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While the Sunday shows rage around us, Moe and I call for Geithner's head, Larry Summers' ass, parse the Brangelina break-up reports and Joan Allen's necklace-of-horror, and, finally, debate which, if any, Republicans we'd allow to examine our vaginas. More »
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Michelle Malkin brought her own brand of potentially ghost-written crazy to the Today Show today, advancing wild conspiracy theories about race, nepotism and the Obamas. The Huffington Post's Jason Linkins and I parsed the insanity so you wouldn't have to. More »
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One of the biggest political debates going on in Congress and amongst the Presidential candidates is about health insurance and what to do about the entirely dysfunctional fucking system. Republicans favor things like deregulations and tax breaks and whatever, and use the specter of universal coverage to gin up their base. Health insurance companies lobby extensively to avoid being put out of business, as is their right. And some people — Democrats and others — are talking about moving to a system in which the federal government takes it all over. This is the health insurance companies worst nightmare, and for good reason. So, what are they doing to stop it and change the hearts and minds of the significant proportion of Americans who favor universal health care? Their brilliant strategy, after the jump. More »
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Watch out, soldiers! The same kind folks that brought you the (almost complete) ban on abortions at military hospitals and medical facilities (or, rather, brought the female members of the military and soldiers' wives/ daughters that ban) are now after your porn — or, what's left of porn that the military allows to be sold at post exchanges. The, um, dirty details, after the jump! More »
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