Politics

Chris Christie and Ann Romney

Opening Night in Tampa: Love or Respect for Romney?

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Corn on "Hardball": Ann Romney Tries to Sell Her Husband
we built it

Small Businessman Who Hit Obama at GOP Convention Got $850,000 in Government Loans

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obama at restaurant

Barack Obama Did Sort of Run a Lemonade Stand

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"Fuck You, Tyrants!": Ron Paul Supporters Rebel on Convention Floor

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todd akin

At Anti-Abortion Bash, Todd Akin Is a Hero

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john cornyn

Guy in Charge of Electing GOP Senators Hasn't Been Following Pennsylvania Senate Race

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stack of hundred dollar bills

GOP Platform Calls for Nuking What's Left of McCain-Feingold Law

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Herman Cain Goes Off (Video): "There are No Racial Implications" to Romney Welfare Ad

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Ohio senate candidate josh mandel

Does GOP Senate Candidate Josh Mandel Think Paul Ryan Is "Un-American"?

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Ohio Miners Required to Attend Romney Rally

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GOP House Hopeful Pushes Extreme Horse Testicle Metaphor

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We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 28, 2012
Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan Defends Redefinition of Rape as Just "Stock Language"

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Tampa 2012: The Birthers Cometh (With Video)

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fred karger

"The Best Thing About the Platform Is That Nobody Cares About the Platform"

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Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.).

Bizarre Super-PAC Targets Liberal Icon Raúl Grijalva...and Sheriff Joe

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Gingrich: I'd Recommend Pro-Gold Activists for Romney Gold Commission

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Corn on "Hardball": What To Expect at the GOP Convention
Daniel Wallace/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press

Ryan's Radical Vision, Eastwood's Empty Chair, a Huge Donor's "Nightmare": Dispatches From #GOP2012

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Where's Pat Buchanan?

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Romney Backs Taxpayer-Funded Elections, Gives His Base a New Reason to Bitch

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africa

Draft GOP Platform Defends Anti-Gay Laws in Africa

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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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