Today, NBC News released the latest battleground map toss-up states in the presidential election. Here are some other interesting political stories driving the day and our show.
- President Obama officially kicking off the campaign
- Vice President Biden accuses Romney of betting race on "collective amnesia"
- Lame-duck Congress could make U.S. economy worse
- Romney campaign refers to "Soviets" and "Czechoslovakia"
- Karl Rove: I was wrong about Dick Cheney
- Every generation has had more education than its parents. That is no longer true.
- Are student loans the next bailout?
- College student dies but his debt lives on
- It pays to have Obamacare
- SNL's Fred Armisen and Jason Sudeikis on MTP Press Pass