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"We'll be back!"

Gay couples flocked to San Francisco City Hall to get married after the fall of Prop. 8, but it wasn't quite time Video
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Does high-fructose corn syrup cause cancer?

A new study shows that malignant cells love fructose, but the war against the sweetener isn't really about science
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Anti-gay right responds to Prop 8 ruling

The National Organization for Marriage puts on a brave face while Freepers reach for their guns
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George Takei: Is "Star Trek" fandom over?

The actor discusses his status as a camp icon, the future of "Trek" -- and reacts to today's Proposition 8 ruling

Body scanning images being banked

When officials claim limited goals and strong privacy guarantees with security technology, don't believe them

The blackest summer ever

I untangle our "conversation about race," from "crazy uncle" Jesse Jackson to accusations of Tea Party prejudice Video
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Beck vs. Beck on the Sherrod facts

The right-wing broadcaster's duplicity underscores the hollowness of claims that "both sides do it"

The enthusiasm gap and you

The right has learned to weather political storms. It's time progressives do the same

Foxman after mosque backlash: ADL will "move on"

The ADL chief said the group will not continue fighting the "ground zero mosque" -- but won't back off criticisms

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"We'll be back!"

Gay couples flocked to San Francisco City Hall to get married after the fall of Prop. 8, but it wasn't quite time Video

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Does high-fructose corn syrup cause cancer?

A new study shows that malignant cells love fructose, but the war against the sweetener isn't really about science

Topics: NutritionFood Business 11 Comments

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George Takei: Is "Star Trek" fandom over?

The actor discusses his status as a camp icon, the future of "Trek" -- and reacts to today's Proposition 8 ruling

Topics: Celebrity 21 Comments

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Beck vs. Beck on the Sherrod facts

The right-wing broadcaster's duplicity underscores the hollowness of claims that "both sides do it"

Topics: Shirley SherrodGlenn BeckFox News 21 Comments

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Proposition 8 ruling: Don't pick the caterer just yet

As exciting as it was, today's decision is just one step on the path to a Supreme Court showdown

Topics: Proposition 8 3 Comments

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The anti-gay right responds to the Prop 8 ruling

The National Organization for Marriage puts on a brave face while Freepers reach for their guns

Topics: Proposition 8Gay marriage 145 Comments

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Crush of mud plugs BP's well in the Gulf

The well is plugged at last, but months of damage raise questions about the region's future

Topics: Gulf Oil Spill 3 Comments

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The enthusiasm gap and you

The right has learned to weather political storms. It's time progressives do the same

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Body scanning images being banked

When officials claim limited goals and strong privacy guarantees with security technology, don't believe them

Topics: PrivacyAir Travel 34 Comments

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Feminist remix of "thin" pretzels ad

A guerilla artist responds to a marketing campaign that claims "you can never be too thin" Video

Topics: Body WarsAdvertising 15 Comments

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The blackest summer ever

I untangle our "conversation about race," from "crazy uncle" Jesse Jackson to accusations of Tea Party prejudice Video

Topics: Race 7 Comments

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Foxman after mosque backlash: ADL will "move on"

The ADL chief said the group will not continue fighting the "ground zero mosque" -- but won't back off criticisms

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The ridiculous "$#*! My Dad Says" controversy

The title of CBS's new fall TV show is drawing complaints, but hiding that swear word isn't going to protect kids

Topics: Language PoliceParenting 11 Comments

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Joe Biden and "problem" veeps

If you think Biden is a liability for Obama, you haven't seen anything

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Fred Barnes, Meg Whitman and California's GOP

The California Republicans invited Barnes to address their convention last year -- after a gushing Whitman profile

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Dodd begs Dems: Please don't fix the Senate!

