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The Greatest Filibusters

The Greatest Filibusters

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As Sen. Joe Lieberman threatens to filibuster the Senate health-care bill, The Daily Beast looks back on obstructionism's greatest hits. From presumed poisonings and Roquefort salad dressing recipes to public urination and the 15 hours devoted to saving a typewriter company, the strange and twisted history of the Senate filibuster.

11:11 PM | Nov 9, 2009
The Greatest Filibusters

The Republican, a leading Progressive of the era, spoke for 18 hours, setting a Senate record. He stood against a banking bill, which he found too ...

1:13 PM | Nov 9, 2009
The Fall of the Wall The Rise of Freedom

The Fall of the Wall: The Rise of Freedom

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The first U.S. ambassador to a newly unified Germany recounts his memories of the fall of the wall, and looks ahead to a Europe that's just as whole.

7:31 PM | Nov 7, 2009
A-List Mensa Members

A-List Mensa Members

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Today is testing day for the high-IQ society. From Geena Davis to porn star Asia Carrera to a 2-year-old Einstein, VIEW OUR GALLERY of its most famous brainiacs.

9:37 PM | Oct 16, 2009
Healing the Wounds of Bataan

Healing the Wounds of Bataan

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In May, Japan apologized for the Bataan Death March-the torturous trek that killed 2,500 men in 1942. Ever since, the survivors have been debating whether to accept it. By Michael Norman

7:34 PM | Sep 19, 2009
This Weeks Hot Reads

This Week's Hot Reads

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This week: Cold Warriors, druggie Scottish lit, a man who believes he's Christopher Columbus, an insider account of the Lehman collapse, and a Mad Ave memoir.

7:13 AM | Sep 16, 2009
The Collyer Brothers

The Collyer brothers' house in Harlem, New York, 1942.

12:07 PM | Sep 1, 2009
Hawaii at 5-0

Hawaii at 5-0

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The 50th state celebrates its 50th birthday today. From Magnum P.I. to Mauna Loa to Michelle Wie, VIEW OUR GALLERY of the Aloha State.

10:43 PM | Aug 20, 2009
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