Justice Department to Stop Prosecuting DOMA Cases
President Obama now says the law--which defines marriage as between a man and a woman--is unconstitutional
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Now that Hillary Clinton no longer has a nonpartisan badass day job, the universe is reverting back to its natural state in which Clinton is a controversial figure with a complicated past and more than a few enemies as well as the symbol of some people's anxieties about women in power.
President Obama now says the law--which defines marriage as between a man and a woman--is unconstitutional
A fake David Koch elicits the kind of candid talk rarely heard from politicians--Walker agrees that Mika Brzezinski is hot, but won't call in 'troublemakers' to disrupt pro-union protests
Obama's former chief of staff provokes a strong reaction in many people, especially because he says so many f-words
Art contest requires data to pull all-powerful digits on thousand of kiddos
The former shoplifter has some advice for the troubled star.
She uses it to "like" stuff on her other, not secret Facebook page!
A look at how the emerging meme attacking the First Lady's anti-obesity efforts fits into past political put-downs
Mark Ekstrum, who called in sick when his firehouse was called to the scene of the Tucson shooting, says he never expected his "measly little life would become national fodder"
President Obama and conservative activists wade into a state budget fight
Live ammo used on protesters and helicopters attacks on reporters
Lawmakers offer a flurry of amendments to defund Planned Parenthood, health care reform, the climate czar, and other favorite targets
The New Jersey governor gave a very, very well-reviewed speech in Washington Wednesday
Staffer mistakenly tweets that when the organization drinks, it does it right
Governor calls the bill a "very bad idea"
He now says he's "deeply ashamed" about the jokes he made soon after the brutal attack was announced by CBS News
Protesters are met with tear gas, rubber bullets, and hot-water cannons in the country's second-largest city
In our occasional look at how the world's ending today: the protest in Egypt as a sign the end times are nigh; Armageddon and Obama's re-election chances; never fear, New York is prepared
High school bullying peaks among those in the 98th percentile of coolness--the very coolest can afford to be nice
Legislature considering expanding the definition of "justifiable homicide"
Police use tear gas and electric prods to control opposition rallies in Tehran
The Italian prime minister is charged with paying an underage girl for sex
Michael Glasser advised Bob Dole and John McCain
House Speaker says he can't tell Americans what to believe
Young Americans for Freedom declares Paul to be "off his meds" after he wins CPAC straw poll
Many say White House leadership will be crucial as Egypt's military dissolves parliament and suspends the constitution
Iran outlaws Valentine's Day, lawmakers are confused by the defense budget, and Republicans love Donald Trump
The Islamic political group won't offer a presidential candidate but experts to have a role in Egypt's new government
Reporters won't be sad to see the White House press secretary go
People close to her hope she'll recover quickly enough for a campaign
A five-year ban on social networking is over, but it might not be a triumph for freedom
Obama wants to halve funding to poor people heating homes, Republicans want to gut the EPA
Rep. Chris Lee swiftly resigned after his shirtless photo was published, but the new House Speaker is reported to have warned him about partying with lobbyists before
He came, he saw, he passed the G.I. Bill. Now he's done
The married Republican congressman emailed a potential date on CraigsList a shirtless photo, which has--inevitably--ended up online
And given that Egypt's president is supposed to have a fixed salary, where'd the money come from?
Was the House's defeat of extending the anti-terrorism law a Tea Party triumph in defending civil liberties?
Moderate senators want to roll back the individual mandate and strengthen their bipartisan cred ahead of their reelection campaigns
Is the group that made the Democratic Party more centrist a victim of its own success?
Just saying GOProud should participate in a Republican conference has social conservatives unsettled
Politico says reporters have been duped into believing in the president's centrism
The New Yorker spends 24,000 words detailing the secretive church's doings
The latest on Egypt
He's talking about Egypt as if he's going for secretary of state
See if you can tell which controversial ads were banned, and which weren't
State Department inspector general's report says employees were so stressed by the bullying they volunteered to work in Afghanistan
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