Politics

Hold the Election Today! People Support Dems Over GOP by Wide Margin in New Poll

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Obama 35 Percent More Likeable Than Clinton. Does it Matter?

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CIA Agents and Their Practices On Trial in Italy

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Cheney the Elephant

Person of the Day: Cheney the Elephant

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Mohamed ElBaradei

Person of the Day: Mohamed ElBaradei

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Don't. Cross. Dick. Cheney.

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Youth Perspective on G8 Aid to Africa

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The Perfect Storm

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War Czar Says Questioning War Has Nothing to Do With Not Supporting the Troops

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Point System in Immigration Bill Survives Near Miss from Obama

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Immigration Bill Endangered by Guest Worker Change

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Dep't of Riveting Videos: Chris Dodd, Au Naturel

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America Has Worried About Immigrants Since its Origins. Why Stop Now?

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Bush's Shadow Justice Department: Did the Federalist Society Have a Hand in Attorney Firings?

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The Man Who Would Be Surgeon General

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Would-Be Lifesavers Go Down in Crash

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DeAnza Rape Case: State Attorney to Review DA's Decision

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Man Falls from Heaven; Pope Doesn't Notice

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Pomp And Nonsense

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Former Interim U.S. Atty. Inhales Helium Before Hearing, Shifts Blame to Colleague

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One More Note on Immigration: "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor?"

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New York Times May Have Been First Doubters of JFK Plot

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Proof that God Hates Rudy Giuliani!

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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

gun violence survivors

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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