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8 Things You Won't See at the George W. Bush Presidential Library

When Dubya's library opens its doors, don't look for torture tapes, WMD, or Will Ferrell.

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| Thu Apr. 25, 2013 3:02 AM PDT
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Secret Tape: Top GOP Consultant Luntz Calls Limbaugh "Problematic"

At a talk to college students, Republican pollster Frank Luntz would only chastise Rush Limbaugh and right-wing radio off the record.

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| Thu Apr. 25, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Violence on the Home Front

You're more likely to be killed by someone you know than by a stranger, and you'll probably be at home when it happens.

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| Thu Apr. 25, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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24-Hour Shifts and Deportation Threats: The World of US Guest Workers

The Senate immigration bill is supposed to fix a program plagued by abuses. But is a new visa category enough?

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| Thu Apr. 25, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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Chart: Here Are the 18 House Democrats Who Haven't Endorsed Marriage Equality

So, um, what's the holdup?

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| Thu Apr. 25, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Iowa GOPer: "Let's Hear it For Rising CO2 on Earth Day!"

State Rep. Dwayne Alons celebrates Earth Day with an ode to carbon dioxide.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 2:39 PM PDT

"Go to Sleep or I Will Call the Planes"

Congress hears from a witness whose childhood village in Yemen was hit by a drone strike.

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| Wed Apr. 24, 2013 9:00 AM PDT

Charts: How Much Danger Do We Face From Homegrown Jihadist Terrorists?

Since 9/11, successful domestic terror plots like the Boston Marathon bombing have been rare exceptions.

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| Wed Apr. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
Jacob Lew

Wall Street Could Party Like It's 2006 Again—Thanks to Obama's New Treasury Secretary

Last year, then-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner slammed these deregulatory bills. Now they're back, and his successor, Jack Lew, is staying mum.

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| Wed Apr. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Rand Paul Agrees Tsarnaev Is No 'Enemy Combatant'

Senator Rand Paul says the suspect in the Boston bombings deserves a trial.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 11:48 AM PDT
Max Baucus

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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Richie Havens' Passion for Peace, Justice, and Damn Fine Music

The late singer and guitarist turned strummed rhythms into rhapsodies—and was a huge advocate for the environment and peace.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 10:51 AM PDT
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EXCLUSIVE: Read the Koch Brothers' Plans for Their Upcoming GOP Donor Retreat

Mother Jones has obtained a copy of the billionaires' agenda for their next confab.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 12:17 PM PDT
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The FBI Hunted a Terror Suspect in Boston—Too Bad It Wasn't Tamerlan Tsarnaev

In 2011, the FBI focused on a suspect with a far-fetched scheme—right as it stopped tracking the Boston Marathon bomber.

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| Tue Apr. 23, 2013 3:00 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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"60 Minutes" on Their Pro-Assad Twitter Hack: We're Working on It

The pro-Assad hacker army continues its deployment of weapons of mass annoyance.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 4:40 PM PDT
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Big Surprise: Kris Kobach Still Believes in Self-Deportation

The author of harsh anti-immigrant laws in Arizona and Alabama didn't back down at Monday's Senate immigration hearings.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 1:56 PM PDT

Anonymous and Libertarians Protest CISPA; Tech Giants Don't Give a Damn

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 7:20 AM PDT

Sorry, Lindsey Graham, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Is No "Enemy Combatant"

It would not be legal to hold the Boston bombing suspect in military detention.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 8:45 AM PDT
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Here's Why the Koch Brothers Would Buy the LA Times and Chicago Tribune

Not for the profits, obviously. But even today, newspapers are a mighty big megaphone for the Kochs' free-market ideals.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 7:11 AM PDT