Mitch McConnell's filibuster bluff, the die-off of the world's oldest trees, and more

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION Is President Obama going to war against legalized pot? The leader of the now-immortal Choom Gang is reportedly on the verge of becoming the buzzkiller-in-chief THE FILIBUSTER FIGHT Mitch McConnell's amazing filibuster of his own bill As the Senate minority leader discovered, political point-scoring doesn't always go as planned CLIMATE CHANGE The frighteningly rapid die-off of the world's oldest trees Across the globe, our biggest and oldest trees are disappearing at 10 times the normal rate — and their demise could spell ecological disaster THE U.S. RECOVERY The surprisingly solid jobs report — and how it strengthens Obama's hand in the fiscal cliff talks A rise in the jobless rate might have hurt the president's argument that America ought to raise taxes on the wealthy DRINKING IN AMERICA Do cigarettes give you nastier hangovers? Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Please make it stop... FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE The 'six-year itch': History favors 2014 GOP comeback  By then, voters will be looking for something different FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE The surprisingly long list of Grammy-nominated politicians Adlai Stevenson. Jimmy Carter. Al Franken. Barack Obama. The list goes on and on SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE The secret to decorating a great holiday tree: You've gotta have balls NEWSER 71 years later, 'graphic' Pearl Harbor account published NEW YORK MAGAZINE Kate Middleton's nurse dead of suspected suicide POLITICAL WIRE Alec Baldwin not running for mayor SALON Trayvon's shooter sues NBC over edits The week's best photojournalism In some of the week's most remarkable images, stilt walkers rest, Tennessee Titans fans dress to impress, and Syrian rebel fighters play ping pong         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.