Politics

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The Summum of All Fears

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Cheer Up, Californians: Same-Sex Couples Wed in Connecticut

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Atheists in the Military Seek Obama's Blessing

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Another Indictment in Offshore UBS Shelter Case

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White House 2.0?

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Look Out for Bobby Jindal

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Application for Bailout Funds Now Available Online - Go Get Some!

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Was Obama Economic Envoy Part of the Problem?

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Treasury: We Can Haz Do-Over?

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What Color is the Sky in Red Republican World?

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Retool the Wonkforce

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Grappling With Gitmo

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Responding to Obama's Win, Michael (Son of) Reagan Says, Go After Dems on Sex

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How One Vet Spent Her First Veterans' Day After "The World Changed"

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Obama Announces Transition Ethics Rules--And Keeps on Fundraising

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That $700 Billion Wall Street Bailout May Be Closer to $3 Trillion

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When Will We See a Blue Texas? Hispanics Will Decide

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Checking the Vote-Checking in Minnesota

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Are the Dems Plotting to Hush Rush?

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Court Smacks Down Bush Administration in White House Emails Case

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David Plouffe For Democratic Party Chief?

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Sarah Palin Talking Nonsense on Medical Records

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Will Obama's Cabinet Favor Whites?

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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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