Gov. Nice Guy
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How McCain Lost His Brand-
From maverick to crank in an instant.
Bloomberg Bets the Farm-
Why the mayor’s push for a third term may be the riskiest thing he’s ever done.
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Everybody agrees it was a typo. Is this the first big voting error this week that nobody's going to get enraged about?
- What Obama Needs to Know for His Pre-Election Infomercial
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If Barack Obama is going to really make a half-hour infomercial, there are some things he needs to know.
- Michael Idov and Matt Taibbi on Obama’s Foregone Historic Win, and the Morass It Will Land In
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'Rolling Stone' columnist Matt Taibbi and 'New York' writer Michael Idov discuss why John McCain is “one of the worst” presidential candidates ever, Russian glee... more »
- Does America Care About William Ayers?
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Or are we kind of preoccupied with other things right now?
- Face Time: How to Read the Candidates' Key Looks
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Is it just us, or do each of the candidates only have a few facial expressions in their repertoires?
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- Economy Rhetoric Gets Increasingly Warlike
- Garrett M. Graff and Michael Idov on Their Anxieties Over the Mounting Democratic Glee
- In Case You Were Wondering What Your Oligarchs Were Up To Today
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Shape up your workout.
Try something new tonight.
Where to?
So many choices...
Sharpen those minds.
