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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.

10.24.11 | 9:04 am
Awkward

Mitt Romney is now pushing a referendum in Ohio (Issue #3) which would ban state-based “RomneyCare” in that state.

10.24.11 | 8:01 am
This Just Keeps Happening

Another politician brought down by Rentboy.com. This time a NJ mayor who says he has no idea how the site got the photo of him in the blue Calvin Klein underwear.