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Birther book still exists, selling “very well”

Justin Elliott
Despite a parody blog post that Jerome Corsi's "Where's the Birth Certificate?" had been pulled from the shelves
Gas prices are seen on a sign at a station in Half Moon, N.Y., on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. New York, Indiana, Illinois and New Hampshire are among the first states talking about temporarily suspending part or all of the state and local taxes that can add 14 cents to nearly 50 cents to a gallon of gas. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) (AP)

Senate blocks bill repealing $2B in oil tax breaks

Stephen Ohlemacher
Legislation falls short during procedural vote
Newt Gingrich and Ronald Reagan

No, Newt, your campaign’s not just like Reagan’s

Steve Kornacki
The most epically disastrous presidential campaign rollout in history continues
At right, U.S. soldiers stand guard in front the gate of a U.S. base after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, April 2, 2011.

Arab Spring won’t “reset” our Middle East policy

Nick Turse
Don't buy Obama's lofty rhetoric. The Pentagon and the White House will keep propping up local dictators
Donald Trump

The biggest political lesson of the Trump “campaign”

Alex Pareene
The NBC star's withdrawal from the 2012 race provides a blueprint for beating every single other Republican
Hundreds of members of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor march to the Arizona state capitol building in protest of Arizona's SB1070 immigration-enforcement law Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso) (Ralph Freso)

Comprehensive immigration reform is dead — and the left is to blame

Michael Lind
Democrats have done a fine job convincing Americans that they aren't remotely serious about border control
President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, May 10, 2011, as he travels to the U.S.-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas, to speak about immigration reform, Tuesday, May 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

Jane Mayer on the Obama war on whistle-blowers

Glenn Greenwald
In a must-read article, the New Yorker documents Obama's war on whistle-blowers, and growing legacy
President Barack Obama greets well wishers upon arrival in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, May 16, 2011, where he will meet privately with families affected by flooding, and deliver the commencement address at Booker T. Washington High School. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

Obama: No excuses can be accepted in education

Jim Kuhnhenn
The president spoke at the commencement ceremony at Booker T. Washington High School

Jon Huntsman and the trouble with being a “reasonable” Republican

Steve Kornacki
Is the "liberal" media giving a potentially attractive GOP presidential candidate the kiss of death?
Herman Cain and Mike Huckabee

With Huckabee out, the GOP nomination is definitely Herman Cain’s to lose

Alex Pareene
The former pizza magnate is the rising star of the Republican race
Newt Gingrich and President Obama

Newt Gingrich will never be president

Joan Walsh
How many racially divisive images and issues can he throw at us in just one week? Keep watching
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The Democratic “Don’t End Medicare” message misleads

Natasha Lennard
Why the slogan "Vote Republican, End Medicare" opens the party up to unnecessary criticism
Newt Gingrich (Jeff Malet Maletphoto.com)

Behold the undisciplined Gingrich candidacy

Justin Elliott
The former speaker's presidential campaign gets off to an inauspicious start
Water diverted from the Mississippi River spills through a bay in the Morganza Spillway in Morganza, La., Saturday, May 14, 2011. Water from the inflated Mississippi River gushed through a floodgate Saturday for the first time in nearly four decades and headed toward thousands of homes and farmland in the Cajun countryside, threatening to slowly submerge the land under water up to 25 feet deep. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (AP)

Evacuations in Cajun country after spillway opens

Michael Kunzelman
Louisiana reeling from historic flooding
President Barack Obama tours the Sphinx and pyramids outside Cairo, Thursday, June 4, 2009.

What the Muslim world needs to hear from Obama

Nadia Hijab
It feels like domestic politics -- and not meaningful change in the Middle East -- is on the president's mind
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich delivers an economic speech to the 51st Washington Conference with Laffer Associates, Friday, May 13, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

Gingrich says 2012 election biggest since 1860

SHANNON McCAFFREY
Former House speaker calls Obama the "most successful food stamp president in modern American history"
President Barack Obama speaks at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

Obama announces steps to speed U.S. oil production

Dina Cappiello, Darlene Superville
President will authorize plan to open Alaska's national petroleum reserve for drilling
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich delivers an economic speech to the 51st Washington Conference with Laffer Associates, Friday, May 13, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

Gingrich: GE “clever” to pay zero corporate taxes

Charles Babington
In his first speech since announcing his presidential candidacy, the former House speaker pushes corporate tax cuts
Homes on Mud Island sit in floodwater Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in Memphis, Tenn. The Mississippi River crested in Memphis at nearly 48 feet on Tuesday, falling short of its all-time record but still soaking low-lying areas with enough water to require a massive cleanup. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) (AP)

Obama to meet flood victims during trip to Memphis

Associated Press
The president has declared Memphis, Shelby County and surrounding counties disaster areas
People rush a man injured in a suicide bomb attack to a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan Friday, May 13, 2011. Twin explosions struck a paramilitary training center in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, in the bloodiest attack in the country since a U.S. raid killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair) (AP)

Pakistan: Blasts kill 80 to avenge bin Laden death

Riaz Khan
Two Taliban suicide bombers attacked a paramilitary center

What happened to the “Huxtable Effect”?

David Sirota
After the 2008 election, "The Cosby Show" was credited for transforming attitudes on race. Are we moving backward?
FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama greets rapper Common at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington. Michelle Obama's "evening of poetry" at the White House set off Republican critics before the artists had uttered a word. But it was the inclusion of Common that set off Republicans. Common, who is considered fairly tame as rappers go, is known for rhymes that tend to be socially and politically conscious. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (AP)

Jon Stewart shreds Hannity for his rapper nonsense

Natasha Lennard
"The Daily Show" host spits out some rhymes to highlight Fox News' latest manufactured Obama scandal
Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney

The two types of “flawed” Republican presidential candidates

Steve Kornacki
Not all blemished GOP White House aspirants were created equal
President Barack Obama waves as he prepares to speak at the Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater, Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (AP)

Obama to speak on political change in Middle East

Julie Pace
President could deliver major speech as early as next week
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