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Sarah Palin scorns ‘assclowns’ of DC and the media

The former Alaska governor takes to social media to mock the nerdprom. Of course, she's been known to attend the parties. Read More

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FAA furlough: yes; meals on wheels: no

The Meals on Wheels program, which delivers over a million lunches and dinners to the elderly everyday, is just one vital program now suffering at the hands of sequestration. Read More

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Margaret Thatcher’s death a conservative rallying call for Texas congressman

Rep. Stockman praises Thatcherism and calls for a "crush liberalism" campaign. Read More

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Texas Republican links gun reform to same-sex marriage, bestiality

For Rep. Louie Gohmert, Texas Republican, it's easy to connect gun control, gay marriage and bestiality. And did we mention Satan-worshipping cross-dressers? Read More

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Georgia Republican Sue Everhart, warns same-sex marriage ‘all about a free ride’

"I mean, what would prohibit you from saying that you’re gay, and y’all get married and still live as separate, but you get all the benefits?" she said. Read More

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Winning the same-sex marriage culture war

Judging from the celebrities and corporations showing support for same-sex marriage, the culture war may already be won. Read More

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#GunCrisis: A mission to stop gun violence in Philadelphia

Using what can sometimes be very graphic images of crime scenes journalist Jim MacMillan has documented every instance of gun violence in Philadelphia for the past year. Read More

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Can a million dollars buy gun safety? The administration’s new campaign

The Obama administration is stepping up its fight for gun-reform and is now turning to radio, billboard, and television to get their message out. Read More

Mitt and Ann Romney, seen here from March of last year, do damaging damage control like only they can do during their Sunday interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

5 lessons learned in the Romney Sunday interview

With the backdrop of the sequester, which went into effect late Friday night, Romney lamented his loss to President Obama as a missed opportunity to be the one to fix the nation’s woes. Read More

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Cradle to grave: The gun makers’ new marketing strategy

Any fan of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” knows, you never want to waste a round killing one zombie, unless you want to attract a whole zombie army. Read More

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Gun buyback initiative offers mentorship and tickets to see Beyoncé

It’s a twist on the city’s traditional buyback program, which offers $250 for weapons surrendered anonymously. Read More

President Obama nominated former senator Chuck Hagel to be the next Defense Secretary of the United States on January 7, 2013.

Slide Show: Chuck Hagel’s road to the Department of Defense

Finally. Former senator Chuck Hagel has been confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense in a simple majority vote, 58 to 41. Read More

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Minimum wage meta-analysis: evidence over theory

A recent Pew poll finds that, by a significant margin, 71% to 26% of Americans are in favor of raising the federal minimum wage from the current $7.25 to $9.00 an hour. Read More

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Chuck Hagel one step closer to Secretary of Defense

Tuesday’s vote followed a week delay and contentious battles between some Democrats and Republicans over Hagel’s qualifications for the job. Read More

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Reince Priebus keeps RNC gig; outlines GOP future

In a final stage of grief moment, Priebus admitted that the key to a republican revival would come down simply to numbers (just don’t ask Karl Rove to do the math). Read More

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The return of Mark Sanford

But will the disgraced governor get a chance at redemption? He hopes so… and if history is any indication, he just might. Read More

Governor Rick Scott (R-Florida)

Governor Rick Scott’s disregard for the health of Floridians

With approval rating hovering in the 30s, the governor has been taking a lot of heat—from both the Democrats and Republicans—for the way he’s been doing his job. Read More

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Mitt Romney brings his losing streak to Vegas

According to Pacquiao's publicist Fred Sternburg, Romney began the conversation with: "Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost." Read More

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Christopher Weigl and the national bike safety debate

Perhaps it’s a moment for all to heed the same PSA caution that ushered in the motorcycle boom: Check twice, Save a life: Bicycles are everywhere!!! Read More

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Bill O’Reilly and the imaginary War on Christmas

Dear Santa O’Reilly… This year, all we want for Christmas is for you to listen to yourself. Read More