Currently in Salon

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  Surprise guest at White House briefing: Obama
  In a surprise press appearance, the president pushes back against GOP demands for "bipartisanship"
  Mike Madden
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  Behind Liz Cheney's group, a weird legacy of torture
  Financing Cheney's pro-torture front is Melvin Sembler, who once enabled "enhanced interrogation" of American teens
  By Joe Conason
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  Slide show: Sports Illustrated models baffled by swimwear
  Brooklyn Decker is the latest in a series of "oopsie!" cover girls who just can't master their itty-bitty bikinis
  By Mary Elizabeth Williams
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  Oscar duel: Is Quentin Tarantino a great director?
  Great American auteur or hack recycler? Bloggers debate the "Inglourious Basterds" creator's legacy
  By Anne Thompson
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  Salinger: "Recluse" with an ugly history of women
  How we've all found a convenient way of avoiding the truth about his troubled past
  By Mikki Halpin
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  The GOP's bad old ideas
  Bomb Iran and privatize Social Security. Really? That's all you've got?
  By Michael Lind
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  Tea party genius: Sen. Larry Kudlow
  The CNBC talk show host has been spectacularly wrong on the economy for years. He obviously belongs in Congress
  Andrew Leonard
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  The race is on for Murtha's seat
  An intriguing name on the Democratic side. And fears of a repeat of NY-23 for Republicans
  Mike Madden
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  The real political realities
  The political system was always broken, and the Republicans and Democrats have always been divided. Why the fuss?
  By Digby
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  Yes, the 9/11 trial should be held in New York
  Mayor Bloomberg's flip-flop embarrassed the Obama administration and himself. He was right the first time
  By Joe Conason