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03.10.14 | 11:31 am
Doctors the New Obamacare Hostage?

Republicans have a new plan to kill Obamacare. Delay the individual mandate or the doctors get it – in the form of a 24% pay cut to physicians under Medicare.

03.10.14 | 11:11 am
More Great Moments in Gun Safety

I’m always telling people this: not a good idea to clean your gun while you’re in bed with your girlfriend.

03.10.14 | 10:34 am
Evidence, FTW!

The gold standard public survey of the percentage of Americans who do and do not carry health insurance showed a clear increase in the number of insured in January and a clearer trend taking shape now in the latest March release. That amounts to between 3 and 4 million people newly insured.

03.10.14 | 10:06 am
Seems Appropriate

George Zimmerman now signing autographs at gun shows.

03.08.14 | 4:28 pm
What Is It About CPAC?

In a Q&A I held yesterday at The Hive (sub req), a reader asked (in so many words), What is it about CPAC? Every year it totally takes over the political news space. There’s wall to wall coverage. Netroots Nation, which is also held every year, and other progressive/Democratic oriented events just don’t get anywhere near the attention. So why is that?

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03.08.14 | 10:02 am
No Words

Woman dies when a gun falls out of one of the socks she’s sorting at a thrift store and shoots her.

03.07.14 | 6:05 pm
Breaking

Authorities in Florida say they won’t be arresting Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) after his wife accused him of shoving her last weekend.

03.07.14 | 4:06 pm
Artifacts #1: The First Map of Africa

This is believed to be the first map of Africa, as a continent. “Africa” was originally a Roman term for the region of modern Tunisia and the western portion of Libya. The Arabs later adopted a similar definition. But this is the first known map of the new concept of Africa as a continent stretching from North Africa down to a southern tip that could be rounded and from which you could then sail on to India and Asia.

Princeton University, Historic Maps Collection.

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03.07.14 | 3:43 pm
This Always Happens

How did Idaho Gov. Butch Otter (R) end up in softcore porn movie?

03.07.14 | 2:36 pm
It’s Come To This …

CPACer says it’s a “liberal lie” that any states ban gay marriage.