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Obama had a magical week, McCain had a bad one, but the polls remain remarkably close.
Joan Walsh
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Think driving while talking on the cellphone is safe as long as you use a headset, as new laws require? Stop yammering and read this article.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
We speak with the hero of the Pentagon Papers case about that controversy and what lessons can be drawn for our current political climate.
Glenn Greenwald
In the Beltway world, those who believe in open government and accountability for lawbreaking by political leaders are demonized and marginalized.
Because the institutions that are designed to check the government have been failing so profoundly, the ACLU and similar groups have been forced to step into that role.
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