-life bona fides yesterday. But, will it matter?

Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal sent a warning to his fellow Republicans. Too bad they probably won’t listen.

Trevor Phillips, chairman of the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission, says fundamentalist Christians are a far bigger problem than Muslims. And, no, he’s not anti-religion.

I’ve been arguing for years that what the Republican Party needs is to embrace its crazies and play more to racist elements in its base. It looks like someone’s listening.

Mitt won’t sign the Susan B. Anthony List’s Pro-Life Pledge.

President Obama overruled his top legal advisors in deciding that the Libya operation does not amount to “hostilities” under the War Powers Act.

A distinguished linguist is quite impressed with Sarah Palin’s facility with the written word.

The Netherlands is considering a new animal cruelty law that would effectively ban kosher and halal slaughter practices.

A new Gallup poll has “Generic Republican” beating President Obama. Unfortunately, the GOP won’t be able to nominate this anonymous candidate.

When one runs for president, it is assumed that one has a shot at one’s home state. Some of the GOP hopefuls, however, look more like unfavorite sons (and daughters).

Romney remains the clear front-runner in NH in a post-debate poll.

The White House’s assertion that Libya isn’t covered by the War Powers Act isn’t being accepted on Capitol Hill.

The race for the GOP nomination is taking shape.

Mitt Romney told a group of unemployed Florida voters that he was unemployed, too! It’s being touted as a gaffe on Twitter but appears to be a joke.

Nate Beeler titles his latest cartoon “The Duffer.”

A retiree with some rather strange views hosted a Tim Pawlenty event.

Samuel L. Jackson was the natural choice for the audio book version of Go The Fuck to Sleep.