The Right

Exclusive: Donors Trust, The Right's Dark-Money ATM, Paid Out $30 Million in 2011

The group's $30 million in grants and nearly $40 million in donations are new records.

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| Mon Feb. 11, 2013 7:51 AM PST

Sheriff Richard Mack Aims to Save America From Gun Control

The NRA hero and militia icon urges the nation's sheriffs to defy new gun laws.

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| Fri Feb. 8, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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The Great Texas–California Flame War of 2013

In which Jerry Brown calls a Texas ad campaign "barely a fart."

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| Thu Feb. 7, 2013 5:44 AM PST
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New Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory: Obama Killing Gun-Rights Activists

A hoax site says Obama is about to unleash covert hit teams to assassinate supporters of gun rights.

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| Tue Feb. 5, 2013 8:55 AM PST

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Exposed: The Dark-Money ATM of the Conservative Movement

You haven't heard of Donors Trust, but it's bankrolled the right's fights against unions, public schools, climate scientists, and more.

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| Tue Feb. 5, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Michigan Tea Partier: Charter Schools Are for Kids From "Ethnically Challenged Families"

If conservatives want Michigan to fully embrace charter schools, they might want to work on their messaging.

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| Mon Feb. 4, 2013 10:02 AM PST
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GOP to Filibuster Obama's Consumer Watchdog Pick

Without a director, the government's most important new regulator will lose most of its powers.

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| Fri Feb. 1, 2013 3:52 PM PST

Hardliners Killed Bush's Immigration Reform. Can They Stop Obama's?

"No military plan survives contact with the enemy," warns one anti-immigration activist.

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| Thu Jan. 31, 2013 4:00 AM PST

How the Senate's "Security Requirement" Could Kill Immigration Reform

Republicans don't recognize Obama's hawkish record on immigration now, so they probably never will.

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| Tue Jan. 29, 2013 7:58 AM PST
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Republicans Urge Party to Become More Open, Ignore Major Newspapers

At the National Review Institute forum, conservatives wrestle with their gaffes—and make a few, too.

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| Tue Jan. 29, 2013 8:55 AM PST

Anti-Abortion Group to Lawmakers: Please, Let's Talk About Rape!

Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock, you're off the hook.

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| Tue Jan. 29, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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Top Conservatives Run PAC That Funded White Nationalists

Two conservatives who sit on the boards of mainstream right-wing groups control a PAC that gave thousands of dollars to a racist organization.

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| Tue Jan. 29, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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Bobby Jindal Thinks the GOP Isn't Right-Wing Enough

And he may just win the presidency in 2016.

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| Fri Jan. 25, 2013 9:17 AM PST

The Silly Conservative Freak-Out Over Women in Combat

Right-wing pundits don't seem to know that women are already fighting and dying for their country.

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| Thu Jan. 24, 2013 9:57 AM PST

The More GOPers Know About Politics, the More They Believe Conspiracy Theories

Dems, though, are more gullible the less they know.

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| Thu Jan. 24, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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GOP Rep. Paul Broun Says Obama Upholds the Soviet Constitution, Doesn't Specify Which One

There were new ones introduced in 1924, 1936, and 1977.

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| Wed Jan. 23, 2013 10:44 AM PST
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In 2012, the House GOP Blocked the Violence Against Women Act. Will They Do It Again?

Congress is taking another shot at reauthorizing the a key anti-domestic-violence law.

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| Wed Jan. 23, 2013 7:21 AM PST

Gun-Rights Activists Take Aim at Cops With Misleading Video

A Florida group is targeting police for arresting a man who flashed a weapon during a traffic stop.

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| Wed Jan. 23, 2013 4:52 AM PST
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Paul Ryan Changes His Story on "Makers and Takers"

On the Laura Ingraham show, the former GOP vice presidential candidate said people on Social Security and Medicare aren't "takers." That doesn't mesh with his past statements.

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| Tue Jan. 22, 2013 1:55 PM PST
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Obama the Organizer: Help Me Win Second-Term Fights

In his second inaugural address, Obama reaffirmed progressive values and looked to fire up his base for the clashes ahead.

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| Mon Jan. 21, 2013 1:30 PM PST