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Sarah Palin Facebook Page Deleting Negative Comments About Giffords Shooting

By Elliot OlshanskyJan 10th 2011 – 4:31PM

As debate continues to swirl about Sarah Palin's influence on Jared Lee Loughner, the young man accused of killing six people at an event for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday, one place where the debate is not welcome is on the former Alaska governor's Facebook page. A post at Obama London, a blog of...

Opinion: So Who's Holding the Unemployed Hostage Now?

By John MerlineDec 10th 2010 – 6:03PM
Win McNamee, Getty Images

Win McNamee, Getty Images

(Dec. 10) -- With Democrats threatening to block the Obama/Republican compromise on Bush-era tax cuts, does that mean they're the ones now holding the unemployed hostage until they get their way? That was, after all, the charge Democrats and others had often lodged against Republicans. Examples: Earlier this month,...

Ad Tells Women: Freshen Up Below for Career Advancement

By Larry KnowlesAug 27th 2010 – 6:56PM
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Getty Images

(Aug. 27) -- Career women, take note: If you want to get that big raise, make sure you freshen up down below. That's the message, anyway, in a new print ad from feminine care products brand Summer's Eve. The ad, which appears in the October issue of Woman's Day, gives eight tips for women who hope to get a salary bump at...

Tea Party Haunting This Year's Netroots Convention

By Steve FriessJul 23rd 2010 – 3:09PM
John Beale, AP

John Beale, AP

LAS VEGAS (July 23) -- Reports of their demise have been greatly exaggerated. Or so insist left-wing activists gathered here to buck themselves up amid President Barack Obama's sinking approval ratings, a flailing economic recovery and conventional wisdom -- not to mention historic patterns -- that points to heavy...

Poll of Republicans Met With Shock, Skepticism

By Steve PendleburyFeb 3rd 2010 – 12:19PM
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AFP / Getty Images

(Feb. 3) -- Most Republicans think Barack Obama is a socialist and Sarah Palin is more qualified than him to be president. Most either think Obama wasn't born in the U.S. or aren't sure. Nearly 40 percent want him impeached. Those are a few of the results in a Daily Kos poll that's shaking up the blogosphere. The liberal...

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