Benjamin Sarlin is the Washington correspondent for The Daily Beast and edits the site's politics blog, Beltway Beast. He previously covered New York City politics for The New York Sun and has worked for talkingpointsmemo.com.
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The Woman Who Shamed Obama
Who is Velma Hart, the woman who gained national attention for telling Obama he "exhausted" her?... MORE
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Harvard's Marty Peretz Problem
The longtime New Republic editor ignited a flame war by denouncing Muslim life as “cheap.... MORE
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Delaware's Tea Party Terror
Christine O’Donnell’s insurgent campaign in Delaware’s GOP Senate race has even hardcore... MORE
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How Republicans Could Lose the Tea Party
If the GOP retakes Congress and doesn’t immediately take on the Tea Partiers’ top issue, the... MORE
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The Tea Party's Corporate Ally
Tea Party activists are doing their best to kill Net Neutrality, convinced the FCC is plotting a... MORE
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The Left's Unlikely Tea Party Target
The man who this week became a symbol of Tea Party intolerance with his D.C.... MORE
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Republicans for Tax Hikes
Despite the anti-tax hysteria on the right, an influential group of former GOP lawmakers are... MORE
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Ready for Another Quayle?
Ben Quayle, son of former vice president Dan, has already been linked to a raunchy website and... MORE
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The Pro-Stimulus, Pro-Obama Candidate
Upstart Democrat Elaine Marshall is polling well against incumbent Richard Burr in the race for... MORE
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Rand Paul's Secret Society
Did Tea Party favorite Rand Paul belong to an anarchic college group that kidnapped and drugged a... MORE
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Charlie Rangel's Other Headache
As if his ethics trial wasn’t bad enough, the embattled Harlem pol faces cosmic payback in his... MORE
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Behind the Billionaire Pact
Some 40 philanthropists worth a combined $230 billion are publicly pledging to give away their... MORE
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Big-Spending Budget Hawk
Pete Peterson is spending $1 billion to convince the country it needs to tighten its belt.... MORE
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The Disgraced CEO's Playbook
Take notes, Tony Hayward.... MORE
