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Obama's Drug Czar Cites Useless Stat to Dismiss Legalizing Pot

During a panel discussion on drug reform, Gil Kerlikowske emphasized the need cut back on drug incarcerations but called pot legalization a "bumper-sticker approach."

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 12:05 PM PDT
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NASA: We've Made Progress on Obama's Asteroid-Lasso Initiative

The plan will likely cost over $2.6 billion.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 10:35 AM PDT

See How Citigroup Wrote a Bill So It Could Get a Bailout

Citigroup lobbyists drafted a bill to allow more risky dealings by taxpayer-backed banks and—what do you know?—the House financial services committee passed nearly identical legislation.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 11:42 AM PDT
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Expert: Congress Shouldn't Listen to Apple's Tax Plan

Large multinational companies like Apple are proposing lowering taxes on offshore profits.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 5:23 AM PDT

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Elizabeth Warren Attacks House GOP on Student Loan Bill

The senator says the Republican bill would turn students into "profit centers."

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 6:25 AM PDT
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Progressive Dems Spar Over Who Will Succeed Markey

Reps. Peter DeFazio and Raul Grijalva aren't wasting any time in the race for the top Democratic spot on the Natural Resources Committee.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Worse Than Watergate? The Ultimate White House Scandal Matrix

On a scale of Billygate to Iran-Contra, just how bad are the Obama scandals? Let this chart help you decide.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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"Arrested Development" Was the Best TV Satire of the Bush Era

The beloved TV comedy is finally coming back—and its three seasons on Fox had some of the very best satirical jabs at George W. Bush and the Iraq War.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Candidate E.W. Jackson: Gays Are "Ikky"

"Yuk!"

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 8:38 AM PDT

Obama's Counterterrorism Speech: A Pivot Point on Drones and More?

Obama calls for a new realism in dealing with terrorism, defends his policies, calls on the attorney general to review how leak probes target reporters, and moves to limit drone use.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 8:40 AM PDT

GOP Food Stamps Proposal Would Discriminate Against African-Americans

A Senate farm bill amendment aimed at preventing criminals from getting food stamp benefits would disproportionately hit African-Americans.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 6:33 AM PDT
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Official at Heart of IRS Tea Party Scandal Spiked Audits of Big Dark-Money Donors

In 2011, the IRS killed audits of five big-time donors. Inside the IRS mess you haven't heard about.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untraceable.

Forget 3-D-printed guns. Inside a "build party" where anyone can make a rifle that no cop will ever know about.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Immigration Bill Heads to the Full Senate, 200 Amendments Later

Protections for same-sex couples are gone, but new benefits have been added to the plan hammered out by the bipartisan Gang of Eight.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 2:04 PM PDT
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The Obama Administration Finally Admits Killing 4 Americans

Thus surprising absolutely nobody.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 4:00 PM PDT

Boy Scouts: Gays Okay. Treehuggers Not So Much.

California man says he was ousted from the Scouts for protecting a rare plant.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:21 PM PDT
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New Louisiana Law Will Jail Journos for Publishing Gun Info

A bill headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk would subject journalists to a $10,000 fine and up to six months in jail for publishing the names of concealed carry permit holders.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 7:32 AM PDT
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How Far-Right Activists Like E.W. Jackson Took Over the Virginia GOP

The state’s turning blue. But the GOP can’t stop running to the right.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM 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

Is This Big Tea Party Group Really an Innocent Victim of the IRS?

The tax agency may have had good reason to scrutinize Tea Party Patriots—including a formal complaint I filed in 2011.

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