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Max Baucus Votes Against Gun Control—And Then Retires

A week after helping kill background checks legislation, the Montana Dem calls it quits.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 7:28 AM PDT
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America Is Filling Empty Battlefields

A new book tells the secret history of twenty-first century American war.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 10:04 AM PDT

How Obama Learned to Love the Bomb

The president's budget boosts spending on our atomic arsenal while cutting money to stop the spread of nukes.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Here's Why the NRA Won and Gabby Giffords and Mike Bloomberg Lost

Money, a tragic moment, and public support do not equal political power.

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| Thu Apr. 18, 2013 10:54 AM PDT

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Not Every Republican Hates Obama's Progressive Labor Secretary Nominee

Thomas Perez, the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, has won support from some unlikely places.

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| Thu Apr. 18, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Did Organizing for Action Break Its No-Lobbying Pledge?

Don't be too quick to judge OFA's public-financing push in New York State.

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| Wed Apr. 17, 2013 7:41 AM PDT
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The Gitmo Hunger Strike May Be the Biggest Act of Civil Disobedience in the Camp's History

Nearly half a decade after the president vowed to close the prison, 166 men are still detained there.

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| Wed Apr. 17, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Top House Dem: On Social Security Cuts, Obama Is Like a Small Child

Democrats slammed the president's proposed Social Security cuts after a closed-door debate on Thursday.

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| Thu Apr. 11, 2013 4:13 PM PDT
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Obama Wants Mitt Romney’s Favorite Tax Break to Die

Making that happen won't be easy—and not just because of Republican obstructionism.

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| Fri Apr. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The Liberal Civil War Over Social Security Cuts

President Obama wants to adopt a new measure of inflation that would cut Social Security benefits—and debate over the proposal has split his base.

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| Thu Apr. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Obama Biofuel Budget Spills Few Details, Still Attacked by House GOP

Obama's second-term climate policies are already mired in party politics.

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| Thu Apr. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

New Film Explores Obama's War on Whistleblowers and the Free Press

Four cases reveal the administration's extraordinary crackdown on national-security whistleblowers.

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| Mon Apr. 8, 2013 7:28 PM PDT
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Who Is Sri Srinivasan, Obama's "Supreme Court Nominee in Waiting"?

Obama's US Court of Appeals nominee is a total mystery.

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| Wed Apr. 10, 2013 7:21 AM PDT
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Corn on Hardball: Obama Needs to Keep Pushing Gun Control

The public needs to demand stricter gun laws, the president says.

Mon Apr. 8, 2013 5:34 PM PDT
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Obama Administration: Don't Worry, We'll Only Drag Small Asteroids Toward Earth

An administration official confirms a super-safe $100 million plan to have NASA abduct an asteroid and tow it into lunar orbit.

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| Mon Apr. 8, 2013 9:54 AM PDT
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Does Obama Have a Plan to Capture an Asteroid?

Short answer: yes. According to Sen. Bill Nelson.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 1:16 PM PDT

Judge Rules That Emergency Contraception Should Be Available to Everyone

The decision comes after 10 years of legal wrangling over access to Plan B.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 8:42 AM PDT

Obama Proposes Making Food Aid Less Insane

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 10:26 PM PDT

Former EPA Climate Adviser Rips Obama Over Environmental Regulations

Lisa Heinzerling says the White House has blocked the agency from implementing tough rules.

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| Tue Apr. 2, 2013 3:19 PM PDT

Charts: Look At How Badly Obama Lags on Judicial Appointments

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| Wed Apr. 3, 2013 8:37 PM PDT