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Crayola Crayon Rockets Launched in Nevada Desert

Posted 05.25.2011

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John Coker, a homemade rocket enthusiast, has built--and launched--a set of rockets that resemble a giant 8-pack of Crayola Crayons. 'Since a friend...

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Lieberman, Republicans and Why Change Still Means Something

John R. Bohrer | Posted 05.25.2011

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John R. Bohrer

Lieberman is too egotistic (and from too blue of a state) to come out and admit that his sole purpose is to block reform from happening. But Michael Steele isn't.

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What Would Molly Think?

Betsy Moon | Posted 11.17.2011

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Betsy Moon

Molly Ivins made us want to be our better selves and stand up and use our power. Two years after her death, she would be so proud that we finally woke up and worked to make this happen.

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Early Voting: A New Trend with Hints of the Past

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kate Kelly

The current trend toward early voting--from several weeks to several days in advance--is a recent trend that began to pick up speed in 2000. This yea...

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Mad Over Sarah Palin? Time To Get Busy for Obama.

Erik Ose | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erik Ose

How can progressives channel our outrage over the prospect of an unqualified, dangerously far-right wing pitbull with lipstick like Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency?

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The "No-Bounce" Win and a Bit of History

Steve Lombardo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Lombardo

Over a month ago we said that the 2008 presidential race was becoming a referendum on Barack Obama. Now the polling data has confirmed our hypothesis...

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The Enthusiasm Gap from 2004

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Blumenthal

Kathy Frankovic, the director of surveys for CBS News, devotes her column this week to a subject you have been reading a lot about lately, the "enthus...

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Terror "Threats" Timed to Thwart Kerry in '04

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Abrams

Examination of the "evidence" behind the threats showed them to be flimsy and out-of-date. That, together with the timing provides a very strong case for their being totally a concoction brewed for political gain.

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