Politics

Bachmann Revives Debt Ceiling "Blank Check" Lie

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Herman Cain's 9-9-9 Plan Raises Taxes on the Poor

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Who is Herman Cain's Brain?

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No, Michele Bachmann, Fannie and Freddie Didn't Cause the Financial Crisis

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Perry: If You Drill It, The Jobs Will Come

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Robert Jeffress

Flashback: Perry Endorser Says Obama Might be a Muslim

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Where Did Obama's Mojo Go?

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US Busts Iran-Connected Bomb Plot

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GOP Debate: Perry Continues to Falter

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New Evidence Adds Doubt to FBI's Case Against Anthrax Suspect

— By Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica; Greg Gordon, McClatchy; Jim Gilmore and Mike Wiser, PBS Frontline

Scott Walker Recall Campaign Is On

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Sen. Chuck Schumer

Tax Repatriation Holiday: Still A Bad Idea

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Rep. McKeon's Culture War

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VIDEO: Police Arrest #OccupyBoston Protesters, Including Veterans, in Late-Night Clash

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It's a Trap! Conservatives Come to Grips With #OccupyWallStreet

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Conservative Pundit Says, "Get a Job Hippies!"

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Did Rick Perry Really Qualify for Tonight's GOP Debate?

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Rick Scott to Liberal Arts Majors: Drop Dead

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Hugo Chavez Endorses #OccupyWallStreet

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Meet the Libertarian Utopians Trying to Take Over New Hampshire

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Herman Cain

Herman Cain: Alive Because He's Rich

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Occupy Des Moines protest

Arrests and Pepper Spray at Occupy Des Moines; Governor Faults Protesters

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NY City Councilman Says Feds Should Provide NYPD Counterterrorism Oversight (UPDATED)

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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

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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

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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