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We all need a little Swift Boat in our lives
Vincent Rossmeier
At a rally, John McCain thanked a veteran who told him that his campaign needs a "Swift Boat" reprise.
Voter suppression in North Carolina?
Alex Koppelman
Allegations have been flying about robo-calls supposedly intended to suppress votes for Obama, but the incident appears to be about incompentence, not malice.
Watch “The Love Guru”: Go to hell
Andrew Leonard
The punishment promised by Hindu fundamentalists for those who merely view the Mike Myers comedy is no joke.
Gas tax proposals likely DOA
Alex Koppelman
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she doesn't support and won't push for proposals for a summer suspension of the federal gas tax.
Jewish supporters fundraising for pro-Obama ad
Alex Koppelman
A group of Barack Obama's backers are getting ready to run a full-page ad in the New York Times on his behalf.
“GTA” outrage: MADD confuses virtual/real drunk driving
Farhad Manjoo
Apparently under the impression that the game actually gets you drunk, the group calls for "Grand Theft Auto IV" to be pulled from the market.
Breaking the Democratic deadlock
Mike Madden
If Obama wants to secure the nomination next week, he'll need to recapture the working-class voters who helped him rout Clinton in Wisconsin.
“Iron Man”
Stephanie Zacharek
Robert Downey Jr. gives this inventive superhero blockbuster its warm, glowing heart -- and makes it soar.
So long, Canada
Edward McClelland
Strict new border policies are turning Canada into a foreign country. Is this any way to treat our neighbors?
A new round of superdelegates for Obama
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama gets endorsements from three superdelegates in what looks like an effort to shift the narrative about the campaign.
Obama camp files complaint against pro-Clinton 527
Alex Koppelman
The campaign says the American Leadership Project is "operating outside of, and in violation of, federal campaign finance laws."
Brian Williams’ “response” to the military analyst story
Glenn Greenwald
The NBC News anchor is finally forced to address the NYT expos
My husband of 12 years suddenly says he never loved me
Cary Tennis
We've got five children, one only 2 weeks old -- and now he says he wants a divorce.
Eating candy for science
Catherine Price
British researchers are seeking 150 diabetic postmenopausal women to eat a special chocolate daily to see if it reduces their risk of heart disease. Does this strike you as odd?
Brian Williams nominates Peggy Noonan for a Pulitzer Prize
Glenn Greenwald
The WSJ column hailed by the NBC anchor as "a splendid piece of journalism" has to be read to be believed.
Legal appeal
Louis Bayard
Long before there was "Law and Order," a TV criminal defense attorney named Perry Mason brought high courtroom drama to the masses.
What should Obama do about Rev. Jeremiah Wright?
Compiled by Salon staff
With the pastor's latest invective clouding Obama's campaign, Salon turns to a panel of political and cultural experts for answers.
Taking back the debate over Israel
Gary Kamiya
Sick of right-wing Jews speaking in their name, progressive American Jews have launched J Street to change the way the game is played in Washington.
When Democrats chase Hoosiers and Region Rats
Edward McClelland
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton seek votes in Indiana, a state fraught with economic woes and unlikely relevance for the '08 race.
He conquered the World Trade Center
Andrew O'Hehir
"Man on Wire" and its daredevil star thrill Tribeca, but Mamet's "Redbelt" is a jiu-jitsu pratfall. Plus: Is Brecht still relevant?
The return of the Rev. Wright
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama's former pastor is back in the news, and in a big way -- how will this affect the Obama campaign?
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
"Oprah's Big Give" makes charity look as easy as speed dialing Jennifer Aniston, while "30 Rock's" Tina Fey breaks the angst of the single female out of a frothy Aniston-flavored rut.
John McCain’s serious foreign policy
Glenn Greenwald
The moderate, serious candidate tells right-wing bloggers that he'll be Hamas' "worst nightmare."
Sweatin’ to the arcade oldies
Kate Harding
A group of sedentary, postmenopausal women tear it up to Dance Dance Revolution.
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