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The Torture Probe That Wasn't

Former Sen. Bob Graham says Sen. Pat Roberts went AWOL on investigating CIA interrogation.

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| Wed Mar. 3, 2010 3:00 AM PST

Five Steps to Real Financial Reform

What Obama can do to prevent a second meltdown.

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| Tue Mar. 2, 2010 3:30 AM PST

The Chamber of Commerce vs. Climate Science

The business lobby probably won't convince a court. Public opinion is another matter.

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| Mon Mar. 1, 2010 3:30 AM PST

The Real Case for Broken Government

It's not the failure of healthcare reform, it's the failure of financial reform.

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| Sun Feb. 28, 2010 9:17 PM PST

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The Superconductor: Michael Tilson Thomas

The National Medal of Arts winner on James Brown and how to get your kids to love practicing piano.

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| Fri Feb. 26, 2010 3:09 PM PST

McCain Goes Off the Nuclear Deep End

Obama's promise of $54.5 billion for the nuclear industry isn't good enough for McCain.

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| Thu Feb. 25, 2010 10:22 AM PST

Is the Senate Bungling Its Wall Street Crackdown?

House lawmakers working on financial reform fear the Senate could blow Washington's chance to rein in the big banks.

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| Wed Feb. 24, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Blackwater's Gunrunners

Unauthorized weapons stockpiles, reckless shootings, steroid-injecting personnel—tales from the security firm's latest Afghanistan outrage.

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| Tue Feb. 23, 2010 7:00 PM PST

Bowen vs. the Bureaucrats

The Iraq IG has a plan to overhaul reconstruction. Let the turf war begin!

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| Tue Feb. 23, 2010 4:00 AM PST

The Cadillac Crunch

Does health care reform hinge on a stand-off between Obama and House Dems over taxing high-end insurance plans?

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| Tue Feb. 23, 2010 3:30 AM PST

Inside NYC’s Squalid Adult Homes

NYC group homes getting rich off crappy conditions? A judge says no more.

Photos: Erica McDonald. Text: Jennifer Gonnerman.

| Mon Feb. 22, 2010 5:59 PM PST

Patriot Games

From blowhardery to nihilism to...treason?

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| Mon Feb. 22, 2010 5:04 AM PST

The Tea Party's Military Wing

Glenn Beck loves them. Congressmen listen to them. How the Oath Keepers are mainstreaming the militia movement.

Mon Feb. 22, 2010 4:46 AM PST

Oath Keepers and the Age of Treason

Meet the fast-growing "patriot" group that's recruiting soldiers to resist the Obama administration.

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| Mon Feb. 22, 2010 4:45 AM PST

Gil Scott-Heron: Rap's Godfather Is Dead

Find out how the late, great, Gil Scott-Heron retooled for a new generation.

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| Fri Feb. 19, 2010 4:30 AM PST

A Wounded Warrior Fights On

Inside an injured Marine's battle to remain in the Corps.

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| Fri Feb. 19, 2010 4:00 AM PST

CPAC Goes Gay

Gay GOPers wanted to co-sponsor the conservative confab. But Christian right-wingers rebelled.

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| Thu Feb. 18, 2010 1:12 PM PST

Worst Vetted Nominees Ever

Tax cheats, white supremacists, Playboy Bunnies: Scott Lee Cohen is in excellent company.

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| Thu Feb. 18, 2010 5:00 AM PST

The War Criminal Next Door

Virginia resident Mohamed Ali Samantar oversaw a reign of terror in Somalia.

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| Thu Feb. 18, 2010 4:00 AM PST

Obama's Nuclear Boondoggle

The administration is investing billions in a stalled reactor project with serious safety flaws.

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| Wed Feb. 17, 2010 4:00 AM PST