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  • #sad

    Some People Wait Until the Holidays To Do Mean Things

    Two examples of downright, calculating festive nefariousness have happened today in Afghanistan and China. One set of media-savvy people wanted to hide their cruelty and the other wanted to show it off. See if you can guess which is which. More »
    12/25/09
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  • #shutup

    News of First Major Progressive Legislation in 30 Years Enrages Liberals

    Ugh. Shut up, bill-killing liberals. You know who has more liberal cred than all of you? Bernie Sanders, who secured $10 billion for community health and then voted for cloture.
    12/21/09
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    By Pareene
  • #johnbirchsociety

    The '60s Are Back! Birchers Sponsor Conservative Conference

    Oh, hey, CPAC is coming up. That is the annual conference for dedicated conservatives. And just to prove that the Republican Party is back in a big way, the John Birch society is a 2010 CPAC sponsor! More »
    12/16/09
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    By Pareene
  • #thedauphincode

    Mysterious, Maybe Murderous Yale 'Dauphin' Releases Video of Skull & Bones' Secret Lair

    A Yale freshman who called himself the Dauphin is believed to have terrorized his peers with death threats, ritualistic vandalism, and a hit and run accident. Among his rumored loot: Secret society video footage, which has since surfaced on YouTube. More »
    12/14/09
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  • #overcompensating

    GOP Chairman Michael Steele Gets Jiggy With His Interns

    No, not like that. More like a deeply insecure bald man who's desperate to demonstrate to the kids that he's not like those other Republican National Committee chairmen. Here are the "hip" outtakes from intern portraits taken by Mark Odell. More »
    12/11/09
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  • #askanexpert

    Ask an Expert: Is Uganda About to Start Executing Gays?

    The reports of a possible death penalty for gays in Uganda are horrific. But since I don't know anything about Ugandan politics, I asked Andrew Rice, a friend who wrote a book about Uganda, if he could add some context. More »
    12/09/09
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    By Andrew Rice
  • #manysecondacts

    Choir Boy to Power Player to Morning Host: George Stephanopoulos' Career in Eight Steps

    George Stephanopoulos is reinventing himself for the third time. He's been a smug political hack, a penitent political memoirist, an earnest political journalist, and now he's going to host ABC News' wacky morning show. Let's look at his past transformations. More »
    12/09/09
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  • #liars

    Sarah Palin's Washington Post Op-Ed Debunked

    The Washington Post has run another Sarah Palin op-ed. And this time it's worse than ever — it's about the myth of global warming and how she is the true defender of science because she kills polar bears. More »
    12/09/09
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  • #emissions

    Will Free Sex Help Climate Summit Delegates Save the World?

    Earth! Fire! Wind! Water! Heart! Sex! With your powers combined... I am the Copenhagen climate summit! Starting tomorrow, delegates to the COP15 summit will be saving the world and maybe getting laid a lot, thanks to free prostitute sex. More »
    12/06/09
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  • #blogsaredead

    Handicapping the Impending New York Times Blog Massacre

    New York Times brass is publicly hinting that its 70 (!) blogs will soon be culled to a less absurd number. Worried your favorite will be killed? We've handicapped the survival chances of eight blogs for your convenience. More »
    12/02/09
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