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John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri —
Posted on Jan 23, 2013
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David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star —
Posted on Jan 23, 2013
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Patrick Chappatte, Cagle Cartoons, The International Herald Tribune —
Posted on Jan 22, 2013
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By Juan Cole — It is vital for the president and his allies in Congress to remember that those Americans most defenseless against extreme weather and natural disasters form the backbone of the Democratic Party.
Posted on Jan 22, 2013
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Jan 22, 2013
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Nate Beeler, Cagle Cartoons, The Columbus Dispatch —
Posted on Jan 22, 2013
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By Eugene Robinson — Reflect for a moment: A black man stood on the Capitol steps and took the oath of office as president of the United States. For the second time. Meaning that voters not only elected him once—which could be a fluke, a blip, an aberration, a cosmic accident—but turned around and did it again.
Posted on Jan 21, 2013
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — The president can begin his second term liberated by the confidence that he is already a landmark figure in American history. Obama’s task is not to manufacture a legacy but to leave his successors a nation that is more tranquil because it finally resolved arguments that roiled it for decades.
Posted on Jan 20, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including sore loser Rick Santorum’s tough talk for the president and why the Republicans’ debt ceiling proposal may be a constitutional fail.
Posted on Jan 20, 2013
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Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China —
Posted on Jan 20, 2013
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David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star —
Posted on Jan 19, 2013
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By Eugene Robinson — Don’t listen to those who say President Obama’s bold plan to reduce gun violence—including an assault weapons ban—has no chance in Congress.
Posted on Jan 18, 2013
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Massachusetts’ U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz and Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Heymann must be held accountable for their actions during their prosecution of the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz; in China, a father hired online “assassins” to kill his son’s avatar in an attempt to save his real life; meanwhile, the U.S. is giving the Afghan government a fleet of drones. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Jan 18, 2013
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John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri —
Posted on Jan 18, 2013
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on Jan 15, 2013
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The U.S. Army presence is rapidly increasing in Africa, especially in countries with alleged ties to al-Qaida; according to Fox News, teaching children algebra is just another liberal ploy; meanwhile, some researchers have started studying the effects of the “natural experiment” resulting from China’s one-child policy. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Jan 14, 2013
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Jeff Parker, Cagle Cartoons, Florida Today and the Fort Myers News-Press —
Posted on Jan 13, 2013
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Jan 12, 2013
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Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE —
Posted on Jan 12, 2013
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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
Posted on Jan 11, 2013
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Jan 11, 2013
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Canines have more to do with presidential elections than one might think; the conditions in which alleged WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning was detained were “excessive,” a military judge found; meanwhile, The Associated Press has started selling sponsored tweets on its Twitter feed. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Jan 10, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including President Obama’s picks to round out his national security team, Hillary Clinton’s first day back at work since suffering a concussion and Donald Trump running his mouth again.
Posted on Jan 7, 2013
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Chuck Hagel has apologized for the anti-gay comments he made in 1998 but liberals continue to disapprove of him for secretary of defense; with so much emphasis on the infamous fiscal cliff, someone should pay attention to the looming “climate cliff”; meanwhile, India’s Supreme Court will rule on a case that may mean the end of affordable generic drugs all over the world. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Jan 7, 2013
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Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE —
Posted on Jan 7, 2013
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John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune —
Posted on Jan 7, 2013
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Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Jan 7, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including President Obama’s reported pick for secretary of defense and why Joe Biden could be America’s next reality TV star (or not).
Posted on Jan 4, 2013
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Christo Komarnitski, Cagle Cartoons, Bulgaria —
Posted on Jan 4, 2013
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French actor Gerard Depardieu has resorted to becoming Russian in order to avoid paying taxes in France, with a little help from Vladimir Putin of course; Jane Harman is being considered for CIA director, despite her past involvement in an Israeli intelligence influence operation; meanwhile, the Obama administration has been compiling a database that helps it determine how to treat a suspected terrorist. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Jan 4, 2013
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By David Sirota — During the halcyon 1990s, we labeled annual congressional temper tantrums for what they were: standard, if boring, budget impasses.
Posted on Jan 4, 2013
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By Eugene Robinson — To say that Congress looked like a clown show this week is an insult to self-respecting clowns.
Posted on Jan 3, 2013
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By Joe Conason — The House of Representatives has increasingly been dominated over the past two decades by a coterie of tantrum-prone extremists who lack the probity and steadiness required for democratic self-government.
Posted on Jan 3, 2013
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — To be deemed a serious analyst at the moment seems to require a lot of hand-wringing and sneering over how awful Congress looked over the last few days as it rushed a fiscal cliff deal into law. So permit me to burn my membership card in the League of Commentators and Pundits.
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE —
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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By casting their ballots in favor of a deal that would avert the so-called fiscal cliff early Tuesday morning, senators overwhelmingly blocked a pay increase for themselves and members of the House that President Obama recently approved via an executive order.
Posted on Jan 1, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including a marriage milestone in Maryland and Politics Today’s pick for the 2012 video of the year.
Posted on Dec 31, 2012
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Forget the Times Square ball drop in New York City. The most dramatic moment of New Year’s Eve 2012 will most likely happen on Capitol Hill.
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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Looking for a job where being unproductive and ineffective won’t hurt your chances of getting a raise? Try being a member of Congress!
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica —
President Obama met with congressional leaders Friday in another attempt to avert the fiscal cliff—the automatic tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect Jan. 1 unless Congress can strike a deal. The cuts and tax hikes are so large and so sudden that many economists fear they would plunge the country back into recession.
Posted on Dec 30, 2012
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