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Courts Rule in Favor of Deception


Anti-gay crusaders are deceiving voters about their strategies and intentions -- and the courts are playing along.   read more

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Battle Against al Qaeda in Iraq Has Turned Mosul into a Ghost Town


Five years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Mosul, one of the world's great cities, has become a desolate battleground.   read more

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Blogs mock vintage Bill O'Reilly in f-bomb explosion


A video posted at YouTube this weekend showing a younger Bill O'Reilly with more hair -- and apparently more agita -- was beginning to draw attention at liberal blogs on Monday. The bombastic Fox News host is known for taking the left to task for its   read more

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McCain has missed every major environmental vote this Congress


Wall Street Journal completely omits McCain voting record"Sen. McCain's support of regulating global-warming gases like carbon dioxide -- the biggest environmental issue before Congress -- more closely resembles the stance of his Democratic rivals, S   read more

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Barr announces Libertarian White House bid


(Update at bottom: Barr says not running to play spoiler)Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr is expected to announce that he's running for president as a Libertarian.   read more

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Former Clinton staffer pushes for Democratic unity ticket


As Barack Obama emerges as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, speculation has begun swirling about the possibility of a unity ticket featuring both Obama and Clinton. A 22-year-old former Clinton staffer, Adam Parkhomenko is promoting   read more

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Clinton campaign acknowledges $20 million debt


Aide denies report she is seeking VP slot"With her campaign falling ever deeper into debt, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton spent a rainy Mother's Day seeking votes ahead of Tuesday's primary here, turning a deaf ear to calls for her to leave a Democratic   read more

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Clinton, portrait of a lady on the political ropes


Hillary Clinton is showing her colors as a scrappy fighter unwilling to throw in the towel even as numbers show a win is unrealistic after a marathon Democratic presidential nomination race.Deep into what is the party's longest-ever nomination campai   read more

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Lieberman 'hopes' Iran is aware US airstrikes are 'distinct possibility'


After General David Petraeus testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee in April, conservative pundit Pat Buchanan warned that "the neocons may yet get their war on Iran."Buchanan particularly singled out Petraeus's agreement with Sen. Jos   read more

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Perceived as "Dykes, Whores or Bitches": 1 in 3 Military Women Experience Sexual Abuse


Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers -- and the military's failure to address it.   read more

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