In the seat-counting world of Washington today, even a death cannot stop the incessant speculative adding and subtracting. Robert Byrd’s body is barely cold and already the town is abuzz about who his replacement could be.
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Supreme Court Gun Case: What Will It Change?
The Supreme Court ruled today to extend gun rights to every state and city. What does that mean? (via Swampland)
G-20 Protests: 10 Scenes from the Battlefield
Since June 18, Toronto police have arrested 562 protesters in conjunction with the G8 and G-20 conferences. No serious injuries have been reported, but the demonstrations turned destructive by the conference’s end, with cars lit …
Robert Byrd, Senator For 51 Years, Dies At Age 92
Byrd served his home state of West Virginia in the Senate for more than a third of its 144-year existence. He died early Monday morning.
Five Hot-Button Issues Surrounding the Elena Kagan Hearings
Kagan’s appointment to the Supreme Court would put three women on the judicial branch for the first time in American history.
Biden Calls Custard Stand Manager a “Smartass”
A testy exchange Friday in Wisconsin: Vice President Joe Biden swung by a popular custard shop and the manager offered to cover the tab if Biden would lower their taxes. Biden was not fond of the idea.
Quotes: Barack Obama on Dmitry Medvedev’s New Twitter
“I have one also, so we may be able to throw away those red phones that have been sitting around for so long,”
— U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, joking about the U.S. and Russia moving past Cold War era technology to use …
Obama and Medvedev’s Lunchtime Diversion: Ray’s Hell Burger
“Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce. Special orders, don’t upset us!”
U.S. Men Jailed After Conspiracy Conviction in Pakistan
A Pakistani court sentenced five U.S. citizens to jail on Thursday for a conspiracy to carry out acts of terrorism.
Quotes: Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate John Kasich on LeBron James
“…we’ve lost 400,000 jobs out here and the last guy I worry about is LeBron James. You know I mean, we all hope he’ll stay in Cleveland. We think we’ve got a great guy there that can turn everything around, but we got some
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The National Enquirer’s Next Target: Al Gore?
It was the National Enquirer that broke the John Edwards lovechild scandal, and now the tabloid is targeting Al Gore, with salacious new allegations that the Associated Press has partially corroborated with official police …
Obama: McChrystal Out, Petraeus In
TIME’s Michael Crowley reporting on Swampland: “A stunning couple of days for Barack Obama and the war in Afghanistan. Given that Obama says the war plan remains the same — “This is a change in personnel but it is not a
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