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Ann Coulter Tells Philly Audience That Mitt Romney Is “Intellectual Ward Cleaver”

In the wake of Monday night’s foreign policy debate, conservative commentator and provocateur Ann Coulter revealed just how ignorant she is (not that it took […]

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Happy Days Are Here Again: Economy Grows at 2 Percent, Sort Of

This might be good news for President Obama in his effort to secure re-election: The Commerce Department reported Friday morning that the economy grew at […]

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How Facebook Changed the Way We Vote for the President

One of my more vivid memories from my childhood is stepping into the voting booth with my mom in 1988. I was in elementary school […]

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To Tame Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions, Look to Reagan and George W. Bush

Editor’s Note: This post is a follow-up piece to Chris Freind’s “How to Attack Iran and Get Away With It.“ Achieving a 99 on a […]

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President Obama Basically Told Rolling Stone That Mitt Romney Is “a Bullshitter”

A  cover story on President Barack Obama is set to be published in the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone. Mike Allen at Politico got his […]

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Michael Smerconish Scores Face-to-Face Oval Office Interview with Obama

On Tuesday night, I met up with nationally syndicated 1210-AM talk show host, Inquirer columnist and MSNBC contributor Michael Smerconish at Philadelphia’s Chris’ Jazz Cafe […]

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The Biggest Lies Told By Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and Smilin’ Joe Biden

Politicians are liars. Some of the lies are big. Some of the lies are small. But the nature of competitive democracy—and the ass-covering that is […]

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Mitt Romney Gets Spray Tans

The American people were treated to one hell of an October surprise today when a “knowledgeable source” confirmed that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney gets […]

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Absentee Ballots Missing Marriage Question

Voters in Maryland are complaining that absentee ballots do not include the form about marriage equality, promoting an investigation.

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Romney Will Turn Back LGBT Rights

When the Log Cabin Republicans endorsed Mitt Romney this week, many LGBT voters may have found themselves scratching their heads. And for good reason. The […]

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A Brief History of Campaign Mudslinging, From 1796 to Today

We love to gripe about today’s negative campaigns, but presidential elections have always been dirty, dating back to the 18th century.

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Mitt Romney Isn’t Highlighting Barack Obama’s “Corruption”

The 2012 presidential election has been about many things. But there are many other things it hasn’t been about. With a nod to one of my […]

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These Philadelphia VIPs Donated Over $1.7 Million to Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Since 2011

With the debates officially and thankfully behind us and Election Day just around the corner, we thought we would see who is giving what to […]

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How to Attack Iran and Get Away With It

Pop Quiz 1: Which of the following is true about Iran: A) It took Iran 25 years to build one subway line in its only […]

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Republicans Have a Chance in Pennsylvania

A few months ago, it seemed as though Democrats were set to waltz their way to a smooth victory in Pennsylvania, a state that’s gone […]