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Report: Pol, staffer caught kissing — Freshman GOP Rep. Vance McAllister (La.) - who ran as conservative Christian - has been caught on video in a romantic encounter with a woman believed to be on his congressional staff just before Christmas. — The Ouachita Citizen, a newspaper based in West Monroe …
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Mario Trujillo / The Hill:
Married GOP congressman admits to kissing female staffer — Rep. Vance McAllister (R-La.) asked for forgiveness Monday afternoon after a video purporting to show the congressman kissing a female staffer in his congressional office in Louisiana surfaced. — McAllister, who was just elected …
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WATCH: Rand Paul Says Dick Cheney Pushed for the Iraq War so Halliburton Would Profit — As the ex-veep blasts Paul for being an isolationist, old video shows the Kentucky senator charging that Cheney used 9/11 as an excuse to invade Iraq and benefit his former company. — Gage Skidmore/Flickr
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Rand Paul in '09: Cheney pushed Iraq war to benefit Halliburton
Rand Paul in '09: Cheney pushed Iraq war to benefit Halliburton
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Al Sharpton's Secret Work As FBI Informant — Untold story of how activist once aided probes of NYC wiseguys — When friends and family members gathered recently at the White House for a private celebration of Michelle Obama's 50th birthday, one of the invited partygoers was a former paid FBI Mafia informant.
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Jonathan Chait's epic race fail: How a story about racism and Obama goes horribly wrong — New York magazine's cover story suggests liberals are paranoid, MSNBC is like stop-and-frisk — and other oddities — I'm glad Jonathan Chait told us that his poorly argued, slightly paranoid …
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The Color of His Presidency — Optimists hoped Obama would usher in a new age of racial harmony. Pessimists feared a surge in racial strife. Neither was right. But what happened instead has been even more invidious. — A few weeks ago, the liberal comedian Bill Maher and conservative strategist …
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In U.S., Uninsured Rate Lowest Since 2008 — Uninsured rate declines most among blacks and lower-income Americans — WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the U.S., the uninsured rate dipped to 15.6% in the first quarter of 2014, a 1.5-percentage-point decline from the fourth quarter of 2013.
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Michael Hayden under fire for Dianne Feinstein comment — Senate Democrats ripped former CIA Director Michael Hayden on Monday for describing Sen. Dianne Feinstein as “emotional,” calling Hayden's remarks both a “baseless smear” and condescending. — Hayden on Sunday said that the Senate …
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
Chuck Schumer: No end to attacks on Kochs
Chuck Schumer: No end to attacks on Kochs
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
Marc Thiessen: Brennan must defend CIA's terrorist interrogation program
Marc Thiessen: Brennan must defend CIA's terrorist interrogation program
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Welcome to Vox: a work in progress — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW VOX! — Welcome to Vox.com! Again! — On March 9, we launched Vox.com, which included our first videos, and we started talking to readers on our Facebook page and on our Twitter feed.
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Leslie Kaufman / New York Times:
Vox Takes Melding of Journalism and Technology to a New Level
Vox Takes Melding of Journalism and Technology to a New Level
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CROSSING CHRISTIE … - ARCHIVE - PHOTO BOOTH - DAILY SHOUTS - DAILY COMMENT - CURRENCY - AMY DAVIDSON - JOHN CASSIDY - ANDY BOROWITZ - SHOP
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Scott Raab / Esquire:
EXCLUSIVE: CHRISTIE PROSECUTOR GETS ITS STAR WITNESS TO START TALKING
EXCLUSIVE: CHRISTIE PROSECUTOR GETS ITS STAR WITNESS TO START TALKING
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The less Americans know about Ukraine's location, the more they want U.S. to intervene — Where's Ukraine? Each dot depicts the location where a U.S. survey respondent situated Ukraine; the dots are colored based on how far removed they are from the actual country, with the most accurate responses …
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Democrats blast Breitbart Nancy Pelosi posters — Democrats are slamming an ad campaign from Breitbart to promote its new California coverage that features a graphic illustration of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's face on a scantily clad woman's body in a suggestive position.
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Healthcare cuts canceled after Dem complaints — The Obama administration announced Monday that planned cuts to Medicare Advantage would not go through as anticipated amid election-year opposition from congressional Democrats. — The cuts would have reduced benefits that seniors receive …
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‘Leaving in a hurry,’ hundreds of residents chase Westboro protesters out of Oklahoma town — MOORE, Okla. - Hundreds of Moore residents lined Broadway across from Central Junior High Sunday afternoon. — They were ready and waiting for members of the notorious Westboro Baptist Church.
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Biden on sleeping with a college professor — (CNN) - There he goes again. — Vice President Joe Biden delivered another whimsical moment Monday-the kind that borders a fine line between cheeky yet charming. — Follow @politicalticker Follow @KilloughCNN
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Science or Spin?: Assessing the Accuracy of Cable News Coverage of Climate Science — Accuracy varies significantly across major cable news outlets. All of them can take steps to improve their coverage of climate science. — CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC are the most widely watched cable news networks …
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Rick Scott Pulls Ahead as Charlie Crist Continues to Fall — The tide continues to turn in the Florida governor's race, as a new poll confirms former Gov. Charlie Crist is losing favor with Florida voters. — Gov. Rick Scott has now surpassed Crist, as the former governor continues his downward slide …
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How politics makes us stupid — There's a simple theory underlying much of American politics. It sits hopefully at the base of almost every speech, every op-ed, every article, and every panel discussion. It courses through the Constitution and is a constant in President Obama's most stirring addresses.
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That Principled Conservative Embrace of Anti-Gay Businesses Somehow Doesn't Extend to Anti-Anti-Gay Businesses — The conservative logic on the Mozilla firing — It's been less than two months since the country concluded a big public debate over the rights of employers vis a vis their employees …
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Team Boehner Frantically Reassures Drudge That GOP Really Is Repealing Obamacare — House Republicans don't want anyone — certainly not Matt Drudge — to get the wrong idea about the latest change to the Affordable Care Act. — Legislation to eliminate the cap on deductibles …
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IRS agents testified before Congress that the agency's political targeting did not apply to progressive groups as Democrats and the media have claimed, according to a bombshell new staff report prepared by the House Oversight Committee chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa.
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Gingrich: Remove All Donation Limits To ‘Equalize The Middle Class And The Rich’ — Newt Gingrich Mccutcheon v Fec Newt Gingrich Donation Limits Rich Newt Gingrich Newt Gingrich Mccutcheon Newt Gingrich Donation Limits Newt Gingrich Donation Limits Middle Class Politics News
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