Scott LaPlant

Filed under: Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Humor, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, Culture, Military, Stanley McChrystal, David Petraeus

Vice President Joe Biden says the U.S. got a good deal in the spy swap with Russia because “we got back four really good ones” from our old Cold War adversary.

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Biden on Spy Swap: ‘We Got Back Four Really Good Ones’ from Politics Daily

Filed under: Republicans, Gaffes, Humor, Chaos Theory, 2010 Elections, Michael Steele

Is there a dead mic in the house?

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Michael Steele: Just Sayin’. And Sayin’. And Sayin’. from Politics Daily

Filed under: Gay Rights, Woman Up, Culture, Woman Up Video

The film doesn’t push a political agenda. It is a simple story about a complexity of feelings, devotion and betrayal, and family.

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‘The Kids Are All Right’: A Modern American Family from Politics Daily

Filed under: Environment, Woman Up, Climate Change

Until human population growth is slowed, every other attempt to deal with the impact of environmental change could be in vain.

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While We Debate Climate Change, the Rest of the Planet Prepares for Mass Migration from Politics Daily

Filed under: Ads, Culture, Campaigns

In an era of blinding technological change, negative TV spots are the one eternal in politics. Attack ads — whether in 1956 or 2010 — begin and end in much the same way.

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Campaign Attack Ads: As Old As the Edsel from Politics Daily

Filed under: Environment, Energy, Oil Spill

BP succeeded Saturday in removing an inefficient cap from its deep water well — temporarily allowing oil to flow freely. The plan is to quickly install a tighter fitting dome.

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Gulf Spill: Old Cap Removed and Oil Flows While Tighter Dome Readied from Politics Daily

Filed under: Polls, Poll Watch, Immigration

Fifty percent oppose the lawsuit, with 38 percent saying they “strongly” oppose it, while 33 percent support it, while 17 percent are undecided.

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Justice Lawsuit Challenging Arizona Immigration Law Gets Negative Marks from Public from Politics Daily

Filed under: The Capitolist

Blumenthal served in the Marine Reserve, but never in combat, according to a New York Times expose.

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Richard Blumenthal, Conn. Senate Hopeful, Never Served in Vietnam, Despite Claims from Politics Daily

Filed under: Terror, Woman Up

The dark-eyed Detroit beauty had barely donned her crown when conservative bloggers started making terrorist claims about her relatives.

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Miss USA, Rima Fakih: Terrorist in a Bikini? from Politics Daily

Filed under: Republicans, Woman Up

The ex-first lady behaved in the White House “like a piece of fine furniture covered with plastic.” It’s hard to get to know someone like that.

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Laura Bush: The Real Reason Behind Her One-Dimensional Legacy from Politics Daily