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Meghan McCain Tweets The Most Amazing Photo Of Mitt Romney You've Ever Seen
Is that a hula girl on his kimono?
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Republicans In Congress Killed A Media Shield Law That Would Have Protected The Associated Press
The defeated bill would have required approval from a federal court before reporters' phone records were subpoenaed. Darrell Issa, who condemned the AP subpoena Monday, was one of only 21 House Members to vote against the bill.
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Harvard History Professor Reportedly Trashes John Maynard Keynes Because He Was Gay And Childless
At an investment conference in California, Niall Ferguson blames Keynesianism on the gay and barren. UPDATE: Ferguson apologizes.
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"Boston Bomber's" Former Friends Suspect Him In Triple Murder
Tamerlan Tsarnaev's best friend was among the victims in the bloody 2011 homicide. Surprised "Tam" skipped the funeral.
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Harvard Medical School's Gunner Song
Nerds!
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The Traditional Marriage Advocate On "Times" Home Page Is Actually Pro-Polygamy
See what's written on the other side of the sign.
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Rep. Steve Cohen Reportedly Has A Daughter Nobody Knew About
The Tennessee congressman sent a few fond tweets to Victoria Brink on the night of the State of the Union, then quickly deleted them. Frank Thorp of NBC News reported this evening that she is his long-lost daughter.
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The 10 Most Interesting Things On John Boehner's Desk
Desert Gardens, Scented Candles and Unusual Histories. (UPDATED with herding cats cartoon)
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New York City's Tabloids Take On The NRA
The Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post labels Wayne LaPierre a "GUN NUT" and "NRA loon" in the wake of his bizarre news conference Friday. The Daily News piles on.
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An Eagle Appears To Steal A Toddler (Or Not)
Oh. My. God. UPDATE: Convincing suggestions that this may be a hoax.
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Coverage Of The Sandy Hook Shooting From Around The World
A look at how some outlets abroad have covered the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
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A Few IKEA Shearling Coat Monkey Memes
This monkey made our Sunday on twitter.
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Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist Becomes A Democrat
And the oddsmakers take a beating. Crist, who governed Florida as a Republican, endorsed President Obama's reelection and spoke at the Democratic National Convention this year.
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A Compendium Of Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley's Anti-Deer Tweets
One United States Senator's war on the antlered set plays out on Twitter.
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Florida Threw Out Christian Slater's Vote
Slater!
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A Meltdown In The Progressive Twittersphere
Shoq, lies and audiotape. (Updated below)
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In Vanity Fair Article, Echoes Of Obama's Determination To Kill — Not Capture — Osama Bin Laden
The president has always been subtly clear— even when his aides were not — that the purpose of the Abbottabad raid was to end Osama bin Laden's life. Michael Lewis' deeply reported Vanity Fair article seems to adopt that clarity.
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US Embassy In Cairo Deletes Controversial Tweets
In response to a firestorm of domestic controversy, the U.S. Embassy to Egypt deleted tweets standing behind a controversial statement from their official twitter account. See screenshots below.
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Putin Talks Group Sex
Buried in a Guardian article on Vladimir Putin leading a Siberian crane migration in a glider (!), the Russian president shares his thoughts on orgies. (h/t @danahoule)
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Obama Stuck To His Script
In a marked contrast to Bill Clinton's extemporaneous address, the president's convention speech mostly adhered to the prepared text. Obama's most notable departure from his prepared remarks was a call back to Clinton's "arithmetic" line.
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