*The furor over Comcast’s plan to buy Time Warner Cable could get more interesting as opponents appeal to MSNBC show hosts for support. The Huffington Post reports that writers and producers with the Writers Guild of America-East at Peacock Productions are petitioning Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O’Donnell, the Rev. Al Sharpton, Ed Schultz and Chris Hayes […]

WASHINGTON — In a speech Wednesday, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney attacked President Barack Obama’s signature health care policy by falsely claiming that Obama “has taken a series of steps that end Medicare as we know it.” Romney’s speech before the American Society of News Editors was clearly an effort to turn the tables after […]