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Briefing IRS 101: Seven questions about the tea party scandal
The Internal Revenue Service is under the microscope now, as revelations have emerged that the agency wrongly targeted conservative groups seeking nonprofit status. Here’s an accounting of what has happened, along with the ramifications.
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10 most controversial authors (in recent memory)
These writers have all sold plenty of books – and taken quite a lot of flak.
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Senate freshmen: What the 14 new members bring to Capitol Hill
A freshman Senate class was sworn in Jan. 3, bringing diverse skills and experience – not to mention agendas – to the legislative body. Whether the 14 newest senators help break partisan gridlock, or refuse to work across the aisle, will be the test for the 113th Congress.Twelve were elected on Nov. 6, including three Republicans, eight Democrats, and an independent. In addition, a Republican and a Democrat were appointed to vacant seats after the election. Here is a look at the 14 and what they bring to the Senate:
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Voter turnout: the 6 states that rank highest, and why
Which state will have the highest voter turnout on Nov. 6?On average, about half (51.6 percent) of eligible US voters cast ballots, but six states averaged more than 60 percent. The policies and attitudes in these states may hold lessons for those trying to get out the vote around the country.
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GOP convention: Who is the mystery speaker Thursday night?
There’s an enticing blank on the Republican convention speakers’ schedule for Thursday night. Speculation is fierce among the vast press corps as to who (or what) it might be. Here is our list.
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The Vote New Obama movie: more love letter than documentary (+video)
The Obama campaign is holding screenings of 'The Road We’ve Traveled' across the US on Thursday night. The film’s director is Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim.
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A Mitt Romney-Rick Santorum ticket? Don’t rule it out.
As Republicans in Alabama and Mississippi go to the polls, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are hurling insults at each other. But they could still be on the GOP ticket together.
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Vox News Rush Limbaugh: Jane Fonda wants him kicked off air. Should FCC listen?
Feminist activists Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem are calling for the FCC to take action against Rush Limbaugh. Doing so, however, could create complications.
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Vox News Did 'Game Change' change anyone's mind about Sarah Palin (+trailer)?
'Game Change' showed campaign aides aghast at what Sarah Palin didn't know, but it also credits her ability to connect with voters, especially parents of children with special needs.
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Vox News 'Game Change’: Could Sarah Palin portrayal affect the 2012 election?
The HBO movie ‘Game Change’ details the troubles that Sarah Palin went through in 2008 – which could affect the way a VP candidate is chosen and even President Obama’s reelection chances.
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Vox News 'Game Change': How accurate is the movie about Sarah Palin?
Words have been flying between supporters of Sarah Palin, who charge the ‘Game Change’ filmmakers with a smear job, and the producers, who insist they’re committed to accuracy.
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Vox News Limbaugh vs. Maher: Which one's words were worse?
As the Rush Limbaugh-Sandra Fluke controversy enters its second week, conservatives work to shift the conversation to left-leaning comedian Bill Maher and his rude comments about women.
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'Game Change': 5 revelations from the book
As the bestselling book 'Game Change' becomes an HBO movie, here are the 5 most interesting stories from the book.
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Vox News Rush Limbaugh-Sandra Fluke flap: Is it time to move on?
As the controversy over Rush Limbaugh's insult enters its second week, comedian Bill Maher says it's time for liberals to accept his apology and move on. Of course that's really Sandra Fluke's call.
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Joe the Plumber goes to Congress? Why he's a huge underdog.
Joe the Plumber, aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, on Tuesday won the GOP primary for Ohio’s Ninth Congressional District. His next step is to square off against Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur.
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Backchannels Netanyahu gives Obama the Book of Esther. Biblical parable for nuclear Iran?
Esther tells of a Persian plot against the Jews that was thwarted through cunning and the intercession of a gentile king. Purim, the holiday that celebrates the story, starts tonight.
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Vox News Rush Limbaugh: Do Democrats want uproar to continue?
Conservatives see 'media-generated histrionic' over vulgar comments Rush Limbaugh made about law school student Sandra Fluke. Liberals see a ripe opportunity to pin wings of GOP candidates to the wall.
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Why conservative critics are now backing Mitt Romney
Conservative Republican critics of Mitt Romney are now lining up behind him, in part because the bruising primary race is hurting the GOP in the eyes of voters, say polls.
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'Game Change': HBO movie depicts devoted and unhinged Sarah Palin
In the controversial new TV movie that aims at a behind-the-scenes portrait of the former US vice presidential candidate, Julianne Moore portrays Sarah Palin as a devoted Republican who lacks basic knowledge of world affairs and careens out of control.
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Backchannels Why an apology on Afghan Quran burning matters
Because it might save lives.
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'Joe the Plumber' and Herman Cain: A match made on cloud 9-9-9?
'Joe the Plumber' (a.k.a. Samuel Wurzelbacher), who is running for Congress, will campaign with Herman Cain. But the antitax everyman might be two years too late.
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Vox News Maher gives pro-Obama super PAC $1 million. Is that a good career move?
Bill Maher's routine is made up of political jokes all aimed at the GOP candidates. If no GOP candidate is able to beat President Obama in the fall, good material will be harder to come by.
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Chapter & Verse Author of a Sarah Palin tell-all is fined for publishing e-mails deemed confidential
Frank Bailey, author of 'Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin,' paid his $11,900 fine after an activist protested his ability to publish the e-mails.
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Vox News Sarah Palin: Press 'wee-weed up' over Santorum Satan speech. Is she right?
Sarah Palin has criticized the 'lame-stream media' for making too much of Rick Santorum's 2008 statement that Satan is attacking America. But the media aren't the only ones concerned.
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Politics of Rick Santorum's theology: Is faith a kingmaker or deal-breaker?
Rick Santorum, playing the religion card, appears to be winning support of evangelical Christians ahead of potentially pivotal GOP primaries in Arizona and Michigan.
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Tax VOX Payroll tax cut full of budget gimmicks
There are two gimmicks happening here. Both are functions of the 10-year budget window the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation use to score legislation.
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Santorum opens wide lead over Romney in latest poll
Powered by a new national poll, plus an infusion of campaign cash thanks to victories in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, Rick Santorum says he'll go after Mitt Romney in his home state of Michigan.
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The Vote Sarah Palin wows CPAC. But has the race for the White House moved beyond her?
Sarah Palin energized the crowd of activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference Saturday. She has yet to endorse a GOP presidential candidate, which keeps her in the game.
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The Vote Roseanne Barr: Is she serious about Green Party presidential bid?
The announcement by Roseanne Barr has given the Green Party the flash of media spotlight it has been lacking as the GOP candidates slog through their primaries.
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Groundhog Day: 5 things you need to know about Punxsutwney Phil
Every Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil makes the most celebrated weather forecast of the year, usually around the crack of dawn. But does he get it right? And who are those dapper guys in top hats? Here are answers to five famous Phil mysteries.
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