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2010's Biggest Dirty Energy Disasters

The year in pipeline explosions, mining blasts, and eco-calamities.

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| Wed Dec. 22, 2010 11:24 AM PST

WATCH: The 12 Days of WikiLeaks (Cartoon)

On the first day of Christmas, WikiLeaks gave to me...

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| Wed Dec. 22, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Mennonites in Black

Not everyone wants a new iPad.

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 | Wed Dec. 22, 2010 4:00 AM PST

No Perle of Wisdom on START

More bad foreign policy advice from the neocon hawk who got everything wrong on Iraq.

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| Tue Dec. 21, 2010 4:00 AM PST

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Why Is the EPA Sitting on Its Ash?

The EPA admits coal ash is toxic. So why isn't the agency getting rid of deadly dumps that are full of the stuff?

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| Tue Dec. 21, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Can Virginia Ban Gays in Its Military?

On the heels of DADT's repeal, one lawmaker is asserting his state's rights over soldiers...and everything else.

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| Mon Dec. 20, 2010 3:23 PM PST

Haiti vs. Pot

Which cover would you pick?

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| Mon Dec. 20, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Pelosi Goes AWOL

Having disappeared from the tax-cut debate, how will the most powerful Speaker in recent history lead in the minority?

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| Mon Dec. 20, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Wanna Read Sarah Palin's Emails?

Us too, but the state of Alaska's been stalling on a freedom of information request for more than two years.

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| Mon Dec. 20, 2010 4:00 AM PST

DADT is Dead

Finally.

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| Sat Dec. 18, 2010 9:57 AM PST

The WikiLeaks Bollywood Anti-Terror Conspiracy (Video)

Did US diplomats tell Indian film directors to change their song and dance on Islamic terror?

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| Sat Dec. 18, 2010 4:00 AM PST

The Bipartisan Policy Center Holds a Wake...

Departing moderate congressmen offer colleagues some advice.

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| Fri Dec. 17, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Need a WikiLeaks Condom? Maxipad? Dog Sweater?

A sampling of the weirdest products to come out of the WikiLeaks hype.

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| Fri Dec. 17, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Liberal Dems and Obama: It's Complicated

Are the Democratic lawmakers who went to war with the White House over tax cuts ready to kiss and make up?

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| Thu Dec. 16, 2010 4:04 AM PST

Sorry, Hamas, I'm Wearing Blue Jeans

A defiant Palestinian feminist from Gaza reflects on being secular in a religious land.

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| Thu Dec. 16, 2010 4:00 AM PST

John Cornyn's Earmark Hypocrisy

The GOP senator blasts out a fundraising appeal denouncing Dems for an earmark-laden spending bill—but fails to mention $16 million of them are his.

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| Wed Dec. 15, 2010 2:15 PM PST

Quitting Smoking Can Be Dangerous to Your Health

How Pfizer and the FDA dropped the ball on a blockbuster anti-smoking pill.

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| Wed Dec. 15, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Rick Scott's School Plan for Scoundrels

The Florida governor-elect's education plan is a fraudster's dream.

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| Wed Dec. 15, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Why the US Education System Is So Fascinating

Not every public school in the world has your problems, America.

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| Wed Dec. 15, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Why Are Bankers So Rich?

No, seriously.

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| Tue Dec. 14, 2010 10:46 PM PST