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Marijuana's Big Moment | ARTICLE

Initiatives to legalize the recreational use of marijuana and regulate the drug like alcohol passed easily in both Colorado and Washington last night. This is a watershed moment in the War on Drugs – the first time...
November 7, 2012 8:26 AM ET
President Obama's Six Keys to Victory | ARTICLE

President Barack Obama has won re-election – his lease on the White House renewed by a multicultural, center-left coalition that ought to give GOP consultants nightmares, producing an electoral college landslide that surprised everyone not named Nate...
November 7, 2012 8:21 AM ET
Pot Possession: An Arrest Every 42 Seconds | BLOG ENTRY

New FBI data reveal the grotesque, monumental stupidity of the drug war. There were 757,969 marijuana arrests in America last year — 87% for simple possession. That's one possession arrest every 42 seconds, according to the Marijuana Policy Project. Meanwhile,...
October 30, 2012 2:45 PM ET
Helpless in a Hurricane: Mitt Romney's Five Dumbest Budget Cuts | ARTICLE

As Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast this week, the so-called "Frankenstorm" exposed the dark underbelly of Mitt Romney's plans to delegate core federal responsibilities to the states and to blindly impose a 5 percent, across-the-board budget...
October 30, 2012 9:00 AM ET
Don't Ask, Don't Tell: 11 Big Questions That Were MIA at the Presidential Debates | ARTICLE

The 2012 presidential debates were a national disgrace. Forget that two of moderators were doddering old white men who allowed themselves to be steamrolled by Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. (You only have to be...
October 24, 2012 4:35 PM ET
The Final Presidential Debate: Four Punches That Knocked Out Mitt Romney | BLOG ENTRY

A hungry, confident Barack Obama finally found Mitt Romney's glass jaw, and he scored a knockout in the decisive third round of the 2012 presidential debates. The strategic mistake was the challenger's. Frequently agreeing with Obama, attempting...
October 23, 2012 12:05 PM ET
Mitt Romney's Dirty Dozen | ARTICLE

Not so long ago, Mitt Romney used to blast deadly coal-fired power plants and talk up emission caps to curb the "dramatic warming of our planet." But as the GOP nominee for president, Romney has...
October 22, 2012 10:00 AM ET
18 Ways Mitt Romney Is Just Like George W. Bush | ARTICLE

Mitt Romney clearly wants to run away from the Bush legacy of unnecessary war, budget-busting tax cuts for the rich and economic collapse. When a town-hall debate questioner finally forced the GOP nominee to directly compare himself...
October 18, 2012 9:00 AM ET
Mitt Romney's Five Nuttiest Moments From the Second Presidential Debate | ARTICLE

As he was getting trounced in the second presidential debate last night, taking a pounding from President Obama on everything from his "sketchy deal" tax plan to his disdain for the 47 percent, Republican challenger Mitt...
October 17, 2012 9:42 AM ET
Paul Ryan's Bogus Soup Kitchen Photo Op | ARTICLE

Eager to prove he's not a heartless monster just because his budget will throw millions of poor people off of food stamps and Medicaid, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan paid a surprise visit last week to...
October 16, 2012 1:40 PM ET
Joe Biden Vs. Paul Ryan: The 15 Best Tweets About the Vice Presidential Debate | ARTICLE

Vice President Joe Biden steamrolled Rep. Paul Ryan in the first vice-presidential debate last night, winning 50 percent to 31 percent in a CBS poll of uncommitted voters. From the first mention of "malarkey" – Biden's...
October 12, 2012 10:13 AM ET
Mitt Romney’s Tax Dodge | ARTICLE

How does a private-equity kingpin worth at least $250 million pay a lower tax rate – just 14 percent – than many teachers and firemen? By exploiting tax loopholes that favor the rich and hiding his money...
October 12, 2012 9:00 AM ET
The First Debate: Mitt Romney's Five Biggest Lies | ARTICLE

Mitt Romney turned in a polished performance in last night's presidential debate – and revealed himself to be an accomplished and unapologetic liar. In an evening where he sought to slice and dice the president with statistics,...
October 4, 2012 9:32 AM ET
Mitt Romney's Real Agenda | ARTICLE

It was tempting to dismiss Mitt Romney's hard-right turn during the GOP primaries as calculated pandering. In the general election – as one of...
September 28, 2012 10:30 AM ET
Mitt Romney Is Lying. Again. | BLOG ENTRY

Mitt Romney is lying again. On the eve of his speech at the Republican convention, Romney and his campaign have launched a new site touting Mitt's private-sector experience: SterlingBusinessCareer.com. Under a section called "Fixing Businesses," the campaign...
August 30, 2012 4:44 PM ET
One Shockingly True Fact from Paul Ryan's RNC Speech | BLOG ENTRY

In a speech that will long be infamous for flouting the truth, Paul Ryan uncorked a disturbing honest-to-God fact at the Republican National Convention last night — one that underscores the severity...
August 30, 2012 4:00 PM ET
The Federal Bailout That Saved Mitt Romney | ARTICLE

Mitt Romney likes to say he won't "apologize" for his success in business. But what he never says is "thank you" – to the...
August 29, 2012 7:00 AM ET
The Five Fatal Flaws of Romney's Ryan Veep Pick | BLOG ENTRY

Mitt Romney didn't just pick a running mate. He decided to undergo a brand transplant. By tapping Paul Ryan, the high-profile mastermind of the House GOP's economic agenda, Romney appeared to concede that weeks of punishing attacks by...
August 13, 2012 9:25 AM ET
Guess Who's Profiting Most From Super PACs? | ARTICLE

Candidates may raise the unprecedented sums of political cash being funneled through Super PACs this year, and media strategists may decide how to spend them – but the people who actually wind up pocketing much of the...
August 6, 2012 10:25 AM ET
Obama Swings the Swingers | BLOG ENTRY

The big campaign news out today is that Mitt Romney raised $106 million in June, swamping the president's $71 haul. That's a pretty big deal. Yet, for all the focus on the money chase, we rarely...
July 8, 2012 6:00 PM ET