Samuel P. Jacobs, former Associate Editor for NewsBeast, Newsweek’s front-of-the-book section, is Campaign Correspondent for Reuters. He has written about politics for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. His writing has also appeared in The Boston Globe, The New York Observer, and The New Republic Online.
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Obama's Awkward Homecoming
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Who Needs a Party?
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Scott Brown's Hilarious Dance With the Tea Party
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The GOP's Trip to Tiffany's
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Why Militias Love Michigan
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The Next Scott Brown?
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Slackers Cheer Health Reform
The Obamacare provision granting twentysomethings coverage under their parents’ health-insurance... MORE
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Senator Maddow?
Republican Senator Scott Brown claims the liberal talk-show host is gunning for his Massachusetts... MORE
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The Religious Right's 10 Favorite Candidates
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Health Vote Coming in a Week
Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett on the coming "up or down vote" on health care, how the Rahm drama is... MORE
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10 Most Outrageous Scandals
New York's political controversies dominated the headlines this week. Samuel P.... MORE
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The New Corruption Capital
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The Battle for Abe Lincoln's Soul
A new vampire novel has excited—and divided—scholars of the 16th president. Samuel P.... MORE
