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Why the Internet Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

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(March 12) -- The short list of nominees for this year's Nobel Peace Prize includes an unexpected contender: the Internet. This is the result of a campaign launched by the Italian edition of Wired ma ...

Bloggers Mock Patrick Kennedy's Meltdown

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(March 11) -- You'd think conservative pundits would cheer a Democrat who took to the House floor and unleashed a blistering tirade against the news media. Not if that congressman is Patrick Kennedy. ...

Here's What the American People Want

5 days 12 hours ago |AOL News

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(March 10) -- One of the most abused phrases in politics has been getting quite a workout lately. "The American people want to see Washington put aside partisan differences and make progress on jobs. ...

Glenn Beck Sponsor Sows Seeds of Fear

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(March 9) -- "Crisis" and "garden" are two words that don't normally go together. But this is about Glenn Beck's TV show, where conventional thinking often doesn't apply. His latest advertiser on the ...

Liz Cheney Defends Dad's Legacy, Builds Her Own

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(March 8) -- The end of the Bush/Cheney administration did not mark the end of the Cheney political brand. Liz Cheney is working harder than ever to burnish her father's legacy and play a larger role ...

Memo Reveals GOP Plan to Exploit Fear of Obama

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Politico

(March 4) -- In the blood sport of politics, you never want the other team to see your playbook -- especially if what's in it makes your fans look bad. A Republican National Committee fundraising pre ...

Palin, Romney Get Laughs on Late-Night TV

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(March 3) -- Media personality. Conservative activist. Tea Party queen. Presidential contender. Of all the possible roles for Sarah Palin that have been tossed around, stand-up comic was never mentio ...

Blogger Mickey Kaus Eyes Run for U.S. Senate

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Mickey Kaus

(March 2) -- Mickey Kaus is on the verge of becoming one of those people he blogs about: a politician. The creator of the long-running and widely read Kausfiles on Slate has taken out nomination pape ...

Critics Say Glenn Beck Incites Violence

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(March 1) -- Some liberal commentators worry that Glenn Beck's increasingly strident verbal attacks on all things "progressive" could lead to physical attacks. The Fox News star's recent call for the ...

Sign of the Times: Dead End for Hummer

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(Feb. 25) -- GM's Hummer -- the gas-guzzling behemoth people either love or hate -- is headed for the scrap heap of automotive history. A deal to sell the brand to a Chinese company has collapsed, an ...

Could You Live Without the Internet?

19 days 1 hour ago |AOL News

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(Feb. 24) -- It's tempting for someone whose livelihood depends on the Web to write something snarky about people who never use the Internet. After all, they'd never see it. Besides, it's 2010. Who d ...

Scott Brown Under Fire for Going Rogue on Jobs Bill

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(Feb. 23) -- It didn't take long for the newest member of the Senate to anger some of the people who cheered his election victory just last month. Scott Brown's vote Monday afternoon helped kill the ...