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John Boehner

Boehner and the Benghazi Emails: Been There, Done That?

The House speaker demands the release of administration emails his investigators have already examined.

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 7:55 AM PDT

Psychiatry's New Diagnostic Manual: "Don't Buy It. Don't Use It. Don't Teach It."

That's what psychiatrist Allen Frances, chair of the DSM-IV task force, has to say about DSM-5.

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| Tue May. 14, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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What Would Happen if Israel Nuked Iran

A strike on Tehran could kill an estimated 5.6 million and injure 1.6 million.

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 11:19 AM PDT
A rape victim testifies at an Anonymous rally in Steubenville.

Exclusive: Meet the Woman Who Kicked Off Anonymous' Anti-Rape Operations

Since Steubenville, the hacktivist collective has found an ethically dicey new role: seeking justice for rape victims.

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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Benghazi Isn't Watergate. But the White House Didn't Tell the Full Story.

Is it possible anymore to have a problem that's not a scandal?

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 1:45 PM PDT
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America's 10 Worst Prisons: Walnut Grove

"A picture of such horror as should be unrealized anywhere in the civilized world."

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| Mon May. 13, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Finally, a Real Scandal for Conservatives to Chew On

Conservatives have been complaining for a while that the IRS singled out tea party groups for audits, and it turns out they were right.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 9:40 AM PDT
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A Political History of the Cicadas

Before the East Coast cicada invasion kicks into high gear, read what Ronald Reagan had to say about the notorious flying insect.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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State Department Forces Texas Law Student to Take Down Instructions for 3-D-Printed Guns

"It’s going to be a long time before it’s back online," says Defense Distributed's Cody Wilson.

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| Thu May. 9, 2013 1:38 PM PDT
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How the Mormons Ensured Victory for Gay Marriage

All they had to do, really, was get out of the way.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
Robert MacLean

What TSA Whistleblower Robert MacLean Tells Us About Post-9/11 Security

If the government does it, is it legal?

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| Thu May. 9, 2013 11:12 AM PDT
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Want to Track Deaths Along the Border? There's an App for That

Hundreds of migrants die in Arizona every year. Data could help their families find out what happened to them.

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| Thu May. 9, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Koch-Linked Women's Group Takes Credit for Mark Sanford's Win

The Independent Women's Voice said it wouldn't spend "any money" influencing elections. Then it did.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 3:00 PM PDT
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Conservative Immigration Scholar: Black and Hispanic Immigrants Are Dumber Than European Immigrants

Jason Richwine, who coauthored a Heritage Foundation study on immigration, didn't just argue that certain minorities are dumber in his scholarship—he also said it at a public panel.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 4:50 PM PDT
Reeves County Detention Complex smolders following prisoner riots.

America's 10 Worst Prisons: Reeves County

An overcrowded, understaffed lockup—with health care bad enough to spark riots.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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America's 10 Worst Prisons: Julia Tutwiler

Prisoners fear "that it's not safe to take a shower, that it's not safe to go to sleep...that you can be manipulated into sexual favors, it's really horrific."

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| Thu May. 9, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The 7 Craziest Chinese Petitions Submitted to the White House

Chinese citizens, frustrated by censorship in their own country, are using the White House's petition site to complain.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 8:00 AM PDT

This Is How the NRA Lies to Gun Owners About Obama's Agenda

A new NRA survey claims President Obama wants a gun registry—which is false.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 8:29 AM PDT

At Least 71 Kids Have Been Killed by Guns Since Newtown

The shooting of a two-year-old by her brother was one of many recent gun incidents to claim a young child's life.

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| Thu May. 9, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
Chuck Schumer

Chuck Schumer Wants to Stop You From Printing a Gun at Home. Good Luck.

The New York senator’s push to crack down on Wiki Weapons doesn't get at the source of the problem.

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| Wed May. 8, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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