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Jon Stewart declares Trump the human equivalent of a “hot dog-crust pizza”

We've lost the gun debate: Our relationship with guns is dysfunctional, and we won't do a thing about it

Nick Denton: The "new" Gawker to be "20 percent nicer" -- or maybe "10 to 15 percent"

"My god, stop being so thin-skinned!": Joe Scarborough mocks Donald Trump to his face in "Morning Joe" interview

Sandra Bland is dead: It is time to erase the “All Lives Matter” mantra

"Good" news for Rick Perry: Now he's only facing one felony charge!

Jeb Bush is flirting with disaster: Why his latest anti-Medicare fearmongering could sink his campaign

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