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Politics & Media
Feb 08, 2010, 04:05PM
Palin's warpath
"[Sullivan] misses how really compelling she is. Unaccountably amazing. It could be the meaninglessness itself, and her confidence in it, that is so riveting. But I think it's something else. It is, that, curiously, she makes sense."
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Feb 08, 2010, 11:12AM
Richard Shelby holds the Senate hostage
Nothing like putting Alabama first.
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Feb 05, 2010, 11:42AM
Pakistani ambassador to Saudi Arabia has a bit of a name problem
Hilarity ensues.
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Feb 04, 2010, 10:19AM
Why African land reform is the key to so much more
"Africa's most famous disasters, many argue, could have been prevented with changes in national land laws or better local conflict resolution but for one problem: Prevention doesn't sell."
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Politics & Media
Feb 02, 2010, 02:08PM
The Lancet formally retracts Andrew Wakefield's MMR-autism research
Wakefield's 1998 paper, which began the debate on vaccine-autism causation, has finally lost all credibility.
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Feb 01, 2010, 12:20PM
The view from Haiti
Doctors on the frontlines report back.
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Feb 01, 2010, 10:56AM
Author Terry Pratchett ready to be assisted suicide test case
"We should look to the medical profession that has helped us to live healthier lives to help us die peacefully among our loved ones."
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Jan 29, 2010, 02:08PM
Bin Laden and the Battle for Tora Bora
"I am convinced that Tora Bora constitutes one of greatest military blunders in recent U.S. history. It is worth revisiting now not just in the interest of historical accuracy, but also because the story contains valuable lessons as we renew our push against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan."
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Jan 28, 2010, 06:44PM
Apparently asbestos is still around
Yup: “ 'The State’s assessment found Rosewood to be so dangerous as to recommend that no one trespass on the property,' said Cristy Marchand."
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Jan 28, 2010, 02:44PM
On the hunt for child predators
"There were 'players,' those who were just horny and despicable, and there were doers, or at least potential doers, the true bad guys."
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Jan 27, 2010, 02:08PM
A farewell to Yasser, the Times of London driver
Killed in a Baghdad bombing this week after seven years on the job.
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Jan 27, 2010, 12:02PM
With the upcoming State of the Union, some advice for the President
"We write as libertarian enthusiasts and political independents who think that the large majority of Americans that wants fewer government services and less government interference in our social and economic lives should, at long last, be taken seriously."
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Politics & Media
Jan 27, 2010, 10:29AM
Ed Schultz and Robert Gibbs: The Swear Off
"I told him he was full of shit!"
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Jan 26, 2010, 11:10AM
Civility in politics. Ha! Yeah, that'll happen...
Jonathan Haidt's moral psychology put to work.
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Politics & Media
Jan 22, 2010, 02:12PM
Haha... Man, wouldn't it be hilarious if a TSA employee planted drugs on you?
No? Really, no? Okay, joke Hitler.
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Politics & Media
Jan 21, 2010, 11:23AM
The Great Paris Flood of 1910
"Much of the Left Bank was already a swamp when the Gare d'Orsay, the jewel in the crown of the Paris-Orleans railway company (and now the Musee d'Orsay) started taking in water."
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Jan 18, 2010, 01:13PM
Readjusting our global perspective
Fear trumps statistics every time.
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Feb 08, 2010, 08:41AM
Increased Employment is the Common Denominator in Politics Today
Whether it’s the party of hope (Democrats) or the party of nope (Republicans) in control, Americans and Marylanders simply want more jobs.
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Politics & Media
Feb 01, 2010, 10:05AM
Count On It
Maryland needs to figure out its future with slot machines and legalized gambling as a whole.
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Jan 28, 2010, 12:44PM
My $0.02
A couple of quick thoughts on the State of the Union.
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Politics & Media
Jan 26, 2010, 02:22PM
All You Need Is Fear
Politics, health care reform and a forecast of the future.
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Jan 25, 2010, 09:45AM
Obama on the Ropes: Can He Still Be Brilliant?
The President isn’t facing mutiny from most of media, Congressional and academic acolytes after a rough two weeks, but he’s faced with an enormous political mess to clean up.
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Jan 25, 2010, 09:25AM
Legalized Bodysnatching
Redistricting—also known as gerrymandering—is a political inevitability.
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Jan 19, 2010, 11:34AM
The Hillary Effect
Women secretaries of state are changing the gender makeup of the world's ambassadors. So why are we talking about it in the Style section?
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Politics & Media
Jan 18, 2010, 10:09AM
The Bog That Is Bay Politics
Maryland's House Rep Frank Kratovil (D–First District) is in for a tough reelection battle.
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Jan 14, 2010, 01:23PM
All the Right Enemies
It’s almost painful watching a level-headed conservative attempt to defend Sarah Palin in good faith—hint: it's not possible without some careful shortcuts.
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Jan 11, 2010, 11:30AM
Know Your Maker
Incoming Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is making nice with a White House that wanted nothing to do with outgoing and shamed mayor Sheila Dixon.
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Jan 11, 2010, 09:22AM
John Thune is the GOP’s Future
Republicans haven’t demonstrated much political agility in the past six years, but they’ve got a potential star in South Dakota’s Sen. Thune.
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Politics & Media
Jan 04, 2010, 10:14AM
Here to Stay
Mandates, like it or not, are the entangling feature of every budget debate; and, wonder of wonders, with all of the executive’s awesome power, there’s little, if anything, the governor can do about them.
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Politics & Media
Dec 28, 2009, 11:21AM
Slotzntracks: As American as Money
Maryland's obsession with slot machines and race tracks misses the point.
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Dec 23, 2009, 12:07PM
The Buck Stops With Us
In response to backlash over its enormous executive bonus packages, Goldman Sachs is giving $500 million for some 10,000 small businesses. That helps, but it's not the whole answer.
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Feb 08, 2010, 01:53PM
NASA's final night launch
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Feb 01, 2010, 02:52PM
More absurdist fun with the Westboro Baptist Church
Full story here.
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Jan 29, 2010, 10:33AM
Charlie Brooker on How to Report the News
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Jan 26, 2010, 02:04PM
Politics is rarely this entertaining
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Jan 25, 2010, 02:50PM
Don't talk to the police. Ever. Not ever.
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Jan 25, 2010, 11:11AM
The complete awesomeness of local news
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Jan 22, 2010, 03:06PM
Presidential speech fail
Brought to you by Joezjny.
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Jan 13, 2010, 02:11PM
Scott Brown, Republican candidate vying for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, appeared as Cosmo's 1982 centerfold
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Jan 12, 2010, 03:22PM
Afghan soldier gets some English lessons
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Jan 04, 2010, 09:33AM
The cage homes of Hong Kong
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Dec 29, 2009, 12:55PM
ReasonTV: Worst Decade Ever?
Yep... yep, pretty much.
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Dec 28, 2009, 10:46AM
The Daily Show presents: The Decade in Review
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Dec 23, 2009, 02:44PM
Darth Vader rings the opening bell on Wall Street
For... some reason.
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Dec 22, 2009, 04:03PM
Noam Chomsky doing what he does best
Kickin' ass and taking names.