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February 27, 2011

The story behind the "Roger Ailes indictment" story

Tracking down the origins of an unsubstantiated report about the imminent indictment of the Fox News chief
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Published on February 27, 2011 15:02

February 26, 2011

What sharia law actually means

The right wants to ban it in America, but do they even know what it is?
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Published on February 26, 2011 07:02

February 25, 2011

Secret Service interviews "shoot Obama" questioner

And concludes that an elderly person made a "bad joke" at the town hall with Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA)
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Published on February 25, 2011 09:02

Broun disputes "shoot Obama" story

The Republican congressman's office claims he did not respond to the now-notorious town hall question
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Published on February 25, 2011 09:02

February 24, 2011

Town hall question: "Who's going to shoot Obama?"

To which Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) responded: "I know there's a lot of frustration with this president."
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Published on February 24, 2011 19:02

Obama presides over a private contractor boom

The use of armed private contractors has soared in Afghanistan since President Obama took office, a report finds
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Published on February 24, 2011 13:02

Is Mike Huckabee bored by foreign policy?

The potential 2012 hopeful says of the war in Afghanistan: "I don't know" what to do
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Published on February 24, 2011 09:02

Texas rep: Dump immigrants at congressional offices

A Tea Partyer proposes that police physically deposit illegal immigrants at the offices of members of Congress
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Published on February 24, 2011 09:02

February 23, 2011

Human Rights Watch targets ... the United States

For its terrible parental-leave policies
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Published on February 23, 2011 13:02

CIA man in Pakistan may not have immunity

A former State Department lawyer says real questions remain about the legal status of Raymond Davis
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Published on February 23, 2011 13:02

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