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Dana Liebelson

The problem with outsourcing the military

Edward Morrissey

Obama's boneheaded health-care fight with Catholics

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The brewing proxy war in Syria

Robert Shrum

Nominating Mitt Malaprop

Paul Brandus

Obama's 5 biggest mistakes

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a largely apolitical breast cancer charity, ignited a firestorm when it yanked its funding from Planned Parenthood this week.

Did the Komen charity's Planned Parenthood diss backfire?

February 3, 2012, at 11:06 AM

The pink-ribboned Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it dumped Planned Parenthood to distance itself from controversy. Whoops

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Mitt Romney campaigns in Reno: Nevada's highly motivated Mormon population could help Mitt's turnout problem this Saturday.

The Nevada caucuses: 5 key questions

February 3, 2012, at 10:54 AM

Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney may seem like a sure bet in Nevada, but caucuses are difficult to poll and the Tea Party remains an X factor

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Robert Shrum: Nominating Mitt Malaprop

February 3, 2012, at 10:22 AM

Romney has the GOP nomination wrapped up — but his serial verbal miscues will haunt him in November

Mitt Romney's business success, beautiful wife, and "relentlessly handsome face" may make it hard for many struggling Americans to relate to the GOP presidential frontrunner, pundits say.

Is Romney 'too perfect' to be president?

February 3, 2012, at 9:36 AM

On paper and on television, Mitt Romney looks like archetypal presidential material. Maybe that's why so many people don't like him

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Newt Gingrich sweeps away a pile of sparkly bits after being glitter-bombed in May.

Glitter bombing the GOP candidates: A video history

February 2, 2012, at 6:18 PM

Mitt Romney is the latest victim of the glitzy assault by gay activists, joining Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, who have also been stuck picking sparkles from their hair

David Choe paints a mural at Facebook's headquarters in 2005: The artist was paid in shares that could be worth millions with the filing of Facebook's IPO.

Good day, bad day: February 2, 2012

February 2, 2012, at 4:27 PM

While Facebook's IPO makes a grafitti artist a (likely) millionaire, hackers deface the Susan G. Komen website — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle

Real estate mogul Donald Trump endorsed GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney for president on Thursday, declaring that "Mitt is tough. He is smart."

Trump endorses Romney: 'A blessing or a curse'?

February 2, 2012, at 4:25 PM

The bombastic Apprentice star tries to lend the GOP frontrunner a helping hand. Some pundits believe Mitt should have said, "Thanks, but no thanks"

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Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels: His state's new "right-to-work" law is designed to create a more business-friendly environment, attracting more companies and jobs.

Indiana's 'right to work' bill: A serious blow to Big Labor?

February 2, 2012, at 2:14 PM

Indiana enacted the first "right-to-work" law in the nation's industrial North on Wednesday. What is this historic law and how much will it weaken unions?

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Mitt Romney is likely to roll easily through Nevada, as the once-threatening Tea Party falls prey to infighting.

Is Nevada's Tea Party too dysfunctional to trip up Mitt Romney?

February 2, 2012, at 12:07 PM

The insurgent movement made a big splash in 2010, but, in its current state of disarray, is failing to unite behind a non-Romney alternative

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Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign stop in Minnesota: Newt Gingrich vows that his campaign's "people power" will overcome the wealthy Romney's giant campaign war chest.

Is Mitt Romney 'buying' the GOP nomination?

February 2, 2012, at 7:22 AM

Mitt crushed Newt in Florida — but it cost him nearly $20 per vote, compared with just $6 for each Gingrich vote

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An extremely rare two-faced black cat - named Harvey Dent after Batman character Two-Face's alter ego - was recently born in Florida.

Good day, bad day: February 1, 2012

February 1, 2012, at 5:50 PM

A rare two-faced cat is born healthy, while women across the nation panic over recalled birth control pills — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle