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9/11: What Didn't Change

The attacks altered the world—but not our politics.

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| Fri Sep. 9, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
Mitt Romney

Romney Needs A Miracle to Win the Presidential Cash Dash

Don't believe Obama's emails: He's all but guaranteed to outraise Romney this election.

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| Tue Sep. 11, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

EXPLAINER: The Teacher Strike in Chicago

The strike isn't all about wages: Instead, the big sticking points are maintaining existing health benefits and standardized testing.

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| Tue Sep. 11, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Activists Question Black Panther-FBI Informant Story

Confronted with hard evidence that Richard Aoki worked for the FBI, his friends and fellow radicals remain skeptical.

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| Tue Sep. 11, 2012 3:01 AM PDT

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GOP Rep. Appears on White Nationalist Radio Show

James Edwards, host of "The Political Cesspool," praises David Duke and advocates for a higher white birthrate.

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| Mon Sep. 10, 2012 1:43 PM PDT

Confessions of a Political Convert

Or, how I learned to stop loving the bombs and start worrying.

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| Mon Sep. 10, 2012 11:46 AM PDT
Mitt Romney

Romney Endorses Birther-Curious Congressman

Rep. Steve King says he went to the Library of Congress to investigate President Obama's place of birth.

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| Mon Sep. 10, 2012 9:21 AM PDT

Revealed: The Dark Money Group Attacking Sen. Sherrod Brown

Documents show an Ohio lobbyist chairs an opaque group, the Government Integrity Fund, which has spent over $1 million on pro-GOP ads in the key Senate contest.

— By Justin Elliott, ProPublica

 | Mon Sep. 10, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Mitt Romney Just Confessed to Liking Parts of Obamacare

But his campaign quickly clarified his position on preexisting conditions. And then clarified it again.

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| Sun Sep. 9, 2012 5:01 PM PDT

My Personal Stake in the Election

I'm in my mid-50s and have some health concerns—and it's unlikely an insurance company would ever take me on.

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| Tue Sep. 4, 2012 8:16 AM PDT

Human Rights Group: Waterboarding More Widespread Than Acknowledged

Did the CIA lie about how many detainees were waterboarded?

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 1:58 PM PDT

GOP Platform Flashback: "Government Must Have a Heart"

We compared the parties' 1956 platforms to their current versions–and well, um, wow.

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| Fri Sep. 7, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Did Obama Phone It In?

For the DNC finale, the president had some good lines. But…

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 8:55 PM PDT

Obama's Big Speech: It’s a Fight About Values

The president spoke little about himself or his accomplishments—or Romney. Instead, he described the election as a choice of very different paths.

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 10:05 PM PDT
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A Comparative Analysis of Bands Rocking the Democratic and Republican National Conventions

3 Doors Down and Taylor Hicks for the Republicans. Foo Fighters and James Taylor for the Democrats.

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 2:15 PM PDT

Barack Obama Loves Kids, Chairs, Fedoras, Pirates, and Nancy Reagan

A veritable Souzapalooza of candid shots by the omnipresent White House staff photographer.

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 1:08 PM PDT

Allen West's Challenger: Sometimes I Have No Idea What He's Talking About

Inside the hectic life of a top congressional recruit in Charlotte.

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| Fri Sep. 7, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Meet the Mystery Donor Backing Gary Bauer's Anti-Gay-Marriage Super-PAC

The Campaign for American Values' main financial backer is an obscure corporation. Here's who's behind it.

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| Mon Sep. 10, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

The Problem With Obama's "Smart Power" Overseas

How the president's brand of strategic foreign policy has come with its own set of grave issues.

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 10:32 AM PDT
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Rep. Keith Ellison: GOP Is "Basically a Bigoted Party"

But the progressive firebrand also says he's still on speaking terms with his Minnesota colleague Michele Bachmann. Sort of.

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| Thu Sep. 6, 2012 3:00 AM PDT