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Reporter Who Brought Down the 'Runaway General' Dead at 33

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Reporter Who Brought Down the ‘Runaway General’ Dead at 33

Nate Silver vs. Politico: It’s on Again

IRS Conspiracy Theory Debunked, Rand Paul Answers Cheney Criticism, and More

Bill Ayers: Try Obama, Bush for War Crimes

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GOP Congressman: Abortions Should Be Banned Because Male Fetuses Masturbate

The Campaign to Ignore Sarah Palin

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Watch: Rick Perry Blunders Jab at Obama’s Benghazi Reaction

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Tag: Obama Campaign

Private Prison Corporations on a Shopping Spree

Private prison corporations are taking advantage of the economic crisis to buy state prisons; the French right wing is, unsurprisingly, falling apart; meanwhile, Obama goes back on his word and cracks down on medical marijuana dispensaries. These discoveries and more after the jump.

Posted on May 6, 2012 READ MORE

Hope Changed

Eric Allie, Caglecartoons.com —

Posted on Sep 29, 2011 READ MORE

McCain Campaign Complains Obama Played ‘Race Card’

“Barack Obama has played the race card, and he played it from the bottom of the deck. It’s divisive, negative, shameful and wrong,” McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said Thursday. He was referring to the Illinois senator’s comment Wednesday that Republicans were trying to scare voters about him because, among other things, “he doesn’t look like all the presidents on the dollar bills and the five-dollar bills.” Meanwhile, some analysts are arguing that the already infamous Britney Spears/Paris Hilton ad was designed to subliminally trigger voter racism.

Posted on Jul 31, 2008 READ MORE | 10 COMMENTS

AP / Jens Meyer

Just Another Stump Speech, or Historic Moment?

While fans deemed it “soaring” and Barack Obama himself tried to play down its importance, the senator’s speech Thursday in Berlin certainly had the visuals and big crowd to support comparisons to JFK’s famous appearance in the iconic Cold War capital.