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Netroots: where liberals come together to let it all out

June 7, 2012, 7:51 am

The seventh annual Netroots Nation kicks off today in Providence – so expect fear and self-loathing in spadesIf you're a heavy drinker looking to make the plunge into full-blown alcoholism, we've got a...

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Cheers and jeers at CPAC as tough crowd gets ready for its speakers

March 14, 2013, 7:07 am

Conservatives pay top dollar to attend CPAC and know what they want to hear – beware to those who veer too far away from it• For more on CPAC, check out our liveblogThe good news for Mitt Romney at...

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CPAC immigration reform keynote panel reveals divisions within GOP

March 14, 2013, 9:48 am

Congressman Raul Labrador urged GOP to stop 'flagellating' itself and pass an immigration reform bill• For more on CPAC, see our liveblogRepublicans at CPAC turned to immigration reform on Thursday,...

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CPAC 2013: Marco Rubio and Rand Paul address GOP faithful – live

March 14, 2013, 2:12 pm

Live coverage of the 2013 CPAC conference in Fort Washington, Maryland, the largest annual gathering of US conservativesJim Newell

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CPAC 2013: Mitt Romney urges GOP to 'listen to Chris Christie'

March 15, 2013, 2:23 pm

Big-name speakers on day two of the biggest conservative conference in the US include Donald Trump and Mitt RomneyJim Newell

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CPAC 2013: Sarah Palin delivers rallying call to Republican crowd

March 16, 2013, 3:25 pm

Final day of the annual conservative jamboree hears from Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin and Scott WalkerJim Newell

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Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll

March 16, 2013, 4:35 pm

The Kentucky senator, Rand Paul, was the top choice of voters at the 2013 Conservative Political Action ConferenceThe CPAC straw poll, won on Saturday by the Kentucky senator Rand Paul, has never been...

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Tree given by Barack Obama to Israeli president not dug up – yet

March 20, 2013, 12:00 pm

Gift to Israeli president Shimon Peres must undergo checks required on plants coming into the country from abroad• Obama visits Israel – live updates on the trip6pm ET update: A tree, presented as a...

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Obama and Netanyahu renew support for two-state solution

March 20, 2013, 7:02 pm

Barack Obama pays his first official visit to IsraelMatthew WeaverJim Newell

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Obama tells Israelis: 'peace with Palestinians is possible'

March 21, 2013, 12:29 pm

Barack Obama condemns Israeli settlement activity and the latest rocket attacks by Hamas militantsMatthew WeaverJim Newell

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Supreme court justice jokes about Strom Thurmond's fertility at hearing

March 26, 2013, 12:52 pm

Antonin Scalia references late senator, who fathered children in his 70s, during debate about procreation in marriageWhile the supreme court justices stuck largely to serious legal argument in the...

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Liveblog: Supreme court justices indicate caution on gay marriage

March 26, 2013, 2:44 pm

US supreme court hears oral arguments on Proposition 8, the California gay marriage ban and the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage ActJim Newell

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Justice Ginsberg: Doma creates 'full marriage and skim-milk marriage'

March 27, 2013, 10:31 am

Liberal justice, during oral arguments at the supreme court, says Defense of Marriage Act has put two-tier system in place in US• Follow all the latest in our live blogIn the second day of hearings on...

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