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Can Tammy Baldwin Win Over Wisconsin?

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Ex-Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson Nabs GOP Senate Nomination

Ted Yoho

Top Planned Parenthood Foe Losing to Veterinarian With Knack for Weird Ads

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 14, 2012

Chalk a Sidewalk, Go to Jail

—Josh Harkinson

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Ryan Sponsored Abortion Bill That Would Make Romney's Kids Criminals

—Stephanie Mencimer

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Your Paul Ryan Reading Guide

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Scientist Accuses Obama's Interior Department of Misconduct

—Kate Sheppard

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Just How Libertarian Is Paul Ryan?

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Obama Has Attended, On Average, One Fundraiser Every 60 Hours While Running for Reelection

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Why the Romney VP App Wasn't a #Fail

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 13, 2012

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Bloggingheads: Adamize

Romney Super-PAC Set to Unload Its Biggest Ad Buy Ever

Ryan and Romney's Really Awkward Moment

19 Wacky Presidential Candidates You've Never Heard Of

—Gavin Aronsen

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The Reformers Strike Back!

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Paul Ryan's Budget Would Bring Romney's Taxes Close to Zero

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Paul Ryan Is the VP Pick Obama Wanted

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Pandora Campaigns for Mitt Romney on Your iPhone

By Lois Beckett, ProPublica

Romney Picks the Man With the Plan to End Medicare

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for August 10, 2012

David Barton

The Right's Favorite Historian Comes Apart at the Seams

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

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

Heartbreaking Photos and Tragic Tales of San Francisco's Homeless