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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Miss USA's Defense
Right-wing blogs are flaming Miss USA winner Rima Fakih, the first-ever Muslim to win the crown.... MORE
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The New Jack Bauer Republicans
Two Iraq veterans who left the military after surviving charges of crimes against detainees are... MORE
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Andrew Sullivan's Kagan Crusade
The blogger is making Elena Kagan's sexual orientation an issue despite the White House's denial of... MORE
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Look Who's After the Fed
Liberal bomb-thrower Alan Grayson and libertarian icon Ron Paul don’t agree on much.... MORE
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Why Was the Principal Killed?
A trio of 18-year-olds is charged with murdering D.C.... MORE
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The School Murder That Shocked D.C.
Brian Betts wasn’t just a good principal in a tough school. He was the figurehead for D.C.... MORE
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The Charlie Crist Blame Game
As Florida’s Senate hopeful bolts the GOP to become an independent, conservatives are railing... MORE
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The Latino Backlash Begins
Reeling from the passage of Arizona’s harsh new immigration law, Hispanic advocates are angry and... MORE
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Elizabeth Warren Talks Bank Reform
Harvard professor and TARP overseer Elizabeth Warren—who is emerging as a potential Obama Supreme... MORE
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Why the Tea Party Isn't Touching Financial Reform
While Republican lawmakers are united in their opposition to the Senate’s financial-reform bill,... MORE
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Liberals Crash the Tea Party
Anti-government protesters took Tax Day very seriously, swarming Washington.... MORE
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Dispatches From the Tea Party Express
They may be overwhelmingly old and white, but Tea Partiers in Washington, D.C.... MORE
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Labor's Undisputed New King
With SEIU boss Andy Stern’s surprise retirement, the AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka becomes labor’s most... MORE
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Will Blanche Lincoln Oppose the Dems Again?
Senator Blanche Lincoln was a thorn in the Democrats' side during the health-care debate.... MORE
