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  • Bizarro World: Bill Ayers Accuses Obama of Terrorism

    18 June 2013, 3:33 pm by: David A. Graham

    Today's least self-aware punditry, courtesy of the former Weather Underground ringleader    
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  • The Point Michael Burgess Was Trying to Make About Fetal Masturbation

    18 June 2013, 2:51 pm by: David A. Graham

    The Texas lawmaker's comments are really just another way to talk about the doggedly debated topic of whether fetuses feel pain.    
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  • Boehner's Immigration Plan: Divide and Conquer His Own Party

    18 June 2013, 11:12 am by: Chris Frates

    The speaker aims to capitalize on a rift in his caucus by arguing that doing nothing will be even worse than the reforms on the table now.    
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  • The Odd Bipartisan Coalition That Could Sink Obama's Free-Trade Legacy

    18 June 2013, 11:00 am by: Paul Sracic

    Executive-power-wary Tea Partiers and labor-aligned Democrats could block "fast-track" authority for two huge agreements.    
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  • 3 Former NSA Employees Praise Edward Snowden, Corroborate Key Claims

    18 June 2013, 8:30 am by: Conor Friedersdorf

    The men, all whistleblowers, say he succeeded where they failed.    
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  • Why Are People So Distrustful of Big Government?

    18 June 2013, 7:01 am by: Conor Friedersdorf

    The NSA revelations don't come in a vacuum: There's a long history of abuses carried out in the name of national security.    
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  • A Riveting Interview With Edward Snowden's Conflicted Father

    18 June 2013, 4:30 am by: Conor Friedersdorf

    In a Fox News appearance, he advised his son to avoid committing treason and come home.    
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  • The Sleeper: Scott Walker Is the Dark-Horse GOP Candidate for 2016

    17 June 2013, 12:05 pm by: Beth Reinhard

    You won't see him on magazine covers or late-night TV, but the Wisconsin governor has the resume and resilience for a White House run.    
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  • Briefing the Intelligence Oversight Committees Isn't Enough

    17 June 2013, 9:00 am by: Conor Friedersdorf

    The whole Congress should debate and vote on significant policies.    
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  • The Leadership Trait That Barack Obama and Dick Cheney Share

    17 June 2013, 8:01 am by: Conor Friedersdorf

    Though vastly different, both think more highly of their own judgment than any law.    
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  • How the Voting Rights Act Hurts Democrats and Minorities

    17 June 2013, 6:00 am by: Steven Hill

    Though conservatives hope the Supreme Court will strike part of the law this month, the 1965 act has become central to GOP control of the House.    
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  • Social Conservatives Still Control the GOP

    16 June 2013, 9:21 am by: Molly Ball

    Despite worries that their focus on abortion and gay marriage is a liability for Republicans, they're as well-organized, vigilant, and powerful as ever.    
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  • The NSA Leaks and the Pentagon Papers: What's the Difference Between Edward Snowden and Daniel…

    15 June 2013, 9:21 am by: Garance Franke-Ruta

    How we answer may say more about us than it does about either of them.    
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  • The Security-Industrial Complex

    15 June 2013, 9:20 am by: David Rohde

    The culture of secrecy in Washington has become absurd.    
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  • Why Can't House GOP Leaders Stand Up to Radical Members of Their Party?

    14 June 2013, 9:14 am by: Norm Ornstein

    No Republican on the Homeland Security Subcommittee was willing to speak against Steve King's "poison-pill" amendment.    
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  • Why Is Obama Involving the U.S. in Another War in the Mideast?

    14 June 2013, 9:00 am by: Conor Friedersdorf

    The president's decision to arm the rebels in Syria is yet another betrayal of the anti-war liberals who helped elect him.    
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  • Russ Feingold Tried to Warn Us About Section 215 of the Patriot Act

    14 June 2013, 8:00 am by: Conor Friedersdorf

    Wisconsin voters replaced the civil-liberties champion with an ostensibly Tea Party senator -- who doesn't seem to care about government snooping.    
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  • Daniel Ellsberg on the High Costs of Executive-Branch Secrecy

    14 June 2013, 6:00 am by: Conor Friedersdorf

    The president and his underlings, "given a chance to paralyze opposition by practicing secrecy and deception, will use that power."    
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  • Why Should Congress and the Courts Care About Snooping If Citizens Don't?

    13 June 2013, 9:00 am by: James Joyner

    There really are checks and balances in our national-security system, but apathy prevents them from exercising rigorous oversight.    
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  • All Leaks Are Illegal, but Some Leaks Are More Illegal Than Others

    13 June 2013, 8:30 am by: Conor Friedersdorf

    Just exposing classified information doesn't always lead to prosecution. Just ask high-ranking Obama and Bush Administration officials.    
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  • What About the Fact That Terrorists Want to Murder Us All?

    13 June 2013, 7:30 am by: Conor Friedersdorf

    The distinctive malice of al-Qaeda and its allies doesn't change the fact that we need to make rational choices in a world of limited resources.    
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  • On Immigration, Rubio Is Good for the GOP, Cruz and Sessions Are a Drag

    12 June 2013, 8:05 pm by: Garance Franke-Ruta

    A new poll shows that the way senators talk about immigration reform doesn't just alter their standing -- it changes how Latinos look at their entire party.    
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  • Conservatives on Immigration: Reformers in Name Only?

    12 June 2013, 2:13 pm by: Molly Ball

    Senators like Rand Paul are demanding a tougher immigration bill. Reform advocates must decide if they're being sincere -- or trying to kill the bill.    
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  • To Stop Being the Party of Stupid You Must Stop Being Stupid

    12 June 2013, 1:24 pm by: Ta-Nehisi Coates

    It's not enough to pay a political price or be shamed into silence. You have to come to believe sincerity is not the same as accuracy.    
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  • Here We Go Again: GOP Rep Says Rate of Pregnancy From Rape Is 'Very Low'

    12 June 2013, 12:02 pm by: David A. Graham

    Was Arizona's Trent Franks not paying attention when Todd Akin made similar comments last year and paid the price?    
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