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GOP Congressman Quits, Romney VP Guessing Game and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 7, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including Herman Cain's alleged former mistress speaking out and Rep. Joe Walsh facing off with a CNN anchor over his disparaging remarks about military veteran Tammy Duckworth. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

FBI Steps Up Raids on Activists’ Homes

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2011 In May, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department SWAT officers broke into the home of 63-year-old Carlos Montes, a prominent anti-war activist and organizer for working class causes, and arrested him on suspicion of illegal possession of a firearm. The occurrence of similar arrests suggests the FBI is staging a low-profile witch hunt. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The RNC, CliffsNotes Edition

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2008 Could it be that Republican former presidential contender Rudy Giuliani made a couple of passing references to terrorism during his speech at last week's Republican National Convention? Perhaps he did, and you can see them, along with other key moments from the RNC, in this priceless exercise in video editing by HuffPo's "23/6" division. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pinpointing Racism at the Texas Republican Convention

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2008 Some challenges to Sen. Barack Obama's potential presidential authority might be considered covertly racist, but here's one that baldly revels in its ignorance: At last weekend's Republican state convention in Texas, a vendor booth hosted by Republicanmarket pushed a pin that brought racial politics to the fore in the most blatant and unproductive possible way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )