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Gay Rights Groups to Olson: Thanks, but No Thanks

Why gay-marriage backers don’t want the conservative lawyer to challenge Prop 8.

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| Thu May. 28, 2009 9:21 AM PDT

Reid Flip-Flopping on Gitmo Detainees in US Prisons?

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| Tue May. 26, 2009 2:15 PM PDT
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Cheney's Bunker Mentality

Cheney has been talking a lot about 9/11. What was he doing that day?

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| Sun May. 24, 2009 9:43 PM PDT
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Oppositeland

Once upon a time, left was left and right was right. Now the opposite is perfectly normal.

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| Thu May. 21, 2009 11:14 AM PDT

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Unexceptional Americans

The Bush era might look like a dark spot in a history of American exceptionalism, but the last eight years were hardly unique: Americans have been committing—and forgetting—abuses for decades.

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| Tue May. 19, 2009 6:57 AM PDT

The PowerPoint and the Glory

Uncovering Rumsfeld's biblical briefings

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| Mon May. 18, 2009 11:23 AM PDT

Human Rights Groups Still Hopeful on Military Commissions

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| Mon May. 18, 2009 10:46 AM PDT

Liz Cheney Shows She's Really Her Father's Daughter

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| Mon May. 18, 2009 9:53 AM PDT

Obama's Big Transparency Test

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| Fri May. 15, 2009 8:17 AM PDT

Al-Libi, Torture, and the Case for the War in Iraq

Did the man who provided the Bush administration with its casus belli for war with Iraq really kill himself?

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| Thu May. 14, 2009 10:08 AM PDT

Everything You Need To Know About Today's Torture News

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| Wed May. 13, 2009 12:07 PM PDT

Highlights from the Bush Administration's Anti-Torture Memos

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| Wed May. 13, 2009 10:51 AM PDT

The Bush Administration's Anti-Torture Team and Their Anti-Torture Memos

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| Wed May. 13, 2009 9:35 AM PDT
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The Torture Dissidents' Tale

How a group of Bush admin officials opposed harsh techniques—and how they were shot down.

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| Wed May. 13, 2009 9:13 AM PDT
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Why We're Fighting in Pipelineistan

An immense energy battlefield extends from Iran to the Pacific Ocean. It's there that the Liquid War for the control of Eurasia takes place.

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| Tue May. 12, 2009 1:01 PM PDT

Is Al Qaeda's Ibn Shaikh al-Libi Dead?

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| Mon May. 11, 2009 8:25 AM PDT

Now Bybee Wants to Explain His OLC Advice

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| Thu May. 7, 2009 11:19 AM PDT
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Everyday is Doomsday in Washington

In the Pentagon's eternal arms race of one, a major vote is being cast for future Terminator wars.

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| Thu May. 7, 2009 10:24 AM PDT
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Right Wing Ralphie, the Party Purifier

A grand ol' plan for the grand ol' party

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| Wed May. 6, 2009 4:52 PM PDT

Center for Constitutional Rights President: Coverup of Anti-Torture Memo Is Bad News for Bushies

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| Wed May. 6, 2009 9:26 AM PDT