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Topic: Opening Shot (page 3)

Alex Pareene surveys the burgeoning and bloated world of political news and opinion and explains the day's most essential story in Opening Shot, posted by 8:30 a.m. each weekday. Bookmark this page; follow @pareene on Twitter.

Image for Eric Holder's brave and welcome decision

Eric Holder gets brave

Alex Pareene
Image for Frank Luntz hired by Washington football team to convince people name isn't horribly racist

Racist NFL team hires Luntz

Alex Pareene
Image for Is Edward Snowden a hero or a traitor? Who cares

The dumb "hero" debate

Alex Pareene
Image for Dear Sunday shows: Book Wyden, not McCain

No McCain this Sunday please

Alex Pareene
Image for The government has all your info

The NSA has all your info

Alex Pareene
Image for Baseball’s war on drugs going about as well as government’s

Baseball's own war on drugs

Alex Pareene
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie delivers the keynote address during the second session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa

Hey Dems: Christie's rightwing

Alex Pareene
Image for Scandals boost number of potential 2014 Republican voters

Non-scandals helping GOP

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File photo of News Corporation CEO Murdoch attending the eG8 forum in Paris

Murdoch: Top cop for NYC mayor

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What's wrong with MSNBC?

Alex Pareene
Image for Obama’s drone speech will probably be maddening

Obama defends his drones

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Image for How policy nihilists in the Senate doomed LGBT immigrants

Democrats fold on LGBT rights

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Image for Kinsley loves austerity because it is

Kinsley's lame austerity idea

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David Brock

Talking points no one wants

Alex Pareene
Image for The 21 fiercest things Richard Nixon ever did

21 fiercest Nixon moments

Alex Pareene
Image for Which Obama scandal will inevitably lead to impeachment?

Obama will be impeached

Alex Pareene
Image for Good riddance, Barbara Walters

Good riddance, Barbara Walters

Alex Pareene
Image for GOP Cabinet boycott reaffirms Senate is archaic embarrassment

Senate humiliates itself again

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Image for GOP successfully scream

GOP Benghazi tantrum pays off

Alex Pareene
Image for The truly worrying thing about Mark Sanford's win

Sanford the weirdo

Alex Pareene
Image for Howard Kurtz faces the rarest threat of all: Pundit accountability

Pundit accountability!

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Terry McAuliffe

Terry McAuliffe has no shame

Alex Pareene
Image for Howard Kurtz comes out as illiterate

Howard Kurtz isn't trying

Alex Pareene
Image for GOP creates Ted Cruz, now thinks he's a jerk

Ted Cruz: Intentional jerk

Alex Pareene

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