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Obama's Sluggish Oil Spill Response

Why has the administration been so slow to take charge of the disaster in the Gulf?

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| Tue May. 25, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Can Financial Reform Save Harry Reid?

Passage of Wall Street reform could be the Senate Majority Leader's big break.

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| Mon May. 24, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Could a Common Sunscreen Ingredient Speed Cancer Development?

Plus a guide to this year's best and worst sunscreens.

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| Mon May. 24, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Rage Against the Machine Gun

Contractors shipped useless gun parts to the troops...and still got paid.

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| Mon May. 24, 2010 1:27 AM PDT

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"It's BP's Oil"

Running the corporate blockade at Louisiana's crude-covered beaches.

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| Mon May. 24, 2010 12:14 AM PDT

Crankery 101

Some simple ways to recognize it even when it shows up in respected venues.

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| Sun May. 23, 2010 10:54 AM PDT

MetaFilter Saved My Pals From Sex Traffickers

How an online community mobilized to rescue two young Russian women.

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| Fri May. 21, 2010 5:54 PM PDT

Breaking: Oil Makes Landfall, Cops Blocking Beaches, MoJo on the Scene [Video and Photos]

Reporter Mac McClelland: "Crude all over my fingers."

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| Thu May. 20, 2010 1:34 PM PDT

Glenn Beck's Gold Gurus Charged With Fraud

In 2010, we revealed how Beck and other TV talkers hawked for Goldline. Now the company's execs are charged with fraud.

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| Wed May. 19, 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Goldwingers

How Glenn, Rush, and Ron Paul came to love the shiny stuff.

Stephanie Mencimer, Dave Gilson, and Tim Murphy

 | Wed May. 19, 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Which Household Cleaners Contain Secret Toxic Ingredients?

Here's the list.

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| Mon May. 17, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Embedded in Afghanistan

On rotation with the 82nd Airborne. A photo essay.

Chris Sands/Makoto Photo

 | Mon May. 17, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Who Are the Long-Term Unemployed?

They're not 30-somethings.

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| Fri May. 14, 2010 10:54 AM PDT

Glenn Beck, America’s Historian Laureate

Why lock-and-load populists can't resist references to the Civil War.

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| Thu May. 13, 2010 10:23 AM PDT

Clowes Encounter

Cartoonist Daniel Clowes talks about his new book and breaking The New Yorker's phallic humor ban.

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| Thu May. 13, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Subprime Student Loans

The financial reform bill contains a gaping loophole for predatory lending to students.

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| Thu May. 13, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

India's Girl Effect

Are microloans the best 21st century birth control device? A photo essay.

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| Thu May. 13, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Why Is Population Control Such a Radioactive Topic?

Readers—and experts—hash it out in an online forum. Join the fray.

Wed May. 12, 2010 7:42 AM PDT

Halliburton: Oil Spill Fall Guy?

At Senate hearings on the Deepwater disaster, Halliburton was in the hot seat.

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| Wed May. 12, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

What Did the FBI Know About Faisal Shahzad?

Were the feds asking questions about the alleged Times Square bomber six years ago?

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| Tue May. 11, 2010 3:00 AM PDT