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Watering the tree of liberty
Alex Pareene
A look back at some of the worst revolutionary rhetoric that's contributed to a culture of political violence
Let’s not make this something it isn’t
Steve Kornacki
Too many commentators are intent on making Jared Loughner a symbol of Tea Party rage
Congresswoman still sedated after gunman’s attack
Pauline Arrillaga
Lawmakers want calmer politics, post-Tucson
Calvin Woodward, Charles Babington
In the wake of the Giffords shooting, politicians look to addressing acrimonious political climate
Gabrielle Giffords: A promising career interrupted
Steve Kornacki, Justin Elliott
First elected from a swing district in southern Arizona in 2006, she fended off a Tea Party challenge in 2010
Obama claims economic growth
Erica Werner
The president announces private sector improvement, believes trend will continue upward
Obama opposes Guantanamo provision in defense bill
Associated Press
Calls part of bill blocking U.S. transfer of detainees a dangerous challenge to the executive branch's authority
Jeb Bush and what the GOP really thinks about 2012
Steve Kornacki
They'll never say it publicly, but are Republicans privately putting their bets on Obama?
Bill Daley selection pleases no one (but DC reporters)
Alex Pareene
A finance industry-affiliated center-right Daley family member who worked for Fannie Mae? Oy
Does America really have the finest military in the world?
William J. Astore
The retired officer in me warms to the sentiment, but the historian in me begs to differ
At last, (some of) the Constitution is read
Alex Pareene
Democrats and Republicans in the House join together to read an abridged version. 3/5 clause? What 3/5 clause?
Gates sending 1,400 more Marines to Afghanistan
Pauline Jelinek
Extra troops will supplement the 30,000 already in the country
“It is the most monumental insanity”
Andrew Leonard
Conservative historian Bruce Bartlett explains why Tea Party thinking on national debt ceiling is "idiotic"
Gibbs is resigning as White House press secretary
Ben Feller
With the exit of the press secretary -- along with adviser Axelrod -- a new White House taking shape
Obama signs $1.4 billion food safety system overhaul
Associated Press
Law requires more government inspections at processing facilities and allows regulators to recall unsafe products
Can America be put back together again?
Joan Walsh
How dreams of liberation on the right and left created an "age of fracture" -- and why we're living in it today
John Burns’ “ministering angels” and “liberators”
Glenn Greenwald
A new investigation of the media's false reporting of the Saddam-statue story reveals ugly truths about the press
What “Star Wars” can teach my son about life
David Sirota
Classic films from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg aren't just holiday staples, they're lessons on modern America
GOP 2011: Repeal, oppose, subpoena
Larry Margasak
Republicans look to use House advantage towards investigating Democrats, preparing for 2012
You know, 2010 wasn’t a bad year for Obama
Steve Kornacki
He was showered with cries of "Betrayal!" from some of his allies, but he achieved more than you might realize
Obama wants bipartisan new year
Julie Pace
The president asks for an era of Democratic, GOP cooperation
Judith Miller: From the Times to the nuts
Alex Pareene
A former superstar reporter finds refuge among the right wing, who don't care how much she got wrong
Obama makes recess appointments
Julie Pace
President uses Senate break to circumvent Republican objections and appoint six candidates to Justice and State
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