Politics

The Axis of Pork

Capitol Hill's defense-reform killers.

Wed Aug. 12, 2009 7:07 PM PDT

The Best Defense

A brief but sorry history of defense reform.

Wed Aug. 12, 2009 6:27 PM PDT

Health Care Reality Check

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| Wed Aug. 12, 2009 10:00 AM PDT

Betsy Yet Again

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| Wed Aug. 12, 2009 8:29 AM PDT

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Hot Water

Celebrities sighted with Fiji Water bottles.

Wed Aug. 12, 2009 7:27 AM PDT

Fiji Prime Minister Resigns Over Fiji Water

The latest from the military dictatorship that benefits from progressives' favorite water.

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| Wed Aug. 12, 2009 1:00 AM PDT
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Getting Smart About Energy, Climate & the Economy

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| Tue Aug. 11, 2009 5:19 PM PDT

Israel's Lonesome Doves

A who's who of Holy Land advocacy.

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| Tue Aug. 11, 2009 4:35 PM PDT
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This is Your Energy Summit on Twitter

Live coverage from the National Clean Energy Summit.

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| Tue Aug. 11, 2009 2:09 PM PDT

Feeding the Outrage Machine

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| Tue Aug. 11, 2009 11:54 AM PDT
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The Health Care Lobby, Now In Convenient Map Form

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| Tue Aug. 11, 2009 8:49 AM PDT

Bailout & Switch

Which Hill insiders now lobby for big finance?

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| Tue Aug. 11, 2009 7:00 AM PDT

The Sheikh Down

How the Pentagon bought stability in Iraq by funneling billions of taxpayer dollars to strongmen.

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| Tue Aug. 11, 2009 1:00 AM PDT

Stars of David

Some movers and shakers of America's Israel policy.

Mon Aug. 10, 2009 3:54 PM PDT

Oklahoma to Obama: You're OK

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| Mon Aug. 10, 2009 11:09 AM PDT

The Crazy Base

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| Mon Aug. 10, 2009 10:52 AM PDT
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Ghost Platoons

Inside the world of AWOL soldiers.

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| Mon Aug. 10, 2009 9:41 AM PDT
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Five Ways Car Dealers Rip Off Soldiers (and Everyone Else)

From the yo-yo sale to the stealth repo.

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| Mon Aug. 10, 2009 7:00 AM PDT

More On That White House Drug Deal

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| Mon Aug. 10, 2009 6:37 AM PDT

I Love a Mark in Uniform

Kidnapping. Falsified documents. Hooters nights. Meet the sleazebucket car dealers who prey on our troops.

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| Mon Aug. 10, 2009 1:00 AM PDT