May 2012
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May 25th
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May 25th
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“In high school, as the group was passing a joint, Obama would grab it when it...”
– Michael Tomasky explains why you might be hearing and seeing the word ”intercepted!” a lot of the next few days news cycles. 
May 25th
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May 25th
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“Houston Station — it looks like we got us a Dragon by the tail.”
– CREWMEMBER ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, upon the successful docking of the SpaceX Dragon craft with the I.S.S. Excellent. (via inothernews)
May 25th
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May 24th
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Pulitzer winner to publish new story, one tweet at... →
bobbyfinger: Jennifer Egan’s publishing her story one tweet at a time and I’mma star all of ‘em. (H/T Lindsey) The way we ______ now. 
May 24th
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“Gosh. If I had some gift, I’d be Beyoncé. I’d be some great singer.”
– In an interview with People that hits newsstands Friday, the first lady was asked, “If you could be someone else, who would you be?” Michelle Obama kinda wants to be Beyonce - POLITICO (via brooklynmutt)
May 24th
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Cable TV? Fox News host John Stossel debunks the “myth” that poverty in America is a serious problem. 
May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 24th
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 23rd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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Obama Talks Afghanistan Loss of Life at NATO...
Twelve year-old Nazia Banks was in his last 90 minutes of life when Air Force One landed at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport on Saturday night. As President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were greeted on the tarmac by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his wife, Nazia was on the opposite end of the city, playing with other youngsters outside his family’s two-story brick home on South Brandon Avenue. The...
May 22nd
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TL;DR -- Are Books Becoming Too Long to Read? →
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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“[A] bunch of lying scum.”
– That’s how Roger Ailes, Fox News chairman, described New York Times reporters in a speech at Ohio University Monday night. A senior Fox News executive says he regrets using that language. 
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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In which we discover that Andrew Sullivan is an... →
May 22nd
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“Social media was very good at short-term mobilization that removed Ben Ali,...”
– Francis Fukuyama in our live chat. If you hurry you can still get a question in. Also, read his op-ed from yesterday on how the Facebook revolution of the Arab Spring has failed to deliver lasting political change. 
May 22nd
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Live Chat: Why the Arab Spring Failed →
Live chat happening now. Come ask questions for acclaimed political scientist Francis Fukuyama. 
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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Frontpage: Tuesday, May 22nd SpaceX Launch Successful: It’s official: Dragon has launched. The private, unmanned space shuttle built by a California’s SpaceX successfully launched early Tuesday morning from Cape Canaveral, Fla.—the first mission by a spacecraft not commissioned by the government. See video above. U.N. Nuclear Chief: Iran Deal ‘Soon’: The head of the United Nations...
May 22nd
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In our latest Op-Vid animation, David Frum takes a look at the catastrophic gridlock we’re facing in DC. 
May 21st
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“First, it was never (legally) about Tyler Clementi’s suicide. Under American...”
– Jay Michaelson argues that the 30-Day sentence for Dharun Ravi in Rutgers Spying case is just right. 
May 21st
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May 21st
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May 21st
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May 21st
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The Best American High Schools →
lostreib: I’ve been doing lists — big magazine package lists and little one-hit-wonder online lists — for nearly six years. It’s a weird niche to have, certainly. Anyways, this list is undoubtedly the one into which I have put the most personal time and effort. I’m very proud of it for many reasons. I realize most of Tumblr may not be intensely interested in high school rankings, so I won’t...
May 20th
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“An amendment that would legalize the use of propaganda on American audiences is...”
– Michael Hastings, Congressmen seek to lift propaganda ban (via soupsoup)
May 19th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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popculturebrain: Trailer: Hyde Park on the Hudson Featuring Bill Murray as FDR. Wow, BM shines. 
May 18th
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“In the decades following the height of the Vietnam War, our constitutional...”
– Senator Jim Webb argues that the President can’t continue to ignore Congress on humanitarian interventions, like Libya. 
May 18th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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May 18th
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May 17th
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May 17th
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