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Three big scandals. Two Marine umbrellas. And a non-salute en route to Memorial Day. Plus more visual evidence from 12 days of scandal town.
The anti-immigration measure has fierce detractors and fervent supporters
Plus: the worst invention in the history of mankind
Is reaching out the base playing the "race card"?
Pundits once again step back to weigh his approach to the presidency
After the controversial Arizona law, President Obama weighs a national push
Gabe Sherman at New York Magazine drops 6,000 words on "Palin, Inc."
Could it be repealed, blocked, or challenged in court?
Who's to blame?
In the search to replace Justice Stevens, an opportunity for deeper reflection on one of the United States' integral institutions
The HHS says the bill will increase health care costs
He blasts Bill Clinton's claim that violence is brewing on the right
These bureaucrats are NSFW
Jim Manzi's bomb-drop on Mark Levin divides the right
Also: the sexiness of Secret Service agents, decoded
Why is Sue Lowden doubling down on the barter talk?
After dismissing Elena Kagan, liberals make their case
"A meeting in the candidate's office? One prime heifer."
A Democratic rep worries the state might become "the laughing stock of the nation"
Money for nothing, chicks for free
Opponents decry White House ties to the hated megabank
Assuming it's not just a post health-care surge
That's what Senator Scott Brown says
The beleaguered Florida Republican considers his options
He'd like to give it a shot
Does it go too far?
Justice Alito's dissent: the ruling has "the practical effect of legalizing the sale" of crush videos
Obama's chief of staff confirms his future goals
Michael Kinsley on the folly of not knowing a Supreme Court nominee's views
He's quietly reaching out, but can he make inroads without an uproar?
And what does this mean for the president's agenda?
"Maverick" fits in there, too
Comparing today's anti-government sentiment to that of the 1990s
Bill Clinton and others explain today's relevance on the attack's 15th anniversary
Limbaugh, says the former president, "doesn't make sense"
It doesn't look good
A controversial veto draws yet more conservative outrage
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