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WATCH: The Campaigns Microtarget Our Undecided Scalp Dander [Fiore Cartoon]

Polls show this election will be decided by those notoriously fickle undecided flakes.

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| Mon Oct. 22, 2012 3:17 PM PDT

Will the Candidates End the "Climate Silence" Tonight?

Groups pressure presidential candidates to say something–anything–about climate change.

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| Mon Oct. 22, 2012 12:56 PM PDT
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A Reader's Guide to the Foreign Policy Debate

From Benghazi to bin Laden and beyond, here's everything you need to know for tonight's presidential showdown.

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| Mon Oct. 22, 2012 10:54 AM PDT
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Hollywood And Labor Unions Pony Up for Obama Super-PAC's Record Month

GOP mega-donors helped the pro-Romney super-PAC bank $14.8 million in September.

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| Mon Oct. 22, 2012 8:37 AM PDT

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VIDEO: David Corn Talks Fact-Checking on CBS Sunday Morning

CBS highlights Corn's recent Mother Jones piece on how the verification industry plays into the political lying game.

Mon Oct. 22, 2012 6:29 AM PDT

Inside the Dark-Money Group Fighting Reform in Montana and Beyond

The secretive American Tradition Partnership has ushered in a new era of "funny money with no legal constraints" in Big Sky Country. And it's just getting started.

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 | Mon Oct. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Is Romney Using Lyme Disease to Win Swing State Votes?

In Virginia's Loudoun County, the candidate waded into a contentious debate over Lyme disease. But in his bid to court voters, Romney may be playing politics with public health.

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| Mon Oct. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Searching High and Low for Voter Fraud in Iowa

If you're an ex-con or a Canadian hoping to vote in the swing state, beware—the Republican secretary of state is onto you.

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| Mon Oct. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Is Your Vote in Danger? Take the Test

See how your state fits into the nation's bewildering patchwork of election laws.

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| Mon Oct. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

A "Money Bomb" for Climate Candidates

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| Fri Oct. 19, 2012 4:01 PM PDT

Ouch! "Salt Lake Tribune," Citing Romney's 47-Percent Rant, Endorses Obama

Mitt is no hometown hero.

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| Fri Oct. 19, 2012 3:15 PM PDT

Romnesia!

Before President Barack Obama embraced the diagnosis....

Fri Oct. 19, 2012 1:49 PM PDT

Mormon Feminists Don't Like Romney

Even some Mormons were offended by Romney's debate comments on women.

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| Fri Oct. 19, 2012 8:02 AM PDT
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Conservative Group Kills Candidate's Samuel L. Jackson "Uncle Tom" Videos

Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry decided to mess with the movie star in a fight that even his biggest supporters don't want a piece of.

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| Fri Oct. 19, 2012 9:17 AM PDT
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Charts: Meet Romney's Pork-Friendly Military Entourage

The candidate's security supporters look nothing like the modern military…so what's the deal?

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| Fri Oct. 19, 2012 8:53 AM PDT

This Week in Dark Money

Beach bums protest Citizens United, how corporations funded the conventions, and more from the murky world of campaign cash.

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| Fri Oct. 19, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Romney Enlists General Behind Iraq Debacle as Key Military Adviser

The same guy who bungled Iraq planning and was in charge when bin Laden escaped is now advising the GOP candidate.

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| Fri Oct. 19, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Samuel L. Jackson Threatens Lawsuit Over Candidate's "Uncle Tom" Ad

Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry is airing a bizarre and bigoted ad accusing Jackson of "carrying water for racists." He is not m*therf***ing amused.

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| Wed Oct. 17, 2012 12:18 PM PDT

Democrats Broke Pledge by Taking Corporate Convention Cash

The DNC vowed to hold the first convention in history that wasn't fueled by cash from corporations, lobbyists, and PACs. So much for that idea.

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| Thu Oct. 18, 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Romney Military Adviser Wanted Separate Housing for Gay Troops

The campaign's Military Council of Advisors features top general who was a major opponent of DADT repeal.

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| Thu Oct. 18, 2012 9:10 AM PDT