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Saving Haiti With...Poems?

In a new anthology, literary luminaries lend their words to help Haiti.

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| Wed Dec. 8, 2010 1:21 PM PST

UN's Tiniest Nation: "Help! We're Drowning"

The Nauru emissary sends out a climate change SOS to Cancun negotiators.

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| Wed Dec. 8, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Buck McKeon’s Cold War on Terror

Inside the playbook of the next House Armed Services Committee chairman.

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| Wed Dec. 8, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Rep. Louie "Terror Babies" Gohmert: Tea Party Pick for House Leadership

Remember that congressman who had an epic meltdown on AC360? Tea partiers are pushing for him to head a key committee.

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| Wed Dec. 8, 2010 4:00 AM PST

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Arcade Fire's Band Aid for Haiti

The dynamic duo behind Arcade Fire on charity, indie cred, and staying sane.

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| Tue Dec. 7, 2010 4:30 PM PST

WikiLeaks: Making America Safer?

Julian Assange may have exposed US vulnerability in an alarmingly useful way.

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| Tue Dec. 7, 2010 2:35 PM PST

Walking Dead: Congress Edition

With Republicans in charge of the House, will '90s-style subpoenas and scandals rise from the crypt?

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| Tue Dec. 7, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Houston, the Tax Cuts Have Landed

Obama cuts a deal with Republicans and really, it's not that bad.

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| Mon Dec. 6, 2010 5:35 PM PST

The Video John Boehner Doesn't Want You to See

Watch the artsy film the GOP leadership is using to rally evangelicals and revive the culture wars of the '80s.

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| Mon Dec. 6, 2010 4:01 AM PST

Indonesia's Billion-Dollar Climate Experiment

Can rich nations pay a corruption-riddled government to protect its rainforests?

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| Mon Dec. 6, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Adapt or Die?

Global warming could kill a million people a year by 2030. Why won't the US help countries adapt?

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| Mon Dec. 6, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Which Kind of Booze Is Best for the Planet?

Why beer beats tequila, whiskey tops rum, and savvy New Yorkers buy French wine.

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| Mon Dec. 6, 2010 3:30 AM PST

Should We Close the Washington Monument?

Terrorism and fear.

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| Sat Dec. 4, 2010 12:12 PM PST

WikiLeaks: US Manipulated Climate Agreement

How America used spying and threats to get support for the Copenhagen accord.

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| Fri Dec. 3, 2010 3:44 PM PST

Weedmart: Marijuana Superstores. IPOs. Reality TV.

Meet the cocky entrepreneurs at the vanguard of the pot boom.

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| Fri Dec. 3, 2010 3:02 PM PST

Mike Birbiglia, Sleepwalking Storyteller

How a sleep disorder turned one dorky guy into a comedy sensation and landed him a movie co-written by Ira Glass.

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| Fri Dec. 3, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Big Meat vs. Michael Pollan

A beef industry group crusades to stop the Pollan-ation of America's college students.

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| Thu Dec. 2, 2010 4:00 AM PST

The GOP's New Abortion Agenda

Defunding Planned Parenthood is just the beginning.

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| Thu Dec. 2, 2010 4:00 AM PST

How To Get Into College While Trying Really Hard

Scenes from a college essay writing workshop for high schoolers.

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| Wed Dec. 1, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Even When It Loses, the Tea Party Can Still Win

The tea party may have lost its battle to defeat earmarks, but it can still win the political war.

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| Wed Dec. 1, 2010 4:00 AM PST