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WATCH: Failed Bankers Got Huge Paydays

WATCH: Failed Bankers Got Huge Paydays

A brand new Harvard study shows the top 5 execs at Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, the two largest casualties of last year's financial crisis, were highly compensated on their way out the door. Former New York Governor and Attorney General Elliot Spitzer joins guest host and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean to break down the misdeeds of these robbers from Wall Street.

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WATCH: As Details Emerge, Ensign Scandal Worsens

WATCH: As Details Emerge, Ensign Scandal Worsens

John Ensign was once a rising star in the Republican party like fellow embattled politician Mark Sanford. But each had extra-marital affairs that sent their approval numbers into nose dives. Now Senator Ensign's scandal-linked troubles are taking a turn for the worse. More »

WATCH: Mark Sanford's Sins Enumerated

WATCH: Mark Sanford's Sins Enumerated

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford now faces 37 ethics violations handed down by the state legislature. With such a lengthy list one could imagine those violations could run the spectrum in terms of severity. But how bad did it get for the embattled governor? More »

Lieberman Officially Declines Maddow Invite

Lieberman Officially Declines Maddow Invite

Here at The Rachel Maddow Show we've done our fair share of covering one Senator Joseph Isadore Lieberman and despite frequent requests for comment and invitations to appear on the show, neither Sen. Lieberman nor his staff have so much as returned a phone call. More »

LISTEN: New Facts About Available Troops

LISTEN: New Facts About Available Troops

The Washington Independent's Spencer Ackerman reports to Rachel a game-changing fact about the number of troops available both for deployment in Afghanistan and remaining at home for an unexpected emergency.. More »

WATCH: Harkin: 60 Dems To Vote for Health Bill

WATCH: Harkin: 60 Dems To Vote for Health Bill

The challenge of getting the Democratic Caucus to join together with all 60 in support of the bill will be tough, but there are signs that momentum is moving in this direction. On TRMS was Senator Tom Harkin, who joined Rachel to give his take on the future of the bill, why Budget Reconciliation wouldn't be a wise way to pass it, and the 60 Dems needed to avoid a Republican filibuster and get it done. More »

LISTEN: Grahm Gets Scozzafava'd

LISTEN: Grahm Gets Scozzafava'd

Today's installment of political infighting comes to us courtesy of the GOP in the form of the AEA vs. South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. The AEA is strictly opposed to the Cap and Trade legislation Sen. Grahm has been working with Democrats on -- which begs the question: Is "Graham'd" the next "Scozzafava'd?" More »

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