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Rachel Maddow: "In looking at how extremism is functioning electorally this year, today our staff was researching a potential story about the consequences and repercussions for candidates who say big

In the Presidential election of 1964 Republican Barry Goldwater got clobbered. It was total destruction for the Republicans. Goldwater managed to win only his own state plus five in the Deep Sou

Stephen Colbert followed Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar's lead Tuesday morning, storming off set of "The View" in dramatic fashion. Unlike the show's two co-hosts — who walked off the set Thursday i

The Erie Canal. Hoover Dam. The Interstate Highway System. Visionary public projects are part of the American tradition, and have been a major driver of our economic development. And right now, by

A RECENT REPORT STATES THE FACT THAT BLACK VOTERS ARE “STRATEGICALLY SITUATED IN 2010 TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT.” SAID REV. JOSEPH LOWERY: “IN 2008 WE CHANGED THE GUARD. NOW WE MUST GUARD THE CHANGE.”

"Obama! A Modern U.S. President." From Ron Butler comes this seriously funny music video where the President responds to those who say he's not living up to the country's expectations. Not only is

Last night on "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart was paid a surprise visit by Stephen Colbert who convinced him to combine the "Rally To Restore Sanity" with his "March To Keep Fear Alive" into one epic ev

Condoleezza Rice stopped by the "Daily Show" with Jon Stewart on Wednesday to discuss her new book, "Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family." While the pair may not agree about politics

Stephen Colbert's satirical "March to Keep Fear Alive" is a timely illustration of a larger point: humans evolved to be fearful -- since that helped keep our ancestors alive -- so we are very vulnerab

Many New Yorkers were suspicious of the newcomers’ plans to build a house of worship in Manhattan. Some feared the project was being underwritten by foreigners. Others said the strangers’ beliefs were

TALK OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT IS APPEALING—UNTIL YOU SEE WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS IN PRACTICE: A SOCIETY IN WHICH IT IS EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF. THIS NIGHTMARE MAY BE IN OUR NOT-TO--DISTANT FUTURE. Tha

“FOR SOMEONE TO SAY WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BUILD A CHURCH IN A MUSLIM COUNTRY, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT RIGHT,” SAID IMAM OSAMA BAHLOUL, LEADER OF THE ISLAMIC CENTER IN TENNESSEEE. “YOU CAN GOOGLE THIS.

Visitors to the upper floors of the Muslim community center planned for near ground zero would walk through lofty spaces — for art exhibitions, for contemplation and prayer, for programs on interrelig

She was standing naked on the wharf in Boston harbor, covered only by an old carpet. The frail little girl, just seven, kidnapped from home and family in Africa and forced into the dark hold of a sla

COOPERATION FROM AMERICAN MUSLIMS IS NO SECRET TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED DOWN TO THE LOCAL LEVEL FORMAL AND INFORMAL CONNECTIONS TO AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES TO CULTIVATE THE

CNN. Sept. 29, 2010—After testifying at a hearing about a proposed mosque in Tennessee, Sharia law self-styled "expert" Frank Gaffney went on Anderson Cooper last night to explain why, exactly, the m

“I HOPE THEY COME,” SAID DEVELOPER SHARIF EL-GAMAL. “WE DON’T SEE THIS BEING A SUCCESS UNTIL THERE HAS BEEN A BAR MITZVAH.” OPPONENTS CALLS TO INVESTIGATE FINANCING WAS MOOT—THERE WAS NO FINANCING

THE U. S. IS ONE OF THE MOST RELIGIOUS COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. BUT FAITH LEADERS AND EDUCATORS HAVE LONG LAMENTED THAT AMERICANS KNOW LITTLE ABOUT RELIGION. ON AVERAGE, PARTICIPANTS IN THE SURVEY COR

On Friday night, Anderson Cooper took on Renee Ellmers, a Republican House candidate in North Carolina who has now based her campaign on opposing the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque," the Muslim communi

BEIJING PROVIDES $15 BILLION IN SEED MONEY FOR THE COUNTRY’S AUTO AND BATTERY COMPANIES TO START AN ELECTRIC CAR INDUSTRY. SOON WE WILL BE IMPORTING ELECTRIC CARS FROM CHINA JUST LIKE WE ARE NOW IM

GOV. PATERSON: “BEING GOVERNOR IS A LOT LIKE SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. THERE ARE A LOT OF CHARACTERS. IT’S FUNNY FOR 10 MINUTES. THEN YOU JUST WANT IT TO BE OVER…AND I SEE YOU STILL HAVE A BEARD. I SH

“I’LL ADMIT I STARTED MY WORK DAY WITH PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS OF MIGRANT LABORT,” COLBERT SAID. “BUT AFTER WORKING WITH THESE MEN AND WOMEN, SIDE BY SIDE IN THE UNFORGIVING SUN, I HAVE TO SAY—PLEASE DO

Let me be clear: the idea of an inevitable Republican landslide in November is not a foregone conclusion. It’s a self-perpetuating bit of wishful thinking that’s gaining currency through the force of