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Watch: Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC Launches First Campaign Video
Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC is no joke. It’s just made its first endorsement in the 2012 presidential race.
Final Chapter: The Congressional Page Program’s Highs and Lows
First stagecoach drivers, then assembly-line workers, and now congressional pages. Technology has claimed them all. To commemorate the end of the pages, NewsFeed looks back at notable moments of their gofer history.
TIME Video: Gloria Steinem Sits Down for 10 Questions
Gloria Steinem sits down and talks “tramp stamps” with TIME.
FAA Shutdown Continues: How Bad Could it Get?
Lawmakers, who have recessed until September, failed to reach an agreement that would reinstate the FAA and thousands of workers who have been furloughed since July 23 when the FAA’s operating authority expired. The government …
Dan Savage Threatens to ‘Google Bomb’ Rick Santorum, Yet Again
Santorum’s “Google problem” might get worse. (Via The Atlantic)
U.K. Lawmaker: Kids’ Television Portrays Women as ‘Pink and Princessy’
It’s an age-old problem: Positive female cartoon characters are rare, and even if they are presented as likeable heroines central to the plot, their bodies are unattainable (She-Ra) or spilling out of seashell cups (Ariel).
A Little Late to the Party: Al-Qaeda Magazine Pokes Fun at Anthony Weiner
We may be at war, but we still laugh at the same jokes.
Poll: Bruce Springsteen Could Be The Boss of New Jersey
In a survey put out by left-leaning Public Policy Polling, respondents were asked if they would vote for singer Bruce Springsteen or current New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the 2013 election. And the results suggest a certain …
New Website Lets You Grill Murdoch, But Don’t Expect a Straight Answer
The bizarre theater surrounding the tabloid phone-hacking scandal that’s rocked Britain’s media world has the Internet exploding with comedic, satirical jabs about the players involved.
‘The Undefeated’ Fails To Defeat The Box Office: Sarah Palin Movie Debuts to Empty Audience
The Undefeated is proving an ironic title choice.
Just Like High School: Tennessee Lawmaker Carves Initials Into State House Desk
Remember that time that you got really bored in class and carved your initials into the desk? Well, it turns out that’s not such a good idea if you are a member of the government. And if the desk is in the state House chamber.