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Elizabeth Edwards, Rest in Peace

By Melinda Henneberger
The most disarming, beloved and beleaguered woman in the American political arena died Tuesday at the Chapel Hill estate she once told me she'd built in part to compensate for the succession of modest homes she'd lived in as a Navy brat. The 28,000-square-foot result was just one of the ambitions Elizabeth willed to life, brick by brick, along with a few heartfelt myths and the clear understanding that she did not want to be remembered as anybody's cuckold, or some modern-day female Job.
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A Glimmer of Hope for the Women of Wal-Mart

With three women on the Supreme Court, there's little question that a suit alleging gender discrimination will elicit a more informed discussion.

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Obama Takes On Critics of His Tax-Cut Plan, Calls Compromise Unavoidable

Countering critics who complain he sold out on tax cuts for the wealthy, Obama said the more critical victory was winning benefits for jobless Americans.

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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Arrested, Denied Bail in U.K.

Assange turned himself in to police and told a magistrate that he will fight extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning on sex charges.

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David Broder Is Not the Dean of Me (And I Do Not Cry for Charlie Rangel)

Broder seems happy to confirm the worst fears of our fiercest detractors -- namely, that journalists are so star-struck by anyone with a little power that we don't care what rules they break as long as they keep us amused.

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Sen. Mark Udall: Could Music Soothe the Savage Lame Duck?

The Colorado lawmaker says Congress needs to hunker down. He's soliciting, via Twitter, a playlist of songs to inspire Capitol Hill to "Come Together."

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Liberal Democrats Livid Over Tax-Cut Compromise; Sanders Threatens Filibuster

"How can we rationalize tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans when were facing this kind of a deficit?" Sen. Richard Durbin complained.

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Remembering the Women at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

On this day each year, Americans remember the attack on Pearl Harbor and the wounds inflicted on our nation. Nearly lost to history are the women who endured the attack, and their role. It's time we correct that.

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Did Obama Make Tax Cuts for the Rich Permanent by Kicking Them to 2012?

A central part of the White House compromise was putting the tax-cuts-for-the-rich issue in the middle of the 2012 campaign. Shrewd politics or did Obama get rolled?

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