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10.25.11 | 5:39 am
‘J. Edgar’

The new J. Edgar Hoover bio pic directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Leo DiCaprio has those who guard Hoover’s memory tied up in knots over the “gay question.” So many great quotes in this piece.

10.25.11 | 5:37 am
Smokers For Cain

Here’s that weird Herman Cain web video everyone’s talking about.

10.25.11 | 5:15 am
Subtle As A Jackhammer

Rick Perry rolls the dice on birtherism again — and throws in a little race-baiting for good measure.

10.24.11 | 2:36 pm
20 Years!

FTC reaches settlement with Google that includes periodic privacy audits for the next 20 years.

10.24.11 | 2:27 pm
Flooding In Thailand

Some of the images (also, puppies).

10.24.11 | 12:31 pm
Not Reassuring

The numbers of volunteers taking over policing duties has tripled with the onset of the great recession. See the chart.

10.24.11 | 11:59 am
Chart of the Day

How repealing ‘ObamaCare’ would bust a huge hole in the federal budget.

10.24.11 | 11:40 am
The World According To Murtha

A new report by the Justice Department’s inspector general alleges that the late Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) controlled the disbursement of federal grants to law enforcement in his district through a government contractor he had close ties to that was set up to act as a pass-through entity for the funds.

10.24.11 | 10:12 am
To Birther Or Not To Birther

Romney backer: Rick Perry’s birther talk is a “distraction” from creating jobs.