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What's the best way to understand Tea Party freshman Dennis Ross of Florida? Go shooting with him.
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What's the best way to understand Tea Party freshman Dennis Ross of Florida? Go shooting with him.
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You don't have to have a shred of respect for the man -- and you probably don't -- to appreciate what a waste of precious time this case has been for the Justice Department.
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As the Obama campaign seeks to make an issue of Romney's term in the Massachusetts state house, locals say he was neither a disaster nor a breakout success.
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Jokes between two old adversaries at a White House ceremony underline the emerging similarities between the 43rd and 44th presidents.
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Surveys show a shockingly high fraction think a quarter of the country is gay or lesbian, when the reality is that it's probably less than 2 percent.
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When the Obama team tried to criticize Mitt Romney in his backyard, it got an earful from the Republican's supporters.
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Lots of Democrats trust the president to preside over a global kill list. Do they trust every possible successor for the foreseeable future?
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The United States is beginning to enjoy the sort of dark political satire formerly only available in authoritarian regimes.
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The deal, which made millions and cost few jobs, shows the strengths of private equity. So why doesn't he talk about it?
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Will voters care about a sloppy spelling? Of course not. But the incident shows the dangers of politics in Apple's environment, where the company has total control.
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As surrogate Donald Trump rails against the president's citizenship, Romney releases documents proving he was born in Michigan.
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In 2004, Kerry staffers blamed her for botching the response to the Swift Boat attacks. Now she's back -- as the aggressive face of the Obama reelection effort.
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Furious about pension reforms, state Rep. Mike Bost punches paper, invokes a Biblical prophet, and drops the mic.
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In office, the president has only increased the power of the police state. Segments of the left may struggle to stay with him.
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Apparent ideological adversaries are spoofing emergency phone calls so that armed police show up at their houses.
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It's a pernicious rhetorical tactic that makes military personnel and their families feel more disrespected than they should.
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The win delivered enough delegates to reach the magic number of 1,144, making official what had long been expected.
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Chris Hayes said he was sorry for asking the question. But I think the point he was making deserves its day in court.
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America's greatest songwriter remains inscrutable as he receives the nation's highest civilian honor.
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The revelation helps explain why American counts of civilians killed are so much lower than what's reported by other countries
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John F. Kennedy: A Thousand Days, an archival documentary from the U.S. Information Agency, covers the president's time in office.
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A Colorado congressional hopeful insists he's neither a career politician nor a refreshing alcoholic beverage.
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Romney's own health-care legislation was nearly identical to Obama's. So why has the president gotten so much more flak?
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The Republican strikes back against attacks on his private-equity career with an ad spotlighting the failed solar-energy company.
The Obama campaign says John McCain would have repudiated the mogul. But that might be precisely why Romney won't.
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During an election in which economic issues are paramount, how do an ex-businessman and an incumbent president make their respective cases?
The MSNBC host is getting beat up for remarks he made about the heroism of American soldiers. Really, his critics are the ones who should be apologizing.
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Some Republicans worry that the party, which goes to the polls Tuesday, could suffer from alienating the state's fastest-growing demographic.
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The Hill reports that the Obama campaign is struggling to come up with a good campaign theme. How about "The Audacity of Despair"?
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