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The Miami Heat star would be a natural.

The newest salesman for ObamaCare: LeBron James?

The White House is reportedly mulling a partnership with the NBA to help educate Americans about health care

 
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Only Sen. Paul knows for sure.

Why is Rand Paul crossing his fingers on the cover of The New Republic?

Surely the article on Sen. Paul is interesting in its own right. But nobody can seem to get past the cover

 
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How 'bout them Cowboys, Gov. Christie?

Chris Christie, NFL fandom, and the presidency

Two NFL teams play in the New Jersey governor's state. He still roots for the Cowboys — and that will help him come 2016

 
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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is none too pleased.

The House's cold war over the IRS scandal just turned hot

Democrat Elijah Cummings releases the entire transcript of an IRS employee interview, and Darrell Issa is furious

 
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According to Edward Snowden, there's more where this leak came from.

Washington has an Edward Snowden problem

The NSA leaks are exposing our lawmakers' hypocrisy — on both the left and right

 
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John Oliver talks immigration politics

WATCH: John Oliver tackles the politics of immigration reform

The Daily Show stand-in isn't impressed with the GOP's handling of immigration, but he loves what WWE wrestling is doing

 
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Immigration reform is gonna make it rain.

How immigration reform could save taxpayers nearly $1 trillion

An economic case for the controversial legislation

 
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Fear not, supporters, the bill's not dead yet.

23 times the immigration reform bill has been at death's door

Reports of the legislation's impending demise have been greatly exaggerated

 
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"I am proud to announce that I am Ready for Hillary."

Why Claire McCaskill is endorsing Hillary Clinton so early

The Missouri Democrat backed Obama over Clinton in 2008

 
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President Obama makes his case to Charlie Rose

5 takeaways from Obama's sit-down with Charlie Rose

The president talked national security, Syria, and Dick Cheney in his 45 minutes with the PBS host

 
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President Obama has become unrecognizable to some of his supporters.

Obama's sinking ratings: 3 reasons the White House should worry

A new poll shows that trust in the president is slipping

 
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Congress' approval ratings are underwater.

Americans trust (almost) everything more than Congress

Gallup finds confidence in the legislature has slipped to an all-time low

 
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She's baaaack.

Sarah Palin's Fox return proves conservative media outlets don't care about conservatism

Instead, they care about making money

 
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Jessica Williams dishes Twitter advice

WATCH: The Daily Show tells Hillary Clinton how to win Twitter

Also, John Oliver razzes the Boy Scouts, Pat Robertson, the Vatican, and France on gay rights

 
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The NSA has been using high-tech surveillance ever since the horrific terror attacks on 9/11.

The liberal case for high-tech NSA surveillance

President Obama is not violating his liberal principles by defending the NSA. He is exercising them.

 
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Not for the first time, there's some tension between America's two most recent Democratic presidents.

Bill Clinton cautions Obama: Beware looking like a 'total wuss' and 'total fool'

The former president says the current president may regret staying on the sidelines if Syria's war worsens

 
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Chris Christie slow-jams the news

WATCH: Chris Christie and Jimmy Fallon slow-jam the N.J. special election

The New Jersey governor goes on NBC Late Night to quiet a political storm. Hey, it worked for Obama

 
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Pshaw, what's 444,000 Twitter followers? Easy.

Hillary Clinton's big splash on Twitter: By the numbers

The former secretary of State gets an enthusiastic welcome as she joins the social media party

 
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Trent Franks: The latest Republican male to make a controversial remark about rape.

The War on Women is back

A controversial abortion ban passes a House committee, while a Republican raises eyebrows with a startling comment about rape

 
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President Obama speaks on immigration reform at The White House, June 11.

4 key factors that will decide immigration reform's fate

The Senate immigration bill passes its first big test. What hurdles will it face next?

 
 
 

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