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How Many 'Third Parties' Will There Be In 2012?

Sheri and Allan Rivlin | Posted 04.14.2012

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Sheri and Allan Rivlin

If the remarkable pattern of monthly Republican frontrunner changes had structural reasons, then the pattern could be repeated in the general election campaign, with potentially several minor party candidates rising in polls.

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Both Sides Now: Mitt's Pyrrhic Victories?

HuffPost Radio | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Msnbc, Pat Buchanan, Steven Colbert, Michelle Obama, Matt Lauer, Super PACs, Sheldon Abelson, Bain Capital, Mitt Romney, Arianna Huffington, Rick Perry, Tim Tebow, Mary Matalin, Newt Gingrich, Politics News
HuffPost Radio

2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpgArianna and Mary debate: Resolved, Romney's the very likely nominee, but the less likely president because GOP rivals have exposed three wounds -- trust? Bain job-killer? divided party?

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Why We Need More Birth Control Innovation

Kirsten Moore | Posted 10.06.2011

Read More: Contraception, Steven Colbert, Birth Control, Health Care, Technology Birth Control, Contraception Innovation, Technological Innovation Health, Healthy Living News
Kirsten Moore

After all, it was the synergy of consumer demand and technological innovation that gave us these incredible little smartphones. Isn't it about time we did the same for contraception? Why should our smartphones be sexier than sex?

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Does Nikki Worry About Being Alvined?

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Joe the Nerd, Steven Colbert, Alvin Greene, Nikki Haley, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, South Carolina, Alvined, Politics News
Joe The Nerd Ferraro

Wouldn't it be a hoot to see the DNC come up with a strategy to Alvin Greene the South Carolina GOP Presidential nominee?

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A Message of Sanity -- Jump Rope With a Muslim

Tom Gerdy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christians, Jews, Freedom, Liberal Media, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Steven Colbert, Sanity Rally, Muslims, Snookie, Jon Stewart, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Politics News
Tom Gerdy

As I sat on the National Mall this weekend looking over the thousands of people at the Capitol, I couldn't help but think that the people who gave birth to the United States had this in mind when they talked about freedom of speech.

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Dick Gregory and the Rally for Sanity

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe The Nerd Ferraro

The Stewart/Colbert Concert was great! The people in the crowd were as awesome as the acts on stage. How much fun it was to do the wave for an actua...

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Let's Hear it for Politeness!

Sean Carman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steven Colbert, Rally to Restore Sanity, Yusuf Islam, Jon Stewart, Comedy, The Beautiful Woman Who Offered to Help Carry My Food, Comedy News
Sean Carman

They came from Baltimore, Chapel Hill, and San Francisco. From Seattle, Laramie, and Western Pennsylvania. They traveled on the Bolt and Mega Bus fro...

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The Word: Feariness

David Ropeik | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gordon Gecko, Fear, Poverty, Antonin Scalia, Feariness, John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, America, Dick Cheney, Steven Colbert, Climate Change, Racism, Glenn Beck, Deforestation, Dead Zones, Politics News
David Ropeik

There are two kinds of fear, and they're easy enough to tell apart. The real kind of fear is the fear that keeps you safe. The false fear is what the doomsayers use to attract members and money.

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Earth to Stewart and Colbert: 'Tea Party out, Eat Party in!'

Woody Tasch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Woody Tasch

Jon and Stephen, we have an important announcement to share with you. We, not we the people, not we those people, no, we a bunch of un-we-the-peopl...

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The Best Jokes About Goldman Sachs

businessinsider.com | Katya Wachtel and Courtney Comstock | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many of the jokes at Wall Street's expense this past year have been aimed directly at Goldman Sachs. They've been delightful, but we think the bubble...

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Global Warming 'Alarmist' Heidi Cullen 'Refrightens' Stephen Colbert

Posted 05.25.2011

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Heidi Cullen, Senior Research Scientist at Climate Central, appeared on Colbert's show last night to promote her new book, "The Weather Of The Future:...

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Monkey Business! On the Lam!

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lea Lane

Maybe it's the munchies. They've been shooting me up with something that makes me pretty happy and pretty hungry. That's why I let them find me every once in a while.

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Knowing Know-It-Alls

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Steven Colbert, Rachel Maddow, Richard Nixon, Jon Stewart, Dick Morris, Winston Churchill, Hillary Clinton, Caesar, Bullwinkle, God, Condi Rice, Ken Auletta, Dick Cheney, Jim Cramer, Keith Olberman, Relationships, Video, Healthy Living News
Michael Sigman

The know-it-alls in our lives have read and listened to the entire Western Canon yet still find the time to go to every new restaurant, club and museum exhibit.

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Stephen Colbert: Glenn Beck 'Raised The Stupid Bar' To 'Nearly Inapproachable'

The Atlantic | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Chicago's Second City comedy troupe held a weekend-long 50th anniversary bash, the obvious highlights were Friday and Saturday shows with Martin ...

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Rasmussen and the Colbert Repoll: Truth Grinding

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Blumenthal

In case you missed it, last night's Colbert Report included an interview with pollster Scott Rasmussen that began with an extended metaphor on polling...

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Did the Inglorious N.O.P. Bust a Cap in Health Care Reform?

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kimberly Krautter

From a branding perspective, is this really how the Republican Party wants to be defined? Hate speech -- true hate speech -- should never be tolerated in any form.

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The Winter Olympics -- Cough -- Welcomes You

Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richmond B.C., Alaska, Steven Colbert, Jim Carey, Winter Olympics, Anti-Americanism, Jon Stewart, Vancouver Olympics, Mormonism, Canada, Vancouver International Airport, Utah, Speedskating, Sarah Palin, Whistler Olympics, World News
Giles Slade

I warn you: smallness is what to expect of your Canadian hosts, and this is why tourism in this beautiful country is still a shabby disaster.

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Maher vs. Obama -- Score One For the President

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frank Schaeffer

To ignore the open and questioning tradition and to dwell only on the fundamentalist thread is disingenuous, or in Maher's case more likely simply ignorant.

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McCain's Hometown Sheriff Ditches McCain For The Colbert Report

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dawn Teo

Sheriff Joe, who is famous for his reality show, tent-based jails, and large contingent of immigration enforcement officers, says he never intended to appear before McCain and other senators at Monday's hearing.

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Colbert Treadmill: NASA Names Exercise Machine After Host

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — One small step for NASA, one giant running leap for Stephen Colbert. NASA announced Tuesday that it won't name a room in the interna...

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Throw Down Against Michael Steele Or Stephen Colbert

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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We want to hear you lay down a rap, at least we think we do. "Why," you ask? Well, it all started when Republican National Committee chair Michael S...

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Thank You, Comedians!

Mike Bonifer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Bonifer

In the Age of Irony, there is no such thing as just a pig. It's what kind of joke you make about the pig that gets your point across. Its your mega-pig that counts.

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Obama Nation An Abomination

Paul Peete | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abc, Air America, Obama Nation, Kimmel, American Voters, Moyers, Msm, Npr, Nbc, Letterman, Jerome Corsi, Cbs, Leno, Keith Olbermann, Barack Obama, Msnbc, Cnn, Steven Colbert, Rachel Maddow, Jon Stewart, Hannity, O'Brien, Limbaugh, Fox News Channel, Bill Maher, Home News
Paul Peete

Corsi's New York Times bestseller status is mentioned like some imprimatur to the book's veracity rather than introducing his book as the right wing tactic, Swiftboating.

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