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Published: 11/5/10

Is Tweeting #ihadanabortion a Political Act? Or Just More Oversharing?

By  Donna Trussell

A few days ago #ihadanabortion was trending. In other words, the hashmarked phrase broke into the top ten topics being posted about on the addictive social media and web based bulletin board Twitter. To explain this rather unusual public declaration, Tracy Clark-Flory of Salon writes that tweeting ...

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Published: 10/29/10

Sex and the Single Candidate (What's to Blame for the O'Donnell Gawker Story?)

By  Matt Lewis

I agree with Jill Lawrence's tweet about that hit piece on Christine O'Donnell -- that it's "absolutely, totally, offensively out of line." But in my estimation, this story is more about the tabloidization of political news (see Sarah Palin's interview with "Entertainment Tonight") and the desire ...

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Published: 10/23/10

WikiLeaks Julian Assange on the Move 'Like a Hunted Man,' Report Says

By  Politics Daily Staff

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, under fire for posting hundreds of thousands of secret war documents on the Internet, is living a cloaked life -- staying at hotels under false names, dying his hair and exchanging messages with a dwindling band of loyalists using encrypted cellphones. Assange ...

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Published: 10/20/10

George Soros Donates $1 Million to Media Matters

By  Christopher Weber

Conservative critics have long accused the liberal activist group Media Matters of being propped up by George Soros. Well, now they're right, at least partly. Soros, a billionaire philanthropist with a history of supporting liberal causes, has donated $1 million to Media Matters, The New York ...

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Published: 10/18/10

Young Conservatives Air 'Nerdy' Laundry on C-Span Panel

By  Matt Lewis

It has been described as "the most awkward C-Span panel" ever. (It probably was). Let me set it up for you . . . National Review's Jonah Goldberg is out with a new book, "Proud to be Right," which is a collection of essays from conservatives under the age of 30 (listen to my podcast with Rachel ...

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Published: 10/4/10

Tyler Clementi's Choice: Sex, Death and Video-Rape at Rutgers

By  Donna Trussell

If you try to draw a line between hate crimes and natural human behavior, you'd better have a good eraser. On Sept. 22, violinist and Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi jumped to his death after video of a (gay) sexual encounter was secretly filmed and posted on the Internet, allegedly by fellow ...

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Published: 09/23/10

Anti-Gay Web Comment Traced to Office of Sen. Saxby Chambliss

By  Christopher Weber

An inflammatory comment about gays on a Web site discussing the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy appears to have come from the district office of Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.). In a statement to Politico, Chambliss' office confirmed that the slur was traced to computers at the senator's ...

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Published: 08/24/10

Palin Lives in the Moment, Spurns Washington Insiders

By  Eleanor Clift

Win or lose when the votes are counted on primary night, one thing is certain, Sarah Palin gets headlines. As analysts ponder the results, inquiring minds search for answers. What is she up to? Is she collecting chits for a 2012 presidential run? Or is she just having fun building the family bank ...

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Published: 07/27/10

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Speaks 'Treason' — Fluently

By  Donna Trussell

Some 70 years ago, actor Errol Flynn as Robin Hood responded to the accusation "You speak treason!" with the now-classic retort, "Fluently." We all loved that kind of treason, and maybe you'll learn to love this kind too. You gotta admit Mr. Assange is hot. (Yes, I'm shallow. All you deep people ...

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Published: 07/26/10

WikiLeaks: Just Put Your Lips Together and Whistleblow

By  Robert and Donna Trussell

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