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By Ralph Frammolino
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By Doyle McManus
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By Tim Rutten
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By Doyle McManus
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By Meghan Daum
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By Micah Zenko and Rebecca R. Friedman
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By Tim Rutten
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By Jim Newton
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By Michael Kinsley
If President Obama could ask for one gift from the economy — one statistic that turns unexpectedly rosy — what would it be? If...
By Stephen Baker
A mere three years ago, the IBM computer now known as Watson was a "Jeopardy!"-playing fool. And that's putting it mildly.
By William Voegeli
It would be "unconscionable," according to Gov. Jerry Brown, for the Legislature to "block a vote of the people" on a five-year extension of...
By Bernie Sanders
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By Gregory Rodriguez
Multiculturalism breeds terrorism. That's what British Prime Minister David Cameron said Feb. 5 in a high-profile speech in Germany,...
By Charlotte Allen
After about a month in control of the House of Representatives, Republicans haven't managed to undo as many deeds of their Democratic...
By Doug Gurian-Sherman
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By Max Boot
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By Amy Goldman Koss
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By Doyle McManus
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By Tim Rutten
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By Frank Anderson
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By Doyle McManus
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