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The JPMorgan mess: 4 ways it hurts Obama
May 15, 2012, at 6:55 AMJPMorgan's $2 billion blunder is a huge embarrassment for CEO Jamie Dimon, and it's turning into a headache for the nation's chief executive, too
New Jersey's 'reveal a secret' third-grade test question: The fallout
May 14, 2012, at 6:15 PMParents complain after kids are asked to share something they're hiding. Is that an inappropriate question for a standardized test?
Homes with great porches: A slideshow
May 14, 2012, at 6:00 PMWhether open and airy or cozily screened in, these terraces give visitors a welcoming first impression
Will Britney Spears and Demi Lovato revitalize The X Factor?
May 14, 2012, at 5:51 PMThe notoriously erratic pop supernova and the 19-year-old Disney Channel star will join Fox's singing competition next season as judges... for better or worse
The New York Times' Mark Zuckerberg profile: 4 intriguing revelations
May 14, 2012, at 4:18 PMAs the young CEO hammered out a deal to buy Instagram over steak and ice cream, his lawyers sat on the couch watching the HBO series Game of Thrones
Time for Obama to dump Joe Biden?
May 14, 2012, at 3:57 PMBiden put the president in a tough spot, again, by endorsing gay marriage. Would Obama be better off with a less gaffe-prone VP?
Obama's anti-Bain 'vampire' ad: Unfair to Romney?
May 14, 2012, at 3:33 PMTeam Obama releases a hard-hitting ad targeting Romney's tenure at private-equity titan Bain Capital, and at least one key Dem says the prez is crossing a line
The billion-dollar movie club: By the numbers
May 14, 2012, at 3:07 PMThe Avengers is the 12th film to gross 10 figures at the global box office, joining two James Cameron flicks and the finales of The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter
Desperate Housewives' sentimental finale: A satisfying ending?
May 14, 2012, at 2:39 PMAfter eight scandalous seasons, each of Wisteria Lane's ladies got her own version of a happy ending
Should animal abusers be treated like sex offenders?
May 14, 2012, at 2:08 PM
Just like child molesters, animal abusers in one New York county will have to register so their neighbors know who they are
Is it a mistake to fire Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson?
May 14, 2012, at 1:51 PMThe flailing search giant sacks Thompson for a bogus claim on his resume, plunging the company into even deeper turmoil
The 'Anger Room': The new way to blow off steam after work
May 14, 2012, at 12:40 PMLet's face it: Some days you leave work wanting to throw, punch, and break things. If you live in Dallas, you can — for a small fee, of course
The violent sex life of the 'dagger penis' bug
May 14, 2012, at 12:16 PMRather than mate through traditional means, Xylocoris flavipes uses its razor-sharp private parts to brutally impregnate females
The former president's ever-so-slight show of support is just the latest in a series of lukewarm endorsements for the GOP's presumptive nominee
Prom chaperones face criminal charges for spraying Lysol on dirty-dancing students — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
- Mitt Romney's 1981 arrest and 4 other times he lost his cool
- 10 things you need to know today: May 21, 2012
- Narcissistic, broke, and 6 other ways to describe the Millennial generation
- The ambitious plan to build Star Trek's USS Enterprise
- A day in the life of a warehouse wage slave
- Did Cory Booker sandbag Obama by calling the Bain attacks 'nauseating'?
- What's the McRib made of, anyway?
- The cancer-stricken 9-year-old who is choosing to die
- The week's best photojournalism
- Honda's Segway alternative... that you steer with your butt
- Pong Beer: The new drink designed for beer pong
- The birth of the high five
- Night owls vs. morning people: Who's smarter?
- Sneakers that make you fit and 7 other allegedly misleading products
- Bad Opinion Generator
- 6 strange objects found in people's stomachs
- Can Porsche's $845,000 hybrid supercar save the planet?
- Touche: Disney's 'mind-blowing' touch-sensing technology
- Celebrity tour riders: The 9 most ridiculous demands
- How 'The Phone Stack' is civilizing dinners out with friends
Dana Liebelson
What HBO's Girls can teach Obama and Romney
The buzzy new show about twenty-somethings struggling with life and love in New York City isn't overtly political. But it still holds plenty of political lessons
Edward Morrissey
Ron Paul's true endgame
It's not about convention antics or party platforms. It's about seizing the machinery of state GOPs nationwide
Robert Shrum
Obama's gay-marriage endorsement is a moral and political win
Pundits are eager to pontificate on how supporting same-sex marriage will cost Obama in November. They couldn't be more wrong
Daniel Larison
Why America shouldn't panic over Putin
Russia's strong-willed leader is back for a third term as president. And as long as Mitt Romney cools the "number one geopolitical foe" talk, we'll be just fine
Paul Brandus
What the Chen Guangcheng debacle reveals about Obama
The president surely knows that protecting a threatened Chinese activist is the right thing to do. But sadly, it seems he lacks the resolve to truly follow through
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