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GoolsbeeGate

Inside the GOP's latest Obama "scandal."

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| Fri Oct. 8, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

I Was a Teenage Folk Hero's Victim

Not all Robin Hood-style outlaws give to the poor.

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| Fri Oct. 8, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Die Antwoord on "Evil Boy," Their Risqué New Video

The South African "zef-rap" sensation makes Lady Gaga and Eminem look tame.

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| Thu Oct. 7, 2010 2:00 PM PDT

Judge to US: Yes, Really, Torture is Illegal.

A major terrorism prosecution is derailed because "enhanced interrogation" taints evidence.

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| Thu Oct. 7, 2010 8:10 AM PDT

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James Cameron Returns to Earth

The Avatar director talks tar sands and the future of eco-tainment.

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| Thu Oct. 7, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

The Revenge of Ahmed Wali Karzai

Does the Afghan president's brother have a letter from the DEA clearing him of drug-smuggling allegations?

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| Thu Oct. 7, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

14 Years on Death Row. $14 Million in Damages?

In exoneration cases, will the Supreme Court make prosecutors pay?

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| Wed Oct. 6, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Can We Try a Man We Tortured?

Will accused major terrorists like KSM ever end up in court? Yes—starting now.

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| Wed Oct. 6, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

The Trauma of Long Term Unemployment

Here in the Land of Limbaugh, what's a laid-off boomer to do?

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| Tue Oct. 5, 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Why Penniless Schools and Towns Have PA's Next GOP Senator to Thank

...and more tales from Pat Toomey's Wall Street years.

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| Tue Oct. 5, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

The Adventures of Unemployed Man [GRAPHIC NOVEL]

Quick, free marketeers! Deploy the social safety net!

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| Mon Oct. 4, 2010 7:03 PM PDT

Elegy for Detroit

Scenes from a city's long, hard fall.

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 | Mon Oct. 4, 2010 6:47 PM PDT

Who Owns Congress?

What if members of Congress were seated not by party but according to their major business sponsors?

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| Mon Oct. 4, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Capitol Hill's Top 75 Corporate Sponsors

How industry donations rule the political money game.

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| Mon Oct. 4, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

The Gentleman From Victoria's Secret Yields to the Lady From Amway

Lawmakers' most generous donors of all time, from the predictable to the absurd.

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| Mon Oct. 4, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Is Your Favorite Organic Egg Brand a Factory Farm in Disguise?

Plus: Which 11 organic egg producers signed a letter opposing outdoor access for chickens? Here's the list.

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| Mon Oct. 4, 2010 2:30 AM PDT

Tea Party = Pot Party?

Seems the movement to legalize marijuana isn't just for hippies anymore.

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| Fri Oct. 1, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Wall Street's Sigh of Relief

Bankers don't seem too worried about new regulations. That's a bad sign.

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| Fri Oct. 1, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Sea Fog: The Short, Complete Story

An ode to white rainbows and other foggy beauties. With photos.

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| Thu Sep. 30, 2010 9:04 AM PDT

Invasion of the Brain-Devouring Platitudes

Five political memes that deserve to die.

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| Wed Sep. 29, 2010 11:38 AM PDT