Politics

How 2012's Biggest Ballot Measures Played Out

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Obama Voters More Likely to Encounter Voting Troubles

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The New Gay Marriage Map

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Raul Ruiz Ekes Out Victory Over Rep. Mary Bono Mack in California

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Elizabeth Warren

The US Senate Just Got a Lot More Progressive

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A Decisive Win for Liberalism, But Not a Permanent One

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The Pro-Obama Mosh-Pit Party in Front of the White House, Election Night 2012 [VIDEO]

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Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson's Lousy Election Bets

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Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin Writes Her Way Into the History Books

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The Beginning of the End for the Anti-Marriage Equality Movement

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Mia Love loses race.

Mia Love, a GOP Rising Star, Falls Short

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Tester and Rehberg

Democrat Jon Tester Wins Montana Senate Stand Off

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for November 7, 2012

"It Doesn't Get Any More Bleak Than This"

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Obama Beats Back the Right-Wing Tide

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Gay Marriage Finally Wins at the Polls

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Allen West

Michele Bachmann and Allen West: Tea Party Stars Fade

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Rocky Mountain High

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2012: The Year of the Woman Senator

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Barack Obama Wins Reelection

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Tim Kaine

George Allen Fumbles Virginia Senate Race—Again

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McCaskill/Akin

Claire McCaskill Shuts Down Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin

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Rep.-Elect Tammy Duckworth (R-Ill.)

Tammy Duckworth Sends Tea Party Loudmouth Packing

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CHARTS

How Much Money Does Gun Violence Cost in Your State?

3 Tax Day Charts to Boost Your Blood Pressure

VIDEO

Here's What the Nepalese Earthquake Devastation Looks Like From a Drone

Obama Just Burned GOP Climate Deniers in "Anger Translator" Rant

INTERACTIVES

Map: The United States of Legal Weed

How the Billionaire Brothers Spread Their Web of Influence Across Every Sector of Society

MAPS

Do You Live in a State With Low Vaccination Rates?

This Map Shows the West's Spreading Anti-Terror Crackdown

LONGREADS

My Travels on the Clinton Conspiracy Trail
The True Cost of Gun Violence

The True Cost of Gun Violence in America

PHOTO ESSAYS

gun violence survivors

This Is What It's Really Like to Survive a Gunshot

Heartbreaking Photos and Tragic Tales of San Francisco's Homeless

Photo Essays + Slideshows

Fuck Love

These Photos Show What Life Is Like for Girls in Juvenile Detention

Richard Ross has spent nearly a decade documenting the lives of incarcerated kids.

Some Hopeful Images From Baltimore: Residents Uniting to Clean Up the City

During Monday night's unrest, 15 officers were injured and dozens of businesses destroyed.

Plant Tomatoes. Harvest Lower Crime Rates.

A growing body of research shows that urban farms reduce violence.

"I'm a Man in a Dress, and I'm Not Afraid to Show That"

"Beautiful by Night" captures the transformations of San Francisco's veteran drag queens.

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