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Picture of the Day: Bob Dylan Receives the Medal of Freedom
America's greatest songwriter remains inscrutable as he receives the nation's highest civilian honor.
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America's greatest songwriter remains inscrutable as he receives the nation's highest civilian honor.
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A Colorado congressional hopeful insists he's neither a career politician nor a refreshing alcoholic beverage.
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.
During an election in which economic issues are paramount, how do an ex-businessman and an incumbent president make their respective cases?
Some Republicans worry that the party, which goes to the polls Tuesday, could suffer from alienating the state's fastest-growing demographic.
The Hill reports that the Obama campaign is struggling to come up with a good campaign theme. How about "The Audacity of Despair"?
I found this discussion between two veteran watchers of the Washington foreign policy scene -- Heather Hurlburt and Dan Drezner -- pretty frightening.
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A Chicago citizen gets an unexpected recommendation
The president may not be able to win reelection if he doesn't lay out a comprehensive plan for the next four years.
How to spin the president's youthful indiscretions as a window into his political philosophy -- including Obamacare's individual mandate.
Why this Washington superlobbyist represents all that is wrong with politics today
On Hardball, the former presidential candidate finally meets his match in Chris Matthews' similarly childish enthusiasm for history -- and animals.
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Jack Kerouac meets Dale Peterson in an epic, bizarre video.
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Visualizing where the levels of crooks in government are highest
The last week has proved that attacks on private equity hold risks for Obama. But we still don't know if Romney has an effective response.
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In breathlessly reporting that President Obama once dressed in colonial garb, the site does nothing to advance the public interest or conservative governance.
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Pundits say a politician can't run for office successfully while running away from his religious beliefs. The former prime minister offers a surprising counterexample.
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The tool has more horsepower under the hood than might be obvious, but it still depends on volunteers willing to spend lots of their own time.
After tacking to the right on immigration in the Republican primary, he is now attempting to woo Hispanic voters without mentioning the issue.
David H. Freedman on smartphone apps and the perfected self, Mark Bowden on being in the dumb kids' class, James Parker on Glenn Beck, Isaac Chotiner on P. G. Wodehouse, and more