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House GOP Caves On Redefining Rape Bill

After Mother Jones broke the story, the Republicans give up their bid to rewrite the meaning of rape in an anti-abortion bill.

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| Thu Feb. 3, 2011 7:55 AM PST

Will Egypt's Uprising Help Hamas?

A top Hamas official weighs in on what the pro-Democracy protests sweeping the Arab world mean for the Palestinian cause.

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| Thu Feb. 3, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Dying for a Green Card

Why does the US force legal immigrants to get their visas in Juárez, Mexico's murder capital?

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| Thu Feb. 3, 2011 4:00 AM PST

A Giant Pipeline Carrying Dirty Oil From Canada to Texas. What Could Go Wrong?

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| Wed Feb. 2, 2011 4:00 AM PST

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Forget Your "Junk"—The TSA Wants to Feel Up Your Mind

The feds' new airport security plan: porno-scanning your face to read your mind.

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| Wed Feb. 2, 2011 4:00 AM PST

"It Feels Weird To Shoot the Lady Zombie in the Boobs"

MoJo goes to the shooting range.

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| Wed Feb. 2, 2011 4:00 AM PST

What Does Illegal Immigration Have to do With Animal Snuff Films?

Ask the California Republican chairing the House immigration committee.

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| Tue Feb. 1, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Mubarak's Horrific Human Rights Legacy

The former dictator was reportedly near death on Tuesday in an Egyptian military hospital.

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| Tue Feb. 1, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Egypt: "I Saw an Old Woman Shot in the Face"

An eyewitness account from the streets of Cairo.

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| Sun Jan. 30, 2011 11:43 AM PST

Mubarak Loyalists Attack

Demonstrators and Mubarak thugs clash in central Cairo.

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 | Fri Jan. 28, 2011 5:00 PM PST

The House GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape

Drugged, raped, and pregnant? Too bad. Republicans are pushing to limit rape and incest cases eligible for government abortion funding.

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| Fri Jan. 28, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Dems Eye Legal Attack on Shadow Spending Groups

Lawmakers are crafting a plan to challenge the tax status of dark money outfits like Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS.

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| Fri Jan. 28, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Obama's Sputnik Moment

It's true that rockets were a 1950s obsession, but that's not what got us to the moon. Here's what did.

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| Fri Jan. 28, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Memo to FCIC: More Transparency, Please

The commission investigating the financial crisis is releasing some of its records. It should be releasing all of them.

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| Thu Jan. 27, 2011 4:00 PM PST

It's Alive! GOPers Resurrect "Death Panels"

As Republicans battle health care reform, a discredited meme rises from the grave.

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| Thu Jan. 27, 2011 4:00 AM PST

18 Months of Hearings, 700 Witnesses—and Barely a Single Homeowner

The financial crisis commission didn't bother to talk to the housing bust's victims. We did.

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| Thu Jan. 27, 2011 2:00 AM PST

Chicago's Smog-Eating Cement vs. NYC's Fancy Flood Maps

Which city will win the climate change preparation smackdown?

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| Wed Jan. 26, 2011 4:00 AM PST

"The Deck Was Stacked Against Her"

What Carol Browner's resignation means for Obama's climate change agenda.

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| Wed Jan. 26, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Obama's State of the Union: Back to the Future

The president's bet for the future.

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| Tue Jan. 25, 2011 9:30 PM PST

State of the Union: Live Video Coverage and Commentary

President Obama is giving his 2011 State of the Union address. Mother Jones' DC Bureau is covering it live.

Tue Jan. 25, 2011 6:00 PM PST