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Mayor Bloomberg proposes a two-year food stamp soda ban
Round two of verbal sparring over Meg Whitman's "nannygate"
On the John Kerviel sentencing, the demonization of teachers unions, and the unknowns behind terror alerts
Ironically, it's the same show where the RNC chairman just committed a gaffe
A new survey finds a striking resemblance to the prominent evangelical faction
Two-thirds of Democrats don't think Congress has accomplished much
On TV's forthcoming golden age, Zuckerberg the non-evil non-genius, and Americans "fracking"
SNL's Fred Armisen needn't look for other work
A Pew Center survey finds an enthusiasm gap among registered Latino voters
On how not to fight colds, the "me-time" generation, and the case for wasteful spending
The former Chief of Staff introduces himself, commits first campaign gaffe
Alaska's Joe Miller becomes the latest to oppose a federal minimum wage
Thomas Friedman's prediction is treated with skepticism by pundits
Gloria Allred, the women driving "nannygate," finds little sympathy on Fox News
On the first cyber-strike, the man for all factions, and the defense myth
An adaptation of the bestseller hits theaters this weekend
On this generation's best director, the GOP's class divide, and "the austerity caucus"
How much do they deserve to be taxed?
It lost $3.8 billion last year, and its rate hike proposal was just denied
Dueling campaign videos introduce, and redefine, the term as a political barb
Latest round of polling shows her "deadlocked" with Joe Miller
On how Facebook isn't about punks, why the electric car won't save us, and how U.S. politics needs to be reformed
He's quizzed on troop levels in Afghanistan, the merits of evolution and home foreclosures
On crime in Boston, the cruelty of blogging in Iran, and refusing to stop writing about Apple
The senator plans to block all legislation that isn't "cleared through his office"
Unlike the House, at least Colbert has, "dignity and integrity left to lose"
On where California went wrong, the new American normal, and "ironic rot"
A North Carolina House candidate asks, "Are you anti-Christian in your thinking?"
Obama hits the road to drum up enthusiam
The San Francisco Chronicle gives a ringing non-endorsement to Boxer, Fiorina
On the false "triumph" of the Tea Parties, the consumption myth, and what the future will condemn us for
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