Discovered: remote polluted lakes, uninformed fish, a comet crossbow, clinical trial check-up and one place to be to find undiscovered invertebrates.
Will ordering the Justice Department to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act become a liability for a Obama?
The Daily Show host has a mostly cordial conversation with the former Secretary of Defense
Looks a lot like a Brontosaurus, from the drawings
30,000 protesters gather in Athens
The company's shareholders would like to know
What's happening here? A nationally representative poll finds 61% of respondents oppose laws similar to Wisconsin
He elects to stay "in the trenches" of the U.S. Senate
Delightful: apparently nearly half of U.S. dogs and cats are overweight
Al Jazeera English has been meeting with U.S. cable providers, buoyed by its recent coverage of unrest in the Middle East
A powerful quake kills 65 people, traps more in rubble
The Legend of Zelda celebrates its 25th birthday, here's the best places to revel in the anniversary
The former Connecticut Senator's glitzy past is coming out now that he is expected to be named Hollywood's top lobbyist as head of the Motion Picture Association of America
Yet another writer wants to tell us, unequivocally, that twenty-something men are "stunted"
As details emerge about the attack on CBS News' Lara Logan, journalists weigh in on the "bizarre patronizing" female war reporters face
As the second week of the budget battle begins, an overview of what's at stake
In HuffPo spirit, Colbert repackages Ariana Huffington's news website and hopes for an even bigger payout
Lawrence O'Donnell strains to comprehend O'Reilly the 'actor' and O'Reilly the 'character'
Of all the stunning photography, here are the images that intrigued us
On the latest try, Republicans passed a short-term extension of the surveillance program
The Congresswoman is in the early stages of recovery, but she's still considered a frontrunner for Jon Kyl's seat
The noteworthy and unlikely wins of this years awards
That could be interesting, right? AMC has this odd idea of becoming an indie film producer
What's behind the woulda-coulda Facebook founders' recent media blitz?
Co-sponsors GOProud have won the endorsement of Sarah Palin, but the gay group still causes conservative fretting
The reality TV star doesn't mince words when she's on Fox News
Does liberal academia unfairly discriminate against conservatives?
National Review's Rich Lowry makes the case for why Jeb needs to run in the next election
The Boston Globe highlights "an increasingly energized phalanx" of new isolationists
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