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Even after Senate Democrats struck controversial energy measures from their oil industry regulation bill, several sticking points remain
"Admiral Ackbar emails peppered with casual anti-semitism, anti-jawaism"
The establishment candidate's stance on arms control is diametrically opposed to the establishment
How campaigns would change if candidates had to work for individual votes
Hard core ideological partisans are always clamoring for their side to use extreme rhetoric and show tactical ruthlessness. But is there any evidence that the polemical style translates into political victories?
A strategy so silly it might work
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For every Joe Barton who said the wrong thing at the wrong time, there are officials who may come out of this crisis without so much as a drop of oil on their careers
Is it necessary to disclose one's own biases in order to live up to standards of transparency and accountability?
The EU and UK are investigating their participation in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to uncover whether or not they were complicit in torture. The U.S., however, is dragging its feet.
There’s nothing patriotic about the Tea Party Patriots.
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