Politics

FISA, Feingold, and a Filibuster?

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Rove Empties Out the Obama Smear Catalog

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Bush Administration "Shot Down" Army Contract Oversight Measure

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The VP Frustrations of John McCain

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War Disappearing From Television News

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Good Day for Ombudsmen

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Sad Update to NY13

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Minnesota Senate Race Hits an Embarrassing Low

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What Family Leave?

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"Sons of Iran-Contra": Some Clues in Former CIA Director Tenet's Memoir

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Does Investigation of the Pentagon's Channel to an Iran Contra Arms Dealer Continue?

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The MoveOn Decision: Don't Freak Out

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FISA Amendments Pass

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Helpful Microcosm of Obama v. McCain on Taxes

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What to Make of a Recent Israeli Military Exercise: Interview with Israeli Intel Correspondent

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The Policy Side of Obama's Public Financing Opt-Out

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Florida Republican Calls Out McCain on Offshore Drilling

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McCain Stretching the Truth in Support of Offshore Drilling Pander

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Three Days In Rome

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In Florida Legal Case, Blackwater Demands Taliban Treatment

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The Science of Gayness: Does it Really Matter?

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McCain Hypocrisy on Obama's Opt-Out Decision

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FISA, Compromised

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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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