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WATCH: Uncle calls bombing suspects ‘losers’

Ruslan Tsarni, uncle of the bombing suspects, says that their behavior had no relationship to their ethnic Chechen roots and that he wanted to kneel in front of the victims and their families to beg forgiveness. Read More

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40 years after Vietnam, America still failing its veterans

On the 40th anniversary of the last combat U.S. troops leaving Vietnam, Chris Hayes, host of the new MSNBC show All In, and Rachel Maddow discussed how America is failing its veterans again, specifically with the current VA claims backlog. Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP File)

Justice Roberts’ lesbian cousin to attend Prop 8 and DOMA hearings

A lesbian cousin of Chief Justice John Roberts will attend the landmark high court arguments on gay marriage. In an online column, Podrasky wrote that she is confident Roberts will see that gays deserve “dignity, respect, and equality under the law.” Read More

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Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez dead at 58

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the charismatic leftist who dominated his country with sweeping political change and flamboyant speeches, died Tuesday at age 58, after a long battle with cancer. Read More

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch an exhibition basketball game in Pyongyang, North Korea, February 28, 2013.

According to Rodman, North Korean dictator wants Obama to call him, maybe

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has ideas about how to ease tensions between the U.S. and North Korea, “Kim loves basketball. Obama loves basketball. Let’s start there.” Read More

Yaine Noguera (L) and Sheron Reid wait in line to obtain and deposit their absentee ballots at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department Headquarters on the final day before Election Day, in Doral, Florida November 5, 2012. (Photo by  REUTERS/Andrew Innerarity)

Women’s vote played crucial role in Obama victory

The women’s vote propelled Barack Obama to victory. According to exit poll data, about 55% of women voted for President Obama vs. 43 % for Romney. Read More

President Obama (right) with former Illinois state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, who he played basketball with on Election Day. (Courtesy Alexi Giannoulias)

Obama wins Election Day basketball game featuring Scottie Pippen, Reggie Love

President Obama spent part of the day Tuesday playing basketball, an election day tradition, with staff and friends, including former bodyman Reggie Love, Obama’s brother-in-law Craig Robinson, and former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen. Read More

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin mans the phones at the Team Nevada headquarters in Las Vegas, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jerry Henkel, pool)

Odds stacked against Team Romney in Nevada

Despite being one of the hardest-hit states in the recent economic collapse, battleground Nevada seems headed to vote blue again this election. Read More

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Obama on hurricane: ‘I’m not worried about impact on election’

President Obama said his priority now is the hurricane's impact in terms of Americans' safety, the economy and transportation - not the upcoming election. Read More

How will report of Iran talks play out during Monday’s debate?

Are sanctions taking effect or is it a 'ploy' by Iranians? A New York Times report on possible talks with Iran is sure to come up in Monday night's debate. Read More

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. during the committee's hearing on the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi (Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP blows secrets and risks lives in document dump ahead of debate

Libyans who have been secretly helping the U.S. have had their identities exposed by documents released Friday by House Oversight Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif). Democrats on Issa’s committee are reportedly furious saying the timing makes it obvious that the goal "is to release the most distorted view possible of the attack in Benghazi ahead of the presidential debate." Read More

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Live from ‘Bainport,’ Sensata workers protest Bain and its corporate values

The Ed Show broadcast live from “Bainport,” a protest site across a soon-to-close manufacturing plant in Freeport, Illinois. Workers for Sentasa Technologies, a company mostly owned by Bain Capital, are losing their jobs to China and are petitioning for a visit from Mitt Romney and a fair severance package for its laid-off workers. Read More

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Romney’s ‘binders full of women’ gets meme’d

The debate wasn’t even over and Mitt Romney’s phrase “binders full of women” was already the meme of the night. Read More

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Warren outraises Sen. Scott Brown in Massachusetts

Elizabeth Warren is proving to be one of the most successful Senate fundraisers of all time. Read More

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Pakistani girl shot by Taliban travels to UK for medical treatment

The 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot and critically wounded by the Taliban for promoting education for girls and criticizing the militant group traveled to Britain on Monday for further medical treatment, officials said. Read More

Actress Jane Edith  Wilson as "Janeane" with Michele Bachmann (Photo courtesy Wilsilu Pictures)

Mockumentary features Romney, GOP candidates as unwitting guest stars

A work of political fiction opening in theaters Friday includes a real-life sit down with Michele Bachmann and an encounter with Mitt Romney in Iowa. Read More

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What we learned during the VP debate

Let's not get sidetracked by "body language." Let the focus be where it needs to be: on what the Romney-Ryan policies would do to this country. Read More

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Joe Biden comes out swinging

Frequently scoffing and smiling at Paul Ryan's claims, Joe Biden several times explicitly cast doubt on the GOP candidate's veracity and command of the facts. Read More

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Ed Schultz: ‘I thought Joe Biden made up a lot of ground’

Ed Schultz was disappointed by President Barack Obama's performance in the first presidential debate. Thursday, in the first and only vice presidential debate, it was a very different reaction. Read More

Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren speaks during a debate with Republican Sen. Scott Brown in Springfield, Mass. last month. (Photo: AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Women’s rights take center stage in Warren-Brown debate

Elizabeth Warren reminded the debate audience that this election is about everyone's daughter – underscoring why Sen. Scott Brown's votes against equal pay for women and insurance coverage for birth control and preventative services is unacceptable. Read More