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After Arizona, Reconsidering the Second Amendment

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Politics is more than a game, and that fine-sounding theories about "the blood of tyrants" can manifest as "the blood of nine-year-old girls" when troubled people take them too seriously.

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The F Word: Reading into Gun Regulations

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'll give the gun-rights supporter on NPR this morning one bit of credit in his comparison of bookstores to gun stores: books can be dangerous. Books ...

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The Supreme Court: Where They Went To College (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harvard lays claim to the most Supreme Court justices -- five went there for law school. Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor both chose Princeton for the...

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White House Rebuts Samuel Alito's 'Not True' Criticism

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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The White House says President Barack Obama was accurate when he took on a Supreme Court ruling in the State of the Union address, even though Justice...

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But It Is True, Justice Alito

Doug Kendall | Posted 05.25.2011

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If Alito believes the Court's opinion doesn't reverse over a century of campaign finance law, then he should have written a concurring opinion. But muttering at the State of the Union clarifies nothing.

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Alito Was Rude (But Right)

Adam Winkler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alito may have been right on the facts, but his nodding was still remarkably bad form.

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Samuel Alito At State Of The Union: 'That's Not True' (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the Supreme Court Justices sitting right in front of him, President Barack Obama unloaded in his State of the Union address on this past week's r...

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This is a Matter of Self Respect

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elections Matter. Votes Matter. What officials do with those votes once they are in office matters. I am a Democrat. I drink the kool-aid flavored with the words "all of us are created equal."

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6 Supreme Court Justices Attend Catholic Service Red Mass; Cardinal Pleads For Rights Of Unborn

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — An American cardinal on Sunday issued a plea for the rights of the unborn at a church service that included Vice President Joe Bide...

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Supreme Court's New Season: Looking Ahead

Wall Street Journal | JESS BRAVIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Questions before the Supreme Court, which begins its new term Monday, include corporate political spending, dog-fighting videos, a cross in the desert...

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Sen. Grassley Admits To Different Standards For Alito And Sotomayor

Think Progress | Posted 05.25.2011

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During the opening day of confirmation hearings, Judge Sonia Sotomayor came under fire from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) for stating that her experien...

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Republicans Have the Principled Backbone of an Invertebrate

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Conservatives feign to stand on principle when in fact political expediency is the only driving force. This becomes evident by the inversion of their principled positions when a Democrat takes office.

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The Best Judge $3 Million Can Buy

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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The US Supreme Court ruling earlier this week gives a scary look at how justice in America is routinely bought and sold.

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Pandering for Palin: SarahPAC Makes First Sales Pitch

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 05.25.2011

While personal and political controversies are muddying up Palin's political agenda in Alaska, the distant horizon of national politics looms ever so pristine -- and inviting.

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The Millionaire's Amendment

Jay Mandle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Should the Mayor of New York or the Governor of New Jersey be able to overwhelm their opponents with vast personal fortunes? Justice Alito in effect says, "yes."

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Obama, Clinton and Anger to Burn

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

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This year offers an electoral opportunity to get out the fire hoses and douse the pyromaniacs of the GOP. But the long Obama-Clinton battle has depleted precious time with little good to show for it.

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