Behold the Michele Bachmann Effect

• Lame Bill from a Lame Duck

  U.S. Economy

  Robert Scheer: If you think healthcare reform has been an unsatisfying test of the government's ability to deal with our pressing problems, brace yourself for bigger disappointment in its attempt to bridle Wall Street.

• On Healthcare, Pelosi Makes Her Move

  Health Insurance

  Lindsay Beyerstein: Speaker Nancy Pelosi has laid out a strategy to pass healthcare reform in the next couple of days. As usual, progressives are fretting that winning will make them look bad, while conservatives are baying for blood and calling for revolution.

• The Breakdown: How Does Incumbency Affect Elections?

  Congress

  Christopher Hayes: If incumbents are running scared, what does that mean for the phenomenon of the incumbency effect?

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• Fox Accidentally Promotes Going Rouge

  Media

  Talking Points Memo : Fox News apologizes for accidentally drawing even more attention to The Nation's book criticizing Sarah Palin.

• Behold the Michele Bachmann Effect

  Congress

  Talking Points Memo : Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has an uncanny ability to provoke befuddlement in the faces of her adversaries.

• The Nation's Eric Alterman on Israel

  Israel

  Talking Points Memo : The Nation's Eric Alterman discusses the challenges of countering the influence of conservative Israeli politics.