The 9 worst political gaffes of 2012

2012 ELECTIONS The 9 worst political gaffes of 2012 In an election season riddled with gaffes, flubs, and verbal miscues, here are the lowlights LIFESTYLE 25 wonderful words and phrases we learned in 2012 "In the ketchup." "Focus your audio." We've been shoehorning great terms like these into office conversations all year LIFESTYLE The 7 most bizarre global style trends of 2012 This year, we gawked at the American basketball star-turned-geek chic, the Ukrainian "living doll," and the Japanese bagel head INFOGRAPHICS New Year's resolutions Each January, nearly half of Americans vow to make at least one change. 9 out of 10 fail. Here, an infographic guide FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE What's wrong with Congress? Three soon-to-be-former congressmen talk about how bad things have gotten GOOGLE'S WORLD The 12 best* Android apps of the year *At least according to Google FROM OUR PARTNERS AT POLITICAL WIRE Democrats rally around Markey to replace Kerry Sen. John Kerry said he supported Rep. Edward Markey's decision to seek his Senate seat SEE ALL CARTOONS SLATE What Django Unchained and Lincoln have in common: A woman problem NEWSER Simon Cowell sick of Britney NEW YORK MAGAZINE Watch teens speak soberly and wisely on Newtown POLITICAL WIRE Most unproductive Congress in 60 Years SALON Les Misérables is an even better novel Top dogs only An exclusive doggie day-care facility, and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation         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.