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Stephen Colbert tried to explain Herman Cain’s controversial new ad-perhaps the first avant-garde attack ad ever-on his show last night, and added his own contribution to the art attack ad canon.

The Brookings Institute’s Suzanne Maloney-who wrote our April cover story on Iran-went on PBS NewsHour on Wednesday to talk potential solutions to the current tensions in the Middle East. Watch Iran: Can Diplomacy Prevail Over Military Action? on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.

In his Super Tuesday speech last night, Newt Gingrich-who only won his home state- said he was “the tortoise” in a race full of “bunny rabbits.”

Ann Romney told Fox News yesterday that she doesn’t “even consider herself wealthy,” and that the Romney clan is “poor in spirit.”

Saturday Night Live took on the Romney clan in their cold open this weekend. Bill Hader’s Shepard Smith interviewed Mitt, Ann, and their eerily similar sons. At the end of the skit, Hader joked, “A thanks to Stephen King for creating those boys!”

The first attack ad is out against Hank, the Virginian cat running for U.S Senate. The ad was made by comedy group “the bighonkin,” and emulates the style adopted by many super PACs this campaign cycle.

Cain Connections released a new web ad this week featuring a somewhat puzzling metaphor revolving around a goldfish and a rather unhappy girl. Any questions?

Ron Paul released a new attack ad today criticizing all three of his primary opponents-even his so-called ally Mitt Romney.

During his end-of-the-night speech in Michigan yesterday, Rick Santorum pulled a piece of shale out of his pocket to demonstrate his commitment to domestic energy production.

Obama gave his most aggressive speech of the campaign season today at a United Auto Workers conference in Washington.