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Israel

"I will not back down"

In an interview, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discusses peace talks with Israel, disappointment with Obama
Sarah Palin

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
Joan Walsh
U.S. House of Representatives

Washington snowed out

One winter storm after another disrupts government and politics
Mike Madden
Republican Party

The GOP's bad old ideas

Bomb Iran and privatize Social Security. Really? That's all you've got?
Michael Lind
David Paterson

Rumors or not, David Paterson is in trouble

Gossip is swirling about a new scandal for the New York governor. But his political future is already cloudy
Mike Madden
John Murtha, D-Pa.

Rep. John Murtha dies

The Pennsylvania Democrat helped make Nancy Pelosi House speaker and pushed for an early end to the war in Iraq
Mike Madden
Terrorism

Yes, the 9/11 trial should be held in New York

Mayor Bloomberg's flip-flop embarrassed the Obama administration and himself. He was right the first time
Joe Conason
Bank Reform

Wall Street owners angry with their purchase

Bankers threaten to once again fund the GOP if Obama continues saying mean things about them
Glenn Greenwald
Super Bowl

Peyton Manning, great enough to fail

The quarterback is just as spectacular as he was before his unlikely loss to the Saints
Ethan Sherwood Strauss

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Monday, Feb 8, 2010 12:48 EST

Draw Sarah Palin!

A Democratic campaign committee sponsors a contest to illustrate and caption a photo of Sarah Palin
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Monday, Feb 8, 2010 10:36 EST

Census Bureau ad might save money

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Monday, Feb 8, 2010 10:28 EST

Report: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses

Brake problems in top-selling gas-electric hybrid may lead to worldwide recall
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Monday, Feb 8, 2010 09:40 EST

NY Gov. Paterson holds meeting on his future

Rumors of a major scandal swirl around unpopular governor
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Monday, Feb 8, 2010 09:09 EST

White House proposes talking it out on TV

Both parties to reach the high ground by trying to extract a public "no" from the other side
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Monday, Feb 8, 2010 08:58 EST

Iran's leader vows to thwart protests

Khamenei to opposition: We will punch you in the mouth!
By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press
Monday, Feb 8, 2010 08:48 EST

Uncertainty in search after deadly Conn. blast

The damaged power plant remains too unsafe for crews to look for further victims
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Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 23:02 EST

New Orleans celebrates Super Bowl win

Locals and Carnival crowds sweep into the streets
By KEVIN McGILL and STACEY PLAISANCE, Associated Press
Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 13:30 EST

In Nashville, tea partiers try to rebrew

Organizers hoped to bring a group known for costumes and often crude hyperbole into the mainstream. Did it work?
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Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 10:08 EST

The first glimpse of President Palin?

Sarah Palin flirts with the possibility of a White House bid -- but makes no promises -- on Fox News Sunday
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Sunday, Feb 7, 2010 06:08 EST

Palin and the tea-party "movement": nothing new

After Bush/Cheney, the GOP needs a new branding campaign and this is what they've found
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Friday, Feb 5, 2010 21:01 EST

This Week in Crazy: AIG

$100 million in bonuses? Sure, that sounds about right for fat cats who helped sink the global economy
By Mike Madden
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 21:01 EST

The Week in Pictures

Punxsutawney Phil, Scandal in South Africa, Obama immortalized in Indonesia, and more
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Friday, Feb 5, 2010 20:20 EST

When communities "choose life"

Oregon rejected the anti-tax zealots and voted for tax increases. Colorado Springs wasn't so lucky
By David Sirota
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 18:33 EST

Another classic Michael Steele moment

RNC chairman's latest gaffe has his Democratic counterparts very excited
Alex Koppelman
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 18:20 EST

Does the Taliban want to talk peace with the U.S.?

A team of ex-Taliban officials is quietly promoting negotiations -- and say their old comrades would dump al- Qaida
By Joe Conason
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 17:06 EST

Slide show: Super symbol

The actual game is in Miami's Sun Life Stadium, but New Orleans' emotional energy flows into another venue
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 15:20 EST

Dem tensions on healthcare flare up behind closed doors

In closed door session, Sen. Al Franken jumps on prominent advisor to President Obama over lack of leadership
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Friday, Feb 5, 2010 14:50 EST

13 black truths

It's the 21st century, folks. You really ought to know this stuff Video
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Friday, Feb 5, 2010 13:06 EST

Cash only for spies

Spotted at the CIA gift shop: an unusual warning for undercover officers
Mike Madden
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 12:32 EST

Tancredo opens Tea Party Convention in style

President Obama elected by "people who could not even spell the word 'vote,'" former congressman says
Alex Koppelman
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 10:31 EST

Gov't buys $2.5M in Super Bowl ads to boost census

Ed Bagley Jr. to appear in ad spots promoting 2010 census
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Friday, Feb 5, 2010 09:40 EST

Conservative writer compares O'Keefe to Schindler

Jill Stanek comes up with a novel way of defending ACORN "pimp" from charges about his views on race
Alex Koppelman
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 09:19 EST

Danish forces free ship captured by pirates

Special forces intervened while hijacking was in progress
By KATHARINE HOURELD, Associated Press
Friday, Feb 5, 2010 08:26 EST

Toyota chief apologizes for global recalls

An apology, but no new recall
By YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press

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