The Connecticut lawmaker, fresh from the bank reform battle, tells freshman senators to let history repeat itself

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An inheritance of cake

When my godfather finally died for real, he left me a ribbon and the recipe that won it. It was just like him

Topics: Guest ChefFamily 6 Comments

Judge's ruling ready in Calif. Proposition 8 case

Appeals are a certainty no matter the decision on state's gay marriage ban

Topics: Proposition 8LGBTGay marriage 9 Comments

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Actually, a Hillary-for-Biden switch could work

Don't underestimate the unique energy that she'd generate for a Democratic ticket that may badly need it

Topics: 2012 ElectionsJoe BidenHillary Rodham Clinton 34 Comments

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Alex Rodriguez hits home run No. 600

Embattled slugger reaches milestone after a hitting drought

Topics: Baseball 4 Comments

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Poll: 41 percent of Republicans think Obama wasn't born in America

And Rush Limbaugh has joined their ranks

Topics: BirthersRush LimbaughBarack Obama 167 Comments

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LiLo's jail stint: The Taiwanese animated version

Our favorite Asian newshounds tackle our favorite troubled starlet -- and create viral video perfection Video

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Work remains even with BP leak plugged, oil fading

Decisions still to be made in clean-up effort

Topics: Gulf Oil Spill 3 Comments

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Democrats startlingly silent on "ground zero mosque"

With exception of Gov. Deval Patrick, national Dems have been mum in face of attacks on "ground zero" Islam center

Topics: Ground Zero MosqueDeval PatrickDemocratic Party 53 Comments

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Police: Connecticut shooter targeted managers

Company says Omar Thornton, caught on tape stealing beer, quietly resigned, then, "cold as ice," pulled out his gun

Topics: Crime 7 Comments

New Gaza aid flotilla planned before year-end

European organizers meet in Stockholm to plan new shipment

Topics: Israel Flotilla Attack 13 Comments

Michael Hastings' embed permission is revoked

The U.S. military punishes a reporter for negatively reporting on the war and its top general

Topics: Afghanistan 109 Comments

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"The Daily Show": Now with more women

The fake news show shrugged off Jezebel's accusations of sexism. Or did it? Video

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State aid bill passes Senate

A scaled-down, food stamp-slashing, paid-for aid bill squeaks through with help from Maine's Republicans

Topics: Federal DeficitScott BrownOlympia J. Snowe, R-Maine 4 Comments

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An awful argument for replacing Biden with Hillary

The idea that Obama needs Hillary to connect with white voters is so 2008

Topics: 2012 ElectionsJoe BidenHillary Rodham Clinton 45 Comments

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Report: Only one quarter of oil left in Gulf

53.5 million gallons remain -- over four times the amount spilled in the Exxon Valdez

Topics: Gulf Oil Spill 17 Comments

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New! Tiny lettuce for lonely singles

A British grocery comes out with a tip of iceberg for solo diners. Because after a breakup, all you want is salad

Topics: Food Business 23 Comments

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Wyclef Jean's bid to run a troubled nation

The hip-hop star is the latest entertainer to enter politics -- but saving Haiti is going to take a lot of skill Video

Topics: Haiti 13 Comments

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Crazy Muslim conspiracy theories

Obama's envoy to the Muslim world is angered and "shocked" by a recitation of basic facts

Topics: Afghanistan 213 Comments

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Parasailing donkey to fly no more, enjoy good life

The flying ass met with paparazzi and adoring fans upon her return to Moscow

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Britain's abortion ad is cleared

The Advertising Standards Authority defends a controversial commercial for a pregnancy counseling hotline Video

Topics: Abortion 10 Comments

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Network of right-wing PACs preys on small donors, nets millions in fees

Freedom's Defense Fund and other PACs raise millions for a fundraising firm but pay out almost nothing to campaigns Video

Topics: Republican Party2010 Elections 45 Comments

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Iranian media say president's convoy attacked

Tehran's state television denies reports of an assassination attempt, others claim it was a firecracker

Topics: Mahmoud AhmadinejadIran 12 Comments

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Obama-FDR parallel should make Dems shiver in '10

Popular opinion is just as fickle in the Great Recession as it was in the Great Depression

Topics: 2010 Elections 23 Comments

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Family: Racial bias caused Conn. gunman to snap

Shooter claimed to have found a picture of a noose and a racial epithet written in the workplace restroom

Topics: Crime 41 Comments

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