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Salon: Bob McDonnell's shocking stupidity: How could a politician have been this dumb?

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September 5th, 2014
Bob McDonnell

Bob McDonnell's shocking stupidity: How could a politician have been this dumb?

Latest GOP governor to humiliate himself -- and break the law -- endured a crazy saga. Here's why it's so surreal

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Gun nuts' special privileges: How police treated a dangerous "open carry" zealot

Watch this video of an armed, drunk, disobedient white man -- and his encounter with the cops. Something seem odd?

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The 10 most inhumane laws courtesy of Southern Republicans

"Southern hospitality" takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to lawmakers in Mississippi and Texas

Palestinians run for cover during clashes with Israeli soldiers following a protest against the war in the Gaza Strip, outside Ofer, an Israeli military prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Aug. 1, 2014.

Gaza's scary new outrage: How Israeli some leaders are pushing for war crimes

Amid the threat of more airstrikes, Palestinians (and many Israelis) have another fear: Where the rhetoric is going

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Climate change's scary new threat: The Gulf of Mexico is devouring Southeastern Louisiana

The land is home to half of the country's oil refineries and 2 million people who could soon be dispossessed

Demonstrators hold signs on the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol to protest the state's new voter identification law.

Why the GOP is so obsessed with voter fraud

The real reason Republicans object to same-day voter registration? Greater turnout will cost them elections

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My daughter's Ebola scare: Why we're not ready to panic (yet)

Ebola reached Senegal just as my 19-year-old arrived to study abroad. But we're not bringing her home. Here's why

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11-year-old builds Lego version of David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest"

The son of a Capital University English professor has created more than 100 scenes from the novel

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Paul Krugman blasts the right-wing "deflation caucus" for "being wrong year after year"

The Times columnist argues that the right's misplaced but enduring hysteria over inflation is due to class bias

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"Want to feel old?": How nostalgia-bait took over the Internet

"Remember when ..." listicles are a viral staple. Why are we addicted to '90s oral histories & endless flashbacks?

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"Last Days in Vietnam": Is the humiliation of 1975 about to be repeated?

A mesmerizing documentary captures the trauma -- and the heroism -- of America's final exit from Southeast Asia

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Two guys, two books: Capitalism's collapsing, let's drink with Cheever and Carver!

Two novelists hit the Midwest wanting realness, but are they looking for America or just building their brands?

Bob McDonnell makes a statement as his wife, Maureen, listens during a news conference in Richmond, Va., April 24, 2014.

McDonnells' humiliating fall: Former GOP governor and wife convicted on multiple corruption charges

A jury has convicted Bob and Maureen McDonnell on 11 and 8 corruption charges, respectively. Prison could come next

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Watch Joan Rivers's 8 funniest talk show appearances

From performing stand up on "The Ed Sullivan Show" to her recent "Late Show" appearance, here's Rivers at her best VIDEO

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How to go viral while quitting your job

After one Capitol Hill staffer's elaborate "I quit" email hit Jezebel, some other tips for going out with style VIDEO

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner poses for a portrait at his Playboy mansion in Los Angeles

Playboy's response to hacked celebrity photos: Just a ploy for clicks and feminist credibility?

As the site rebrands itself to appeal more to women, it could stand to dig a little deeper

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Human rights lawyer arrested while waiting for her family in Times Square

Chaumtoli Huq believes she was targeted because she is Muslim and South Asian

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Bill O'Reilly's "Killing Jesus" is fiction: Fact-checking the Fox News' anchor's "history" of Jesus's death

A conservative theology professor unearths mistruth after mistruth in "Killing Jesus" and calls a pinhead a pinhead

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Scientists have sequenced the coffee genome

Breakthrough could help protect the beloved beverage from climate catastrophe

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Hollywood remembers Joan Rivers: Ellen DeGeneres, Ricky Gervais and more respond to comedian's death

As news of Joan Rivers death spread, stars took to Twitter to remember the trailblazing comedian

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