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Arizona's State of Fear
Long before Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot, Arizona politicians from Raúl Grijalva to Sheriff Joe Arpaio received gruesome death threats.
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The country's leading gay-rights group examines the record of all the members of the 112th Congress, and finds that it has lost its sympathetic majority in both chambers. What does that mean for its legislative priorities? More ›
'Alone Together': Why We Expect More from Technology and Less From Each Other
The promise of technology is connectedness. But could modern gadgetry be making us more lonely than ever? More ›
Homeland Security Study Warned of Right-Wing Extremism
A 2009 study warned that the rise of right-wing extremism could spur violent attacks. But the report was attacked by Republicans, including now-Speaker John Boehner. More ›
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Suspected Arizona Killer Formally Charged
The man allegedly responsible for last Saturday’s shooting spree that left six people dead, a U.S. congresswoman clinging to life, and 13 other people injured appeared in court Monday to hear formal charges against him. More ›
Beleaguered Chávez Adopts More Tempered Tone
Hugo Chávez went on the offensive in Caracas following his party’s poor election showing this fall, pushing through a slate of measures that amounted to a sustained political power grab ahead of the swearing-in of the new Parliament last week. On the international scene, though, the famously combative Venezuelan president has been striking an unusually conciliatory tone. More ›
To Foster High Achievers, Think Beyond the Classroom
Almost everyone who worries about America's "competitiveness" in the world bemoans the sorry state of U.S. K-12 education. The Chinese and others do better. We need to catch up. More ›
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