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Why the Producer of "The Hangover Part III" Spends So Much Time in Prison

Scott Budnick, the man behind the blockbuster comedy franchise, is a tireless advocate for incarcerated kids.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 5:12 PM PDT

Conservatives Crawl out of the Woodwork to Claim IRS Persecution

Libertarian Wayne Allyn Root claims to be the "face" of the Obama IRS scandal. His tax records suggest otherwise.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Judges Strike Down Arizona's 20-Week Abortion Ban

Appeals court finds law unconstitutional.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 2:57 PM PDT
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Conviction of Genocidal Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Overturned by Guatemala's Highest Court

Here's a quick look back at some of the things Rios Montt did to Guatemala—with a helping hand from the US government.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 10:43 AM PDT

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Is the Government Spying on Reporters More Often Than We Think?

There's evidence that the Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press phone records is far from unprecedented.

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| Fri May. 17, 2013 7:32 AM PDT
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This Copyright Bill Could Help Small Business Owners, Girl Talk, Service Members, and the Blind

But will entertainment industry giants block it?

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| Thu May. 16, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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The Obama Administration Has a Long Record of Prosecuting Leakers

The Obama administration has used the 1917 Espionage Act against twice as many leakers as all other administrations combined.

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| Wed May. 15, 2013 10:17 AM PDT

Judge: Obama Admin.'s Emergency Contraception Argument Is "Something Out of an Alternate Reality"

U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman says the argument against making the morning after pill available to everyone is "frivilous."

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 10:28 AM PDT

This Town Took On Fracking and Won

Tiny Dryden, New York, just won the right to send frackers packing.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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America's 10 Worst Prisons: LA County

And you thought the Rodney King beating was bad?

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| Tue May. 7, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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America's 10 Worst Prisons: NOLA

"A violent and dangerous institution," says the Justice Department.

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| Mon May. 6, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Charts: Why You're in Deep Trouble If You Can't Afford a Lawyer

Fifty years after the groundbreaking "Gideon" ruling, public defenders are overworked, underpaid—and America's poor are paying the price.

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| Mon May. 6, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Clarence Thomas Suggests "Elites" Like Obama Because He's What "They Expect From a Black Person"

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas offers some oblique criticism of the president.

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| Fri May. 3, 2013 1:02 PM PDT
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America's 10 Worst Prisons: Tent City

Feds say notorious facility has a "pervasive culture of discriminatory bias against Latinos."

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| Fri May. 3, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Obama Administration Continues Blocking Access to Emergency Contraception

Reproductive rights groups oppose the administration's new position on Plan B.

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| Thu May. 2, 2013 9:46 AM PDT
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America's 10 Worst Prisons: Polunsky

"The hardest place to do time in Texas"—and then you die.

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| Thu May. 2, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

This Website Will Help You Outsmart the Supreme Court's Anti-Transparency Ruling

The high court unanimously decided that states can block citizens of other states from accessing public information. MuckRock has a way around that.

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| Wed May. 1, 2013 3:05 AM PDT

America's 10 Worst Prisons: ADX

A federal isolation facility that's "pretty close" to hell.

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| Wed May. 1, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Is the Obama Administration About to Block Plan B Access? (UPDATED)

A new FDA decision could signal that emergency contraception won't be available to everyone after all.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 4:09 PM PDT
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How Michael Bloomberg Is Like Kanye West

Michael Bloomberg implies critics of the NYPD's stop and frisk policy just don't care about dead children.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 2:20 PM PDT