How will Barack Obama get to 270?
This November, a Democratic victory will probably hinge on the Electoral College votes of a handful of swing states. Howard Dean's pollster examines 17 fall battlegrounds, one by one
Friday, May 16, 2008
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The $45 million bargain
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Will gay marriage doom the Democrats?
I don't think so, but either way, there's no turning back on full equality for everyone
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The Obama ad MoveOn didn't pick
More than 1,000 videos were submitted to MoveOn's "Obama in 30 Seconds" contest, only one was rejected -- now it's surfaced on the Internet, and the group is apologizing
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How will Barack Obama get to 270?
This November, a Democratic victory will probably hinge on the Electoral College votes of a handful of swing states. Howard Dean's pollster examines 17 fall battlegrounds, one by one
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"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian"
Grand battles! Dazzling special effects! But where are all the people?
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Gay marriage, so what?
Maybe I should be more grateful, but the California Supreme Court hasn't told me anything I don't already know
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In the land of believers
Gonzo journalist Matt Taibbi goes undercover into the nation's fringes and finds surprising similarities between the religious right and 9/11 conspiracy theorists
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How I misspent my European vacation
My trip to Italy was perfect -- except for the part where I couldn't stop worrying about money, my children and the state of my marriage
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Ask the pilot
With oil prices soaring, airlines are struggling as never before. What's in store for fliers?
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Since you asked ...
If I die, I want my friends to raise my children
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WayLay
The thing under the futon disappears!
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And justification for all
What's worse than bad behavior? A bad rationale. This week, Table Talkers reveal the worst excuses they ever heard -- and gave
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Bateman: "The Bush officials ordered the torture"
Actual audio of Marjorie Cohn's testimony before Congress on torture
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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Reading your way to a Y chromosome
A list of 100 books on "How to Be a Man" is heavy on the Vonnegut, light on the female authors
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California's marriage ruling -- what it means and what it doesn't mean
One can easily anticipate the myths and falsehoods soon to be spouted about this landmark ruling
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Microsoft-Yahoo again?: Investor Icahn tries to oust Yahoo board
Yahoo accused of botching Microsoft deal
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Hoping for magic from Americans
The Iraqi government still can't provide its citizens with basic security and services. So many look to Americans -- for everything
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Connecting the dots between Big Tobacco and DDT
Who is responsible for the campaign against Rachel Carson? Re-introducing Mr. Steve "Junk Science" Milloy
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Cannes opens with a dud -- but delights follow
"Blindness" is an apocalyptic horror flick, rendered dull and pretentious. But an astonishing animated war film and a gripping prison drama provide the fireworks
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Finale wrap-up: "America's Next Top Model"
Tyra Banks crowns a "juicy" winner, breaks new ground -- and reminds us why we can't stop watching this show
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Oh, no, not Silicon Valley again
But wait, the overachieving, high-ambition young stars who power the Web these days aren't irredeemably awful
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On armies, war and an aging Israel
As the country turns 60, a novelist reconsiders Zionism amid revealing encounters with the Israeli military
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Celebrate clean coal, come on!
The coal industry has turned up the heat on its ad campaign and apparently McCain, Clinton and Obama are buying
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Since you asked ...
The atheist and the creationist: Can't they just get along?
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Tom the Dancing Bug
The adventures of Brain in a Beaker
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TV Daily
Thursday: Season finales galore: "Grey's Anatomy," "The Office" and more. Plus: What did you think of "American Idol" on Wednesday?
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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She's still in it to win it
Despite nearly impossible odds, Hillary Clinton pressed her case for the nomination with a victory speech in West Virginia. But the election still put her one step closer to ceding defeat
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Miss Bitch USA
Want to watch tough female rappers shake their booties in a lesbian bar? VH1's "Miss Rap Supreme" proves no one is immune to reality TV's degradations
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Have we fallen behind our parents?
Author Nan Mooney argues that the middle class is slipping, and fixing it is going to take more than cutting out lattes
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She won't go easy
Hillary will likely fight to the bitter end -- but she should be grateful the media gave her a free pass. Plus: A soap opera legend, a disappearing Stevie and the Cream still rises
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Since you asked ...
My fiancé suddenly joined the Marines
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A nation of individualists
We work hard to be odd and to have unique problems, but there are a few things we share: A dark imagination, a love of spring, and serotonin
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The K Chronicles
Some heavy-duty baby videos
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TV Daily
Wednesday: The final three duke it out on "American Idol." Plus: What did you think of "Storm Over Everest" on Tuesday?
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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Finale wrap-up: "The Hills"
Never mind the sex-tape rumors. "The Hills" ends another soapy season with a nod toward love
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Can Barack Obama win West Virginia?
Hillary Clinton will likely win big here Tuesday. But could the primary vote in this former Democratic bastion be a clue to Obama's performance in November?
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Why Ronald Reagan didn't completely suck
In "The Age of Reagan," liberal historian Sean Wilentz reckons with the enormous, ongoing influence of the teflon president
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McCain Veepstakes
In the third of Salon's pick-a-vice-president questionnaires, help Republican John McCain select a running mate. (McCain will be 72 in August. It matters)
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Poetry vs. fear
The Obama-McCain contest will hold up a mirror to America's soul
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Since you asked ...
My boyfriend has an abysmal environmental conscience
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TV Daily
Tuesday: Frontline's thorough and gripping "Storm Over Everest." Plus: What did you think of "The Bachelor," "The Hills" and "American Gladiators" on Monday?
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This Modern World
It's February 2009. Do you know where your ex-president is?
Monday, May 12, 2008
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Daniel Amen responds to "Brain scam"
The host of the PBS special "Change Your Brain, Change Your Life" addresses the critical Salon article about him
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Buying security in Baghdad
At a U.S. combat outpost in the Iraqi capital, money is just as important as guns. Plus: Tensions flare in a neighborhood council
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Finale wrap-up: "Survivor: Micronesia"
"Survivor's" best season ever ends like a John Hughes movie, with selfish popular girls, angry outbursts and a great big love confession!
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Hillary enters death-with-dignity phase
If she hasn't already quit, it's hard to envision Clinton continuing her unwinnable -- even with Florida and Michigan -- battle beyond June 4
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Clinton and Obama on Al-Jazeera
The Arab network has followed the Democratic race closely. Inside its studios, I discover how Clinton's "obliterate Iran" comment played, and much more
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Since you asked ...
I'm a bisexual Christian husband and father
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Brain scam
Why is PBS airing Dr. Daniel Amen's self-produced infomercial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease?
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Who's the superpower now?
As oil prices drain the U.S. of military power and influence, Russia is rising as a world force again
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TV Daily
Monday: Gorge yourself on the empty calories of reality TV with "The Bachelor," "The Hills" and "American Gladiators." Plus: What did you think of "Battlestar Galactica" on Sunday?
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Hip-hop is no longer cooler than me
It's a sad day when a farm boy from Iowa can say that about a musical genre he once loved. When will the awful dance crazes end?
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