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Newt Gingrich

Your Daily Newt: The Case of the "Pouting Sex Kitten"

Gingrich's debut novel was marred by some purple prose. But it wasn't his fault!

By Tim Murphy

 | Fri Feb. 10, 2012 11:05 AM PST

Grand George Soros—Fox News Alliance Exposed at CPAC

George Soros is secretly controlling Fox News. It just depends on what your definition of the word "is" is.

By Tim Murphy

 | Fri Feb. 10, 2012 10:06 AM PST

The Mystery of Exploding Pig Poop

First, strange "manure foam" started appearing on industrial hog farms. Then it started blowing up.

By Tom Philpott

 | Thu Feb. 9, 2012 3:00 PM PST

Mind-Blowing Charts From the Senate's Income Inequality Hearing

The 1 percent hasn't controlled such a large share of the economy since the eve of the Great Depression.

By Josh Harkinson

 | Thu Feb. 9, 2012 12:35 PM PST

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Chart of the Day: Unleaded Gasoline and Teen Pregnancy

By Kevin Drum

 | Thu Feb. 9, 2012 8:52 AM PST
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Al Qaeda and The Whales

Yes, there is a connection there.

By Asawin Suebsaeng

 | Thu Feb. 9, 2012 4:57 AM PST

US Pushes the World to Import Our Dodgy Meat

The Obama administration wants its trading partners to ignore concerns about American meat laced with a controversial chemical.

By Tom Philpott

 | Wed Feb. 8, 2012 4:08 PM PST

Poll: Americans Approve Of Targeted Killing Of American Terror Suspects

A recent poll suggests Americans are fairly comfortable with targeted killing—even if the target is an American citizen.

By Adam Serwer

 | Wed Feb. 8, 2012 6:59 AM PST

Catholics Do Not Have a Deep Moral Objection to Contraception

By Kevin Drum

 | Tue Feb. 7, 2012 3:50 PM PST
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State Department Preparing To Cut Iraq Embassy Staff By Half

...and the Splenda and chicken wings are running low!!

By Asawin Suebsaeng

 | Tue Feb. 7, 2012 2:10 PM PST

What Do the Coen Brothers, Jan Brewer, and Huggies Have in Common?

Hint: Arizona, the new ground zero in the war on public-worker unions.

By Andy Kroll

 | Tue Feb. 7, 2012 9:47 AM PST
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The Army's Gold-Plated Guns: $200 Million-Plus

By Adam Weinstein

 | Tue Feb. 7, 2012 3:14 AM PST

The Oregon Bill That Would Criminalize Twitter

A proposal to outlaw the kinds of tweets that led to Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring

By Josh Harkinson

 | Mon Feb. 6, 2012 5:54 PM PST

Let's Bomb Iran!

By Kevin Drum

 | Mon Feb. 6, 2012 11:27 AM PST

Behold the Most Racist Political Ad of the Year (So Far)

Congratulations, Michigan Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra. Your prize is in the mail.

By Tim Murphy

 | Mon Feb. 6, 2012 9:04 AM PST

The NYPD's Muslim Profiling Problem Gets Worse

Muslim groups demand an investigation.

By Adam Serwer

 | Mon Feb. 6, 2012 7:05 AM PST
Newt Clinton

Your Daily Newt: Crack Negotiating Skills

Gingrich's powers of persuasion with Bill Clinton left a little something to be desired.

By Tim Murphy

 | Mon Feb. 6, 2012 6:00 AM PST
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NBC's New Broadway Drama, "Smash," Might Actually Be...Good?

Despite clichés, early episodes show promise—and some rousing musical numbers to boot.

By Asawin Suebsaeng

 | Mon Feb. 6, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Koch Brothers Meet Again to Prep for "Mother of All Wars"

The billionaire industrialists and their allies convene to raise $100 million to defeat Obama.

By Gavin Aronsen

 | Fri Feb. 3, 2012 3:00 PM PST
money

Conservative Super-PACs Make It Rain

Conservative outside spending groups far out-raised their liberal counterparts.

By Adam Serwer

 | Fri Feb. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PST