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Watch: "A Lot of People Say: 'I'm Going to Buy Some Body Armor.'"

Preppers on how to survive the apocalypse—and Barack Obama's second term.

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| Thu Dec. 20, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Dr. Strangeloaf: A Survival-Food Taste Test

How I learned to stop worrying and love the Candwich.

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| Thu Dec. 20, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Preppers Are Getting Ready for the Barackalypse

Obama's second term is very bad news for survivalists. It's also very good news for the industry catering to their worst fears.

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| Thu Dec. 20, 2012 4:00 AM PST

WATCH: Pass Gun Control Now [Saunders Cartoon]

Stand your ground, Congress.

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| Mon Dec. 17, 2012 7:52 PM PST

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WATCH: Grover Strangelove [Saunders Cartoon]

The greedy and stupid congressmen thought this no-tax pledge bought them votes! Little did they know…

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| Tue Dec. 18, 2012 2:58 PM PST

VIDEO: Corn Debates a Gun Lobbyist: Why is US Gun Violence Unique?

On Britain's Channel 4 News, Washington bureau chief David Corn jousts with gun rights advocate Richard Feldman over the need for gun control.

Tue Dec. 18, 2012 8:07 AM PST
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Joe Scarborough Says the Sandy Hook Massacre "Changed Everything"

Some conservatives are starting to reconsider their hostility to government regulation of guns.

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| Mon Dec. 17, 2012 2:48 PM PST
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Mayan Apocalypse: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were REALLY Afraid to Ask

Here's the ultimate explainer on the possibly imminent end of the world. Best hurry up and read it.

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| Mon Dec. 17, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Watch: Gun Reform Advocates Beg Obama to "Take Some Leadership"

Hours after a gunman slaughters 27 in Newtown, Connecticut, advocates gather at White House to say the time has come for sensible gun laws.

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| Sat Dec. 15, 2012 4:23 PM PST
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WATCH: Newtown Residents Remember Nancy Lanza, Shooter's Slain Mother

"There are going to be 28 funerals in this town before Christmas."

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| Sat Dec. 15, 2012 11:24 AM PST

Watch: The Year of Mass Shootings

2012 was the bloodiest yet. Here's a video collection of our reports on gun atrocities.

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| Fri Dec. 14, 2012 9:18 PM PST

WATCH: Newtown Residents Gather to Mourn and Reflect

"It's too easy to get a gun."

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| Fri Dec. 14, 2012 6:54 PM PST
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What Happened in the Newtown School Shooting

There's no explaining such a horrific act, but here's important background information.

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| Fri Dec. 14, 2012 1:51 PM PST
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VIDEO: "Big Write-Offs Will Inspire You," Top AIG Exec Raps About Bailout

With AIG finally clear of the US government that saved the company, watch the head of one of its affiliates get down.

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| Fri Dec. 14, 2012 4:00 AM PST

WATCH: And a Merry "High-Tech" Christmas To You! [Fiore Cartoon]

Chestnuts roasting on a Kindle Fire…

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| Thu Dec. 13, 2012 11:50 AM PST
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Corn on "Hardball": Romney Out-Lied Obama

Did the mainstream press blow the biggest campaign story of 2012?

Wed Dec. 12, 2012 5:37 PM PST

Corn on MSNBC: What's Going On With the Fiscal Cliff?

If Boehner cuts a deal, will he be stabbed in the back by the Republican leadership and overthrown by tea party members?

Tue Dec. 11, 2012 6:55 PM PST

Corn on Hardball: Binders Full of Women, Legitimate Rape, 47 Percent, and Other Memorable Election Quotes

The most memorable gaffes, bitchslaps, and comebacks of the election.

Mon Dec. 10, 2012 6:25 PM PST

WATCH: The Plutocrat's Christmas List [Saunders Cartoon]

When too much isn't even close to enough, how about a Grover Norquist finger puppet, or a gold-plated transvaginal ultrasound wand?

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| Mon Dec. 10, 2012 1:43 PM PST
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Controversial Anti-Abortion, Pro-Creationism Evangelist Makes a John Lennon Movie

In his short documentary, minister Ray Comfort is more interested in yelling at strangers about Jesus and evolution than he is examining the former Beatle's life.

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| Fri Dec. 7, 2012 11:55 AM PST