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WATCH: After Boston, Keep Running [Fiore Cartoon]

A closer look at what running is all about.

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| Wed Apr. 17, 2013 2:50 PM PDT
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The Man in the Cowboy Hat: Meet Carlos Arredondo, a Hero of the Boston Bombings

The Costa Rican immigrant lost his Marine son in Iraq in 2004. On Monday, he went into the chaos and helped a badly injured man.

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| Mon Apr. 15, 2013 11:04 PM PDT
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Quaker Apple Walnut Oatmeal Has More Sugar Than a S'mores Pop Tart

And other surprising facts about your favorite breakfast convenience foods.

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| Mon Apr. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Music Review: "The Desert Babbler" by Iron and Wine

Check it out if you like thoughtful types like Bon Iver, Bright Eyes, and Elliott Smith.

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| Fri Apr. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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Music Review: "Sometimes Blue" by Meat Puppets

The Arizona-bred desert rockers were favorites of Kurt Cobain.

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| Fri Apr. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

WATCH: Tar Sands Timmy Needs a Pipeline [Fiore Cartoon]

The Keystone XL is our ticket to energy independence!

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| Thu Apr. 11, 2013 10:43 AM PDT
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Music Review: "Shame Chamber" by Kurt Vile

Oozing hipster disdain, Vile opts for spiky guitar and ironic whoops of joy.

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| Thu Apr. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Man Who Wants to Criminalize Gay Sex Has Gay Friends

Montana state Rep. Dave Hagrstrom's explanation for voting to keep a sodomy ban on the books is...special.

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| Wed Apr. 10, 2013 7:37 AM PDT

Smart-Taxi Smackdown: Regulators Ponder the Future of Uber, SideCar, and Lyft

Will California's Public Utilities Commish pull the plug on the "ride-sharing" boom?

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| Wed Apr. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Corn on MSNBC: I'm Still Waiting for McConnell to Respond to the Substance of the Story

DC bureau chief David Corn reacts to national attention on the leaked McConnell recording.

Tue Apr. 9, 2013 4:29 PM PDT
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Watch: McConnell Says "Political Left Bugged My Headquarters"

Dodging questions about his campaign's plans to bash Ashley Judd, the Senate minority leader invokes a Watergate-style conspiracy.

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| Tue Apr. 9, 2013 12:11 PM PDT
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Corn on Hardball: Obama Needs to Keep Pushing Gun Control

The public needs to demand stricter gun laws, the president says.

Mon Apr. 8, 2013 5:34 PM PDT

This Is Not a Playlist for Margaret Thatcher's Funeral

Seven notable—if not exactly complimentary—songs for a woman who defined an era.

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| Mon Apr. 8, 2013 11:21 AM PDT

Video: The Homeless Tent City in Google and Facebook's Backyard

Nowhere is inequality more obvious than Silicon Valley, where homeless are building tent cities not far from Google and Facebook headquarters.

Fri Apr. 5, 2013 12:55 PM PDT

Mark Follman on MSNBC: The NRA's Phony School Shooting

What else did the gun lobby get wrong in its big report on school security?

Thu Apr. 4, 2013 11:19 AM PDT
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Climate Desk Live: The Science, Stakes, and Strategy Behind the Fight Over the Keystone XL [WATCH]

Join us now for our live-streaming Climate Desk event.

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| Tue Apr. 2, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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McCain's Lesson From Iraq: Surge Hard, But Don't Lie America Into War So Much

An an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute on Tuesday, the senator from Arizona dinged the Bush administration and talked a lot about surging.

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 4:09 PM PDT

Corn on "Hardball": Iraq, 10 Years Later

Our $6 billion dollar mistake.

Tue Mar. 19, 2013 3:29 PM PDT

Elizabeth Warren Goes After NRA, Big Banks, GOP

Speaking at the Consumer Federation of America, Sen. Warren continued her fight for a "level playing field" for consumers.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 12:06 PM PDT

Corn on Hardball: CPAC Welcomes Romney

David Corn, Eugene Robinson, and Chris Matthews take down the notorious political conference.

Fri Mar. 15, 2013 3:39 PM PDT