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Nico Pitney is National Editor at the Huffington Post. He was previously Deputy Research Director at the Center for American Progress and Managing Editor of ThinkProgress. He lives in Washington, DC, and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and NPR. Nico can be reached at pitney@huffingtonpost.com.

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Debating The Iran Question On CNN's Reliable Sources

529 Comments | Posted June 28, 2009 | 01:36 PM (EST)

This morning, Dana Milbank, Amanda Carpenter, and I appeared on CNN's Reliable Sources, hosted by Howard Kurtz.

It was a spirited affair and folks can draw their own conclusions. Here's the video:

The only...

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Wanda Sykes Kills At White House Correspondents' Dinner (VIDEO)

1002 Comments | Posted May 9, 2009 | 11:54 PM (EST)

Wanda Sykes, the comedian featured at tonight's White House Correspondents' Dinner, took shots at Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and former VP candidate Sarah Palin. She speculated that Limbaugh was actually the 20th hijacker on 9/11, derided Hannity for not living up to his pledge to be waterboarded for the troops,...

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HuffPost Co-Hosting Virginia Governor's Debate On Wednesday

6 Comments | Posted April 27, 2009 | 09:02 AM (EST)

On Wednesday night, the Huffington Post is co-hosting a Virginia Governor's Debate for Democratic candidates Creigh Deeds, Terry McAuliffe and Brian Moran on the campus of Virginia Tech.

Jane Hamsher of FireDogLake, David Grant of the Collegiate Times, and I will be moderating the debate...

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Boehner Cites Cow Farts To Downplay Global Warming (VIDEO)

1945 Comments | Posted April 19, 2009 | 11:20 AM (EST)

Minority Leader John Boehner described the overwhelming scientific consensus that carbon dioxide is contributing to climate change as "comical" during an appearance on Sunday, noting that cow flatulence contributes CO2 to the environment all the time.

Appearing on ABC's This Week, the Ohio Republican was asked what to describe the...

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The next convention: who should keynote at DNC? Hillary? Ted Kennedy? An up-n-comer? Answer in comments. #

- Nico Pitney, tweeted July 18, 2008

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Did Dean come to Austin from Miami? Cream suit, white shirt...but the crowd loves him, "four more years!" chant... #

- Nico Pitney, tweeted July 17, 2008

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Samantha Power just added to the line-up in Austin -- but when does she return to Obama campaign? Was 'monster' THAT bad? #

- Nico Pitney, tweeted July 17, 2008

A Mosaic: 4,000 Americans Dead

599 Comments | Posted March 24, 2008 | 09:22 AM (EST)

In remembrance of the 4,000 brave men and women who sacrificed everything for us -- and the two men who would continue this great tragedy, despite the cost to our soldiers, our military, and our nation.