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

Ed Markey Is On Track to Replace John Kerry—With the Help of the "Green Billionaire"

Markey will face Gabriel Gomez, an ex-Navy SEAL and businessman derided by Democrats as "Mitt Romney, Jr."

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 7:27 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
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How to Be a Good Neocon When It Comes to Syria

With Obama moving cautiously, some hawks are angling for a US invasion.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 11:12 AM PDT

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Obama Is Right About Gitmo: It's Bad for Us All

Every day we fail to close the infamous prison is a day we admit defeat.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 9:34 AM PDT

Study: Budget Cuts Are Making Us Sick

A new study shows that austerity policies are causing ill health worldwide.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 8:32 AM PDT
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Florida Passes Law To Speed Up Executions

Florida can barely provide lawyers to death row inmates, but the legislature wants to kill them quicker anyway.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 8:45 AM PDT
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Can Obama Stop the Uprising at Gitmo?

Human rights advocates and now even one senator says the administration could end the hunger strike by resuming transfers of detainees out of Gitmo.

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| Fri Apr. 26, 2013 4:56 AM PDT
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A Brief History of CIA "Ghost Money"

Afghan President Hamid Karzai isn't the first foreign leader the CIA has funneled cash to directly.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 7:24 AM PDT
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The United States of Sequestration

It's not just White House tours and airplanes. Here's how budget cuts are hurting people in 50 states.

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| Tue Apr. 30, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Senators Take Another Swing at Dark Money Disclosure

A bipartisan bill would require outside groups to reveal their biggest donors. But will it win over Republicans?

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 2:52 PM PDT

Treasury Department: Lew Remains Opposed To Bills That Would Weaken Wall Street Reform

But the department sees no reason yet for Treasury Secretary Lew to denounce the specific deregulation measures that have not yet gained traction.

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 11:59 AM PDT

Carolyn McCarthy Says Congress Will Act Again on Guns Before 2014 Elections

But for the House to act, gun control proponents in the Senate will have to convince their colleagues to give gun reform a second chance.

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 1:29 PM PDT

Why Do Conservatives Like to Waste Energy?

Want to sell a Republican a greener light bulb? Don't tell them it's green.

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| Wed Apr. 24, 2013 1:26 PM PDT
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It's a Monday, So Unemployment Checks Are Being Slashed Somewhere

Happy Sequestration!

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 6:54 AM PDT

This Libertarian Presidential Hopeful Wants Your Bitcoin Donations

Darryl Perry doesn't want your dollars, and he doesn't believe in the Federal Election Commission, either.

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 7:08 AM PDT

Four Republicans Who Don't Understand the Constitution They've Sworn to Defend

The Obama administration doesn't get to choose whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is read his rights.

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 6:31 AM PDT

DREAM Act Students Meet to Talk Immigration Reform, College Costs…and Dating?!

A conference for undocumented teens covered everything from financial aid to telling that special someone you don't have papers.

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Charts: Are the NYPD's Stop-and-Frisks Violating the Constitution?

As New York City defends its controversial policing policy in court, here's what you need to know.

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Frank Luntz Withdraws University of Pennsylvania Scholarship Over Secret Tape

Luntz has said he will not renew a university scholarship after one of their students leaked Luntz's remarks to Mother Jones.

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| Fri Apr. 26, 2013 1:17 PM PDT