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Republicans allege Benghazi ‘cover up,’ but of what exactly?
2:10 PM on 5/7/2013
Congressional hearings Wednesday will feature self-described "whistle blowers" on 2012 attacks that killed four Americans. Read More
Tsarnaev parents insist sons are innocent of Boston bombings
8:09 PM on 4/22/2013
The parents of the suspected Boston bombers say their sons were "gentle, almost like women." Read More
78-year-old runner survives bomb blast on way to finishing Boston Marathon
3:58 PM on 4/17/2013
"I got down to within 15 feet of the finishing apron and just tremendous explosion, sounding like a bomb went off right next to me," said 78-year-old Bill Iffrig, the man in the red tank top who flopped to the pavement on Monday after the first of two explosions ripped through Copley Square. Read More
New Jay-Z song answers Cuba critics and Obama haters
9:25 PM on 4/11/2013
After taking some shots from Republicans over his vacation in Cuba, Jay-Z is now punching back as only he knows how, with the release of a sly and stinging new track that slices up his detractors. Read More
‘Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead’ tops U.K. charts after Thatcher’s death
12:14 PM on 4/10/2013
A Facebook campaign by detractors lifts the classic “Wizard of Oz” to top of the pops. Read More
English miners celebrate Margaret Thatcher’s death, while U.S. conservatives mourn
12:22 PM on 4/9/2013
There's no question that Britain's controversial prime minister remains more popular among certain circles in the United States than she does with many of her own countrymen. Read More
Will conservatives forgive Sanford for being unfaithful to their ideas?
9:27 PM on 4/3/2013
Personal indiscretions may be easier to overlook than the governor's ethical lapses in office. Read More
Rejected by voters, Palin and Romney look for roles as GOP power brokers
4:58 PM on 3/30/2013
Romney stays within the Republican establishment, while Palin tries to build on her conservative base. Read More
Booming North Dakota may avoid legal costs of defending abortion ban
11:45 AM on 3/28/2013
Conservative non-profits may pick up the tab for an inevitable court fight over the nation’s toughest anti-abortion measures. Read More
Unlike his father, Rand Paul just says ‘no’ to marijuana legalization
8:48 AM on 3/27/2013
The younger Paul’s brand of libertarian conservatism may not go far enough for the elder Paul’s die-hard fans. Read More
Do Rep. Stockman’s tweets make him the ‘craziest’ Republican in America?
3:15 PM on 3/25/2013
"I don't like this coffee. If this cream were any richer and whiter it'd be carrying a liberal protest sign," tweeted Rep. Steve Stockman Monday. Read More
Memo to Rush Limbaugh: ‘Bow down’ to Beyonce
5:10 PM on 3/22/2013
What he has not explained, however, is how a major recording artist with Beyonce's personal fortune and commercial appeal would ever need to marry in order to feel economically secure. Read More
Dick Cheney movie shows no regrets for wars, torture
4:10 PM on 3/15/2013
Despite this toll--and despite the false pretense of weapons of mass destruction which Cheney and other Bush administration officials used to shape public opinion in favor of the 2003 invasion -- Cheney seems completely untroubled by the legacy he left as the most powerful vice president in the history of the United States Read More
Generation Priebus raises old demons of Republican Party’s past
12:00 PM on 3/13/2013
Republicans continue to face the same problem over and over again. Every time they try to move into the future, they end up beating ceaselessly into the past. Read More
Coburn fails test as bipartisan bridge on background checks for gun sales
1:56 PM on 3/7/2013
Now that Coburn has fallen out of the picture, what strategy will Schumer and other Democrats follow? Read More
Ex-Republican lawmaker convicted of corruption points finger at Boehner
1:12 PM on 3/7/2013
There's a new hit piece coming out this week on House Speaker John Boehner; only this time, you can't blame the liberal media. Read More
Coburn shoots down bipartisan gun control
9:20 AM on 2/27/2013
After Coburn seemed to dump cold water on the prospects for bipartisanship, another report appeared in which sources close to Schumer tried to revive them. Read More
Alabama, birthplace of the Voting Rights Act, may be its final resting place, too
12:39 PM on 2/26/2013
If the Supreme Court strikes down a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act this year, it will largely come as the result of events that began in Shelby County, Alabama. Read More
Straight talk: The McCain record on guns
1:28 PM on 2/22/2013
There is at least one figure in the gun control movement who's still willing to stand up for the McCain record on guns. Read More
