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The Fastest Terror Trial in the West

Ghailani case wraps up months ahead of schedule—but not without a Willie Mays detour.

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| Fri Nov. 5, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Guantánamo: Exception or Rule?

All-American justice for a child soldier at Obama’s Gitmo.

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| Thu Nov. 4, 2010 12:39 PM PDT

Ralph Reed's Teavangelicals

Does the GOP slam-dunk herald a Christian conservative revival? Not so fast.

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| Thu Nov. 4, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Muslimophobia: Election Roundup

This week in crazy: Meet the anti-Islam caucus.

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| Wed Nov. 3, 2010 3:48 PM PDT

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After the Disaster, What's Obama's Next Act?

The president has a tough decision to make: how confrontational to be in opposing the more extreme and more powerful Republicans.

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| Wed Nov. 3, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

WATCH: The Scariest Thing About the Election Results [Cartoon]

Dear Congress: Leave the "Obamacare" funny business to the cartoonists, will you?

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| Wed Nov. 3, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Climate Denier Ron Johnson Topples Russ Feingold

A liberal legend goes down.

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| Tue Nov. 2, 2010 7:58 PM PDT

Sen. Rubio's Tea Party To Do List

Now that he's won, here's what's on the far-right Florida senator's agenda.

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| Tue Nov. 2, 2010 5:20 PM PDT

Rand Paul Wins: What Does It Mean?

The son of the libertarian congressman from Texas is now a senator. How much power will he have?

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| Tue Nov. 2, 2010 4:05 PM PDT

Tea Partiers Allegedly Harass Black Student Voters in SC

"They are using every trick in the book."

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| Tue Nov. 2, 2010 10:53 AM PDT

The Top 10 GOP Extremists Who Dodged the Bullet

Conservative candidates Christine O'Donnell and Sharron Angle received lots of national media attention. Many radical Republicans didn't.

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| Tue Nov. 2, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

And 2010's Biggest Winner Is…

Dark money, shadowy groups, and secret millionaires.

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| Tue Nov. 2, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

The Tea Party's Post-Election Plan for World Domination

Shaking up the midterms was all fine and good, but now the conservative movement wants to "convert" you.

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| Tue Nov. 2, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Let the Dirty Tricks Begin!

As voters hit the polls, allegations of robocalls, misinformation campaigns, and other last-minute election shenanigans surface across the country.

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| Tue Nov. 2, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Meet Your 112th Congress

A quick guide to the gay-bashing, detainee-abusing, coal-fired, bayonet-fixing class of 2011.

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| Mon Nov. 1, 2010 8:44 PM PDT

The Real Midterms Prize

The GOP is hoping to redistrict dozens of Dems out of their congressional seats—and if things go their way in the Rust Belt, they just might pull it off.

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| Mon Nov. 1, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

How to Speak to the Taliban, Maybe [VIDEO]

Gen. Petraeus orders troops to take up Dari. One language down, thirtysomething to go!

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| Mon Nov. 1, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Jon Stewart's Liberal Purgatory

Scenes from the heart of Ironypalooza.

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| Sat Oct. 30, 2010 4:26 PM PDT

Live Tweeting the Rally to Restore Sanity

MoJo's DC bureau is on the scene at the National Mall.

Sat Oct. 30, 2010 8:00 AM PDT

Tom Marino's Free Pass

Can reported ethics shenanigans and alleged mob ties keep a GOPer out of Congress? Fuggedaboutit.

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| Fri Oct. 29, 2010 4:10 AM PDT