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So in my piece today I wondered how it could be that the CIA could come to view stress positions as a mechanism to induce sleep deprivation in detainees. The

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A flash mob at Bachmann & Associates, a Christian counseling clinic run by Michele Bachmann and her husband Marcus, protested the clinic’s acceptance of state and federal money Thursday and poked fun at allegations that the clinic performs therapy to “cure” homosexuality. The mob, dressed as barbarians — a nod to one of Marcus’ comments about LGBT people — danced a choreographed routine to Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” The barbarian outfits were in response to a radio interview Marcus Bachmann gave in 2010 that insinuated that LGBT people were “barbarians” who “need to be educated.” The dance troop also featured a fake Marcus Bachmann who was “baptized” in glitter during the stunt

For example, this is not happening. Andrew Lee Patterson identifies himself as the state leader of the National Socialist Movement, Oregon Unit, and said he

Casey Mulligan, a University of Chicago economist, writes over at The New York Times’ Economix: Adjusted for inflation, residential property values were still

Mark Mazzetti has a blockbuster piece in today’s New York Times about a secret order issued by Gen. David Petraeus last fall, with the aid of Adm. Eric Olson,

Soon, I’ll be up with a piece looking more closely at the foreclosure fraud scandal engulfing the country. But for those not following carefully, here’s a

I don’t know if it’s a vote of confidence in Massachusetts Democratic turnout or lagging indicator of Coakley’s fumbled campaign--for example, her mystifying

A little after midnight, nearing the end of yesterday’s marathon health reform debate in the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) had the

Former Gov. Michael Dukakis (D-Mass.) has been dodging questions on whether he was likely to get, or likely to accept, an interim appointment to the

Democrats and Republicans came together for the Wall Street rescue. But as they begin deliberations on long-term reforms, both seem to be prepping for a heated partisan battle.

The confrontation between Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) and some conservative constituents has been getting a lot of play today -- Inglis told people to stop

I’m not trying to run this campaign, frankly, as an old guy. I’m running it as I am, which is as a 34-year-old, tobacco-using Green Beret straight out of the military who’s not the most finely polished stone out there, but who is sincere in his desire to fight for his home, Tommy Sowers says.

In 2003, then Maj. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the 101st Airborne Division that had participated in the invasion of Iraq, had a running joke with an

More Republican lawmakers are expressing disdain toward Gov. Terry Branstad for issuing a line-item veto to allow the closure of 36 Iowa Workforce Development field offices throughout Iowa. Republicans started speaking out last week , with at least two rural representatives stating the details of Branstad’s plan — closing 36 field offices and replacing them with computers for the public to access — were not made clear, and the savings and expenditures of either closing or operating the field offices were not apparent.

Frustrated by decades of automaker resistance to adopting more strict fuel-efficiency standards for their vehicles, Markey and others want to make the rules part of the rescue package.

Reid Wilson has Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) -- respectively the chairman of the DCCC and one of the punchiest House freshmen --