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There’s No Good Reason the National Enquirer Shouldn’t Win a Pulitzer Prize

The National Enquirer has thrown its hat in the ring for a 2010 Pulitzer Prize , seeking official recognition from the media Brahmins for its ownership of the John Edwards sex scandal. Said Brahmins are harrumphing, and here’s why they’re wrong

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There’s No Good Reason the National Enquirer Shouldn’t Win a Pulitzer Prize

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Wigs in the Wind

Last night was the second season premiere of Logo’s drag queen Project Runway / Top Model hybrid, and the first time I ever did watch it. And girl? I am just not sure what the helllll to say about it.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race: Wigs in the Wind

War Spending Surges in Obama’s Budget

President Barack Obama’s new budget, to be released Monday, forecasts two consecutive years of near $160 billion in war funding, far more than he hoped when elected and only modestly less than the last years of the Bush Administration. In 2011 alone, the revised numbers are triple what the president included in his spending plan a year ago. And the strain shows itself in new deficit projections, already hobbled by lagging revenues due to the weak economy.

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War Spending Surges in Obama’s Budget

What We Know about the Young Republican Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight

So who are the four geniuses who got arrested by the FBI yesterday for—apparently— trying to tap the phone of a sitting U.S. senator ? James O’Keefe , Robert Flanagan , Stan Dai , and Joseph Basel, all 24, were arrested by U.S.

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What We Know about the Young Republican Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight

CIA sharing data with climate scientists

The nation’s top scientists and spies are collaborating on an effort to use the federal government’s intelligence assets — including spy satellites and other classified sensors — to assess the hidden complexities of environmental change. They seek insights from natural phenomena like clouds and glaciers, deserts and tropical forests.

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CIA sharing data with climate scientists

Jon Stewart: A Decade in Review

As the 2000s become the 2010s, we all feel a little bit different and older, even if we can’t see it.

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Jon Stewart: A Decade in Review

Our Favorite Things About 2009: These People Are Gone

Dana Perino ‘s 9 Favorite Things reminded me that my favorite thing about 2009 has been that we don’t have to care about Dana Perino anymore. Or any other Bush people! Let us list 7 of them we do not miss. All Of the Press Secretaries The was the weaselly obfuscator, Fleischer.

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Our Favorite Things About 2009: These People Are Gone

Religious writer claims Golden Girls causes homosexuality

The guarantee of free speech in the USA doesn't guarantee intelligent speech. Sometimes, though, free speech yields unintentionally hilarious results, as is the case with an article by Stephenson Billings.

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Religious writer claims Golden Girls causes homosexuality

How Did the Bush White House Generate 234,042 Emails Per Day?

Two groups reached an agreement with the Obama administration today which will release 22 million White House emails that were previously “lost” by the Bush Administration.

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How Did the Bush White House Generate 234,042 Emails Per Day?

How Did the Bush Administration Generate 234,042 Emails Per Day?

Two groups reached an agreement with the Obama administration today which will release 22 million White House emails that were previously “lost” by the Bush Administration. These messages span 94 days.

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How Did the Bush Administration Generate 234,042 Emails Per Day?