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How we chose an open marriage

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Get busy, Democrats

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Whether you believe in spiritual agriculture or think it's just hoodoo, it's the winemaker's passion that matters
Steven Kolpan

Behind Cheney's group, a weird legacy of torture

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Rich Lowry's brain

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Guantanamo

Return of Bush-era bogeymen

The fear-mongering that worked so well for Republicans in the early part of last decade is back with a vengeance
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Sports Illustrated models baffled by swimwear

Brooklyn Decker is the latest in a series of "oopsie!" cover girls who just can't master their itty-bitty bikinis
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Barack Obama

The real political realities

The political system was always broken, and the Republicans and Democrats have always been divided. Why the fuss?
Digby
Coffee and tea

Baristas gone wild: Meet fourth-wave coffee

Thanks to a new machine, the future of espresso is here -- whatever that means
Thomas Rogers
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The race is on for Murtha's seat

An intriguing name on the Democratic side. And fears of a repeat of NY-23 for Republicans
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The charm of London Review of Books' personals

A love letter to the quirky, romantic ads that spawned two books, a Twitter account and a few marriages
How the World Works

A unified rightwing crackpot theory of the stock market

Every financial market twitch, high and low, is Obama's fault, explains Donald Luskin
Glenn Greenwald

Rich Lowry's brain

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Joan Walsh

The pitbull in lipstick is back!

She's "tired of hearin' the talk talk talk" but Palin wowed Tea Party Nation Inc. with nastiness for fun and profit

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