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Newt Gingrich

New Gingrich Endorser Says Obama Is Bringing Us Closer to the Apocalypse

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Go Ahead, Make Mark Meckler's Day

—Stephanie Mencimer

Nelson Mandela

CPAC Cosponsor: Nelson Mandela a "Bloodthirsty Terrorist"

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

Justice Department: Obama's Recess Appointments Are Constitutional

Anti-Muslim Blogger Pam Geller On Alleged Corpse Desecration: "I Love These Marines"

Obama's Mission Accomplished Moment

—Tom Engelhardt

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Your Daily Newt: The Iceman Cometh

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Romney's Welfare Plan: Cut the Waste

—Siddhartha Mahanta

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Elizabeth Warren Sets Her Sights on Scott Brown

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for January 12, 2012

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Marines in Video Identified, US Military Investigating (Updated)

—Adam Weinstein and Mark Follman

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Does Clarence Thomas Care About Prosecutors Behaving Badly?

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Your Daily Newt: An Award, a Topless Bar, and Some Puppies

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Aborted Fetuses: The Awkward Guests at Your Super Bowl Party

—Kate Sheppard

The Secret Drones in America's Skies

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Quote of the Day, Balls and Strikes Edition

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Arizona Wants to Buy Back State Capitol It Inexplicably Sold

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Rick Santorum's Big-Coal Buddies

—Kate Sheppard and Adam Serwer

We're Still at War: Photo of the Day for January 11, 2012

Rick Santorum

RIP, the Santorum Surge

—Daniel Schulman

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Jon Huntsman's Billionaire Dad Won't Commit to More Campaign Cash

New Hampshire 2012: Romney Doesn't Lose, and Non-Mitts Gain Nothing

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