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Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck's white nationalist fans

After an ADL report says Beck may foment violence, I visit racist Web sites to see if their denizens are listening
Alexander Zaitchik
Tea parties

Real life is stranger than parody

A movie about the Tea Parties and a PSA featuring the president and NFL stars have more in common than you'd think Video
Alex Koppelman
2009 Elections

Hoffman decision on election challenge soon

Victory's out of reach for now, but the conservative candidate may try to overturn the results
Alex Koppelman

The D.C. establishment suffers a serious defeat

Approval of the Paul/Grayson bill to audit the Fed is both rare and important in several ways
Glenn Greenwald

More GOP lies about healthcare reform

Republicans who know better falsely claim that the panel recommending fewer mammograms is a Dem plan for rationing
Joan Walsh
Healthcare Reform

Nelson off the fence on health vote, Lincoln not

Key Democratic senators are being closely watched as the first test of the Senate reform bill approaches
Alex Koppelman
Healthcare Reform

A wobbly Democrat's moment of truth

Pressured from both sides, will a poll-wary Sen. Blanche Lincoln help the GOP sink healthcare reform?
Joe Conason
Republican Party

How the GOP got its groove back

Republicans look ahead to 2010, without bothering to figure out whether they've solved their problems first
Mike Madden

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Friday, Nov 20, 2009 08:50 PST

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Incumbent senators are hearing footsteps behind them, and in some cases it's their own party that wants them gone
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 15:45 PST

Victory slips from Hoffman's grasp again -- blame ACORN!

It's still possible the conservative could challenge the results of a special election, but for now, he's lost
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 13:35 PST

Lieberman to liberals: Bite me

The senator laughs off suggestions of retribution if he votes down healthcare reform legislation
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 12:29 PST

Senate to hold healthcare vote Saturday

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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 10:54 PST

Report: Giuliani not running for governor; Senate instead?

The former New York City mayor is reportedly considering a run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 10:20 PST

The public option ain't what it used to be

There's almost nothing left to give away in a healthcare compromise
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 09:34 PST

Majority of Republicans think ACORN stole election for Obama

A new poll shows a sizable minority of the country believes the president's election wasn't legitimate
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 08:20 PST

"Get your pit bull on!"

Palin fans left their hunting camps and donned tea party gear to greet sister Sarah from Alaska and jeer the media
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 08:20 PST

Plan gets "botax" injection

Will nip/tuck levy help healthcare plan?
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 07:37 PST

Hoffman retracts concession, says ACORN stole election

The conservative candidate worries about "scheming behind closed doors"
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 07:20 PST

Scientists baffled by global warming's time-out

Temperatures haven't risen this decade, as climatologists expected. Is it sunspots? Ocean currents? Secret volcano?
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 05:20 PST

The administration guts its own argument for 9/11 trials

If some detainees get military commissions or indefinite detention, how can 9/11 trials be justified?
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Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 00:01 PST

Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban

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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 18:19 PST

Does Sarah Palin make GOP governors nervous?

The two newest Republican governors offer weak explanations for why they didn't campaign with the former Alaska one
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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 17:19 PST

Palin-Beck 2012? Sarah says maybe

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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 17:05 PST

Reid unveils details of healthcare reform bill

"Tonight begins the last leg of this journey," the Senate majority leader says at a press conference
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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 16:19 PST

The war industry's drums are beating

The pressure is on President Obama to act quickly in Afghanistan. But why?
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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 14:13 PST

CBO: Reid bill costs $849 billion, deficit down $127 billion

The majority leader gets some good news about his version of healthcare reform legislation
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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 13:40 PST

McCain defends former aides from Palin's criticism

The Arizona senator has asked his old staffers not to battle publicly over "Going Rogue," but he spoke up anyway
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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 12:35 PST

Poll: Obama falls below 50 percent approval

The White House gets some bad news, as a reliable pollster finds the president in dangerous waters
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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 10:26 PST

Obama says Guantanamo won't be closed on deadline

The president says the controversial detention facility won't be shuttered by January
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Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 08:50 PST

New poll: GOP demands purity of essence

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