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Meghan McCain is a columnist for The Daily Beast. Originally from Phoenix, she graduated from Columbia University in 2007. She is a New York Times bestselling children's author, previously wrote for Newsweek magazine, and created the Web site mccainblogette.com.
Closeted gay politicians like California State Senator Roy Ashburn need to stop lying to the public-and themselves.
Stop Whining About Edwards, Already
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Lee Siegel is The Daily Beast's senior columnist. He publishes widely on culture and politics and is the author of three books: Falling Upwards: Essays in Defense of the Imagination; Not Remotely Controlled: Notes on Television; and, most recently, Against the Machine: How the Web Is Reshaping Culture And Commerce—And Why It Matters. In 2002, he received a National Magazine Award for reviews and criticism.
Why do liberals seem to delight in the moral condemnation of their fallen stars? Lee Siegel on why the right gets their sex scandals right.
The Decade in Sex
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The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
Was it good for you too? From Eliot Spitzer to Girls Gone Wild to the first pregnant man, VIEW OUR GALLERY of the strangest and most scandalous sexcapades of the past 10 years.
Letterman's Immaculate Confession
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Rebecca Dana is a senior correspondent for The Daily Beast. A former editor and reporter for the Wall Street Journal, she has also written for the New York Times, the New York Observer, Rolling Stone and Slate, among other publications.
By avoiding bumbling euphemism in his big announcement last week, David Letterman has perfected the art of disclosure, argues The Daily Beast's Rebecca Dana.
Mark Sanford Is a Romantic Hero
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Ben Crair is an associate editor at The Daily Beast.
Don't stick the philandering South Carolina governor in the same lot with John Ensign, David Vitter, and other GOP scandal victims. When he flew to Argentina, Sanford was after something like real love. And what's so wrong with that?
What the Sanfords Didn't Say
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Tina Brown is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast. She is the author of the 2007 New York Times best seller The Diana Chronicles. Brown is the former editor of Tatler, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Talk magazines and host of CNBC's Topic A with Tina Brown.
Tina Brown decodes the governor and first lady's statements about his sexual escapade.
The Sex Scandal Hypocrite
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Max Blumenthal is a former writer for The Daily Beast, writing fellow at The Nation Institute and author of Republican Gomorrah (Basic/Nation Books). Contact him at maxblumenthal3000@yahoo.com.
As Sen. John Ensign steps down from a top leadership post due to his adultery confession, his ruthless attacks on Bill Clinton and Larry Craig-and his strident defense of the "sanctity of marriage"-are coming back to haunt him, says Max Blumenthal.
Caught on Tape
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The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
Sen. Roland Burris was dragged back into the Blagojevich scandal this week when federal prosecutors released an embarrassing wiretapped phone conversation. But Burris is in good company-politicians have been saying incriminating things on tape for decades. VIEW OUR GALLERY.
Barney Frank Hits Back
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Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
In an exclusive interview, Barney Frank sounds off on Bill O'Reilly's attacks (and Dick Cheney's), