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Losing the mullet, angling for veep
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has a shot at being John McCain's No. 2 -- and it's not just because of the snazzy new haircut.
By Mike Madden Jul 3, 2008
Jesse Helms dies on July 4th
Former Republican N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86.
Associated Press Jul 4, 2008
A deluge waiting to happen
Nature will do as nature does, but humans are to blame for the deadly Midwestern floods.
By Katharine Mieszkowski Jul 3, 2008
Could be Biden time
He's got experience, foreign relations chops, and a moving personal story. Is Joe Biden near the top of Barack Obama's veep list?
By Walter Shapiro Jul 2, 2008
No peace for Obama on Israel
He's facing nervous Jewish voters in Florida, attacks by Joe Lieberman and smear tactics in a political war that threatens his campaign.
By Gregory Levey Jul 2, 2008
Why Obama will soon land in Europe
Many Europeans would like to see him as the next U.S. president. But a transatlantic trip to burnish his credentials will be a balancing act.
By Gregor Peter Schmitz Jul 1, 2008
Anti-science conservatives must be stopped
Americans must not allow global warming deniers to block the policies needed to avert catastrophic climate change. Our future is at stake.
By Joseph Romm Jun 30, 2008
Bush's top general quashed torture dissent
New evidence shows that despite warnings from across the military, former Gen. Richard Myers shut down legal scrutiny of brutal interrogation tactics.
By Mark Benjamin Jun 30, 2008
All together now
Obama and Clinton's choreographed love fest in Unity, N.H., went off without a glitch. But are Democrats singing the same tune?
By Walter Shapiro Jun 28, 2008
Supreme Court gun ruling could backfire
John McCain used the high court's decision to blast away at Barack Obama -- but it could make Obama's campaign more bulletproof.
By Mike Madden Jun 27, 2008
McCain's man in Ohio
Rob Portman is a Bush loyalist from the key swing state, who's even served as a John Edwards stand-in. Could he end up as McCain's running mate?
By Mike Madden Jun 26, 2008
Stop the noise!
When noise pollution is not making us sick and anxious, it is literally killing us. How do we turn it off?
By Katharine Mieszkowski Jun 25, 2008
Zimbabwe's descent into electoral terror
Opposing the brutal dictator Robert Mugabe in the election deadlock here has become equivalent to a death sentence.
By Jan Puhl and Toby Selander Jun 25, 2008
The war on teen terror
The Bush administration's treatment of juvenile prisoners shipped to Guantánamo Bay defies logic as well as international law.
By Jo Becker Jun 24, 2008
The swing states of 2008
Salon asks a round table of experts to predict where the presidential election will be won or lost. It's not just about Ohio anymore.
By Thomas F. Schaller Jun 24, 2008
Barack Obama is a Muslim, and other stories
The Democratic nominee's campaign is working overtime to combat rumors -- yet misinformation is still running rampant across the Internet.
By Mike Madden Jun 20, 2008
A McCain-Lieberman ticket?
Joe-mentum slants too far right for Democrats, but it would (believe it or not) move the Republicans toward the center.
By Walter Shapiro Jun 18, 2008
A timeline to Bush government torture
Newly public evidence sheds greater light on Bush officials' efforts to develop brutal interrogation techniques for the war on terror.
By Mark Benjamin Jun 18, 2008
And Obama's veep is ... a Republican?
Some are buzzing about Chuck Hagel, a strong critic of Bush and the war, for the Democratic ticket. A bold idea or political fantasy?
By Mike Madden Jun 17, 2008
In Iraq to stay
The press is finally reporting on the U.S. mega-bases in Iraq that the Bush administration wants to make permanent.
By Tom Engelhardt Jun 17, 2008
Gambling with science
Determined to defeat lawsuits over addiction, the casino industry is funding research at a Harvard-affiliated lab.
By Eliza Strickland Jun 16, 2008
Tim Russert, one of the good guys
There was no artifice in the "Meet the Press" host. The best political questioner on TV seemed the same guy off-camera as on.
By Walter Shapiro Jun 14, 2008
Ardor in the court, Part 2
Salon reported on an alleged affair between judge and prosecutor in a Texas murder trial. Now, days before Charles Hood's scheduled execution, his lawyers make the allegation in court papers.
By Alan Berlow Jun 14, 2008
Dancing with the New Tsars
With their tricked-out yachts, trained servants and diamond-frosted toys, newly rich Russians have invaded London -- and thrown Britain's elite into a royal tizzy.
By Clare Foges Jun 12, 2008
Old McDonald had a pharm
And genetically modified his goats and chickens to produce drugs for humans. But hold on. Should we be doing this to animals?
By Elizabeth Svoboda Jun 11, 2008
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