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NASA: We've Made Progress on Obama's Asteroid-Lasso Initiative

The plan will likely cost over $2.6 billion.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 10:35 AM PDT

Worse Than Watergate? The Ultimate White House Scandal Matrix

On a scale of Billygate to Iran-Contra, just how bad are the Obama scandals? Let this chart help you decide.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Boy Scouts: You Can Be Gay Until You Turn 18

Boy Scouts vote to stop discriminating against kids in the program on the basis of sexual orientation, but will continue barring gay adults.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 3:49 PM PDT
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Candidate E.W. Jackson: Gays Are "Ikky"

"Yuk!"

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 10:18 AM PDT

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Obama's Counterterrorism Speech: A Pivot Point on Drones and More?

Obama calls for a new realism in dealing with terrorism, defends his policies, calls on the attorney general to review how leak probes target reporters, and moves to limit drone use.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 9:03 AM PDT

Mississippi Could Soon Jail Women for Stillbirths, Miscarriages

The state's manslaughter laws weren't supposed to apply to women who lose pregnancies. Prosecutors don't seem to care.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

I Built This AK-47. It's Legal and Totally Untraceable.

Forget 3-D-printed guns. Inside a "build party" where anyone can make a rifle that no cop will ever know about.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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The Obama Administration Finally Admits Killing 4 Americans

Thus surprising absolutely nobody.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 4:00 PM PDT
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Official at Heart of IRS Tea Party Scandal Spiked Audits of Big Dark-Money Donors

In 2011, the IRS killed audits of five big-time donors. Inside the IRS mess you haven't heard about.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

See How Citigroup Wrote a Bill So It Could Get a Bailout

Citigroup lobbyists drafted a bill to allow more risky dealings by taxpayer-backed banks and—what do you know?—the House financial services committee passed nearly identical legislation.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 10:19 AM PDT
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New Louisiana Law Will Jail Journos for Publishing Gun Info

A bill headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk would subject journalists to a $10,000 fine and up to six months in jail for publishing the names of concealed carry permit holders.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 12:39 PM PDT
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How Far-Right Activists Like E.W. Jackson Took Over the Virginia GOP

The state’s turning blue. But the GOP can’t stop running to the right.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Is This Big Tea Party Group Really an Innocent Victim of the IRS?

The tax agency may have had good reason to scrutinize Tea Party Patriots—including a formal complaint I filed in 2011.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Conservatives Crawl out of the Woodwork to Claim IRS Persecution

Libertarian Wayne Allyn Root claims to be the "face" of the Obama IRS scandal. His tax records suggest otherwise.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Conviction of Genocidal Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Overturned by Guatemala's Highest Court

Here's a quick look back at some of the things Rios Montt did to Guatemala—with a helping hand from the US government.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 10:43 AM PDT

America 10 Years After Sequestration

What will the budget cuts that are happening today look like in 2023?

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 10:53 AM PDT
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Why the Government Surveillance of Fox's James Rosen Is Troubling

For one, it suggests that there may be other previously undisclosed examples of government surveillance of journalists.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 7:05 AM PDT

4 Ways Apple CEO Tim Cook Spins Tax Avoidance

The company has managed not to pay income taxes on $79 billion in income.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 6:56 AM PDT

Virginia Republicans Have a Vagina Problem

Republicans continue a proud tradition of nominating men who have pushed harsh laws on women.

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| Mon May. 20, 2013 2:53 PM PDT

"Mark Is Not Going To Die In Vain": New Yorkers Rally After Murder of Gay Man

Some say community is growing fearful amid a spike in crimes against gays and lesbians.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Photo Essays + Slideshows

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Glamorous Photos of Kids Smoking

Frieke Janssens' images of kids and (fake!) cigarettes capture the ugliness and the not-quite-bygone glamour of smoking.

Slideshow: "Enjoy an Ice Cream Cone Shortly Before Lunch"

10 classic ads from the sugar and cereal industries.

Portraits of Addiction

A Manhattan banker shoots portraits of drug abuse, sex work, and homelessness in the Bronx.

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Never Before Seen Photos From Legendary Street Photographer Garry Winogrand

Fourteen amazing scenes of life in America—and hundreds more where that came from.

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