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"War on Women" video bitch slaps misogynist Republicans

Conservatives like Rick Santorum and Rush Limbaugh have made crude and offensive statements against women. In a new MoveOn.org video, female voters strike back.

Politicizing abortion a profoundly stupid idea

With Rick Santorum somehow surging in the polls, this election cycle has become strangely about social issues, sidelining more pressing topics, such as the economy and the environment. However, it...

The lynching of Ron Paul

Was the recent hacking job by Anonymous a targeted attempt to bring down Republican candidate Ron Paul?

Anonymous hacks neo-Nazi sites

Hacker group Anonymous targeted neo-Nazi groups suspected of being associated with Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.

Mitt Romney, Republican pickup artist: video

Look out, Newt: in a new parody skit, Romney seduces Americans using trips from "The Game," a pickup artist's bible.

The GOP turns to G-O-D

Are you there, God? It’s me, Rick Perry.

Obama's new "Buffett Rule" to raise tax on millionaires and billionaires

President Obama will be seeking a new tax plan calling on millionaires to pay a minimum tax rate so that they will pay at least the same tax rate as middle-class Americans, according to reports. The...

Sarah Palin's one-night stand with Glen Rice

Sarah Palin had an interracial one-night hookup with NBA star Glen Rice in the 80s, according to an upcoming book by investigative reporter Joe McGinniss. McGinnes writes that the Palin got...

Ron Paul lets sick friends die?

Ron Paul sent a chilling message at the GOP debate on Tuesday: if you're sick and dying and uninsured, that's your problem. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer asked Paul, a darling of the Tea Party and...

Glenn Beck wants to French kiss Texas Gov. Rick Perry

George W. Bush plus the Tea Party equals  Rick Perry, says the website ThinkProgress.org. The popular Texas governor and Republican presidential candidate, currently neck-and-neck with Michele...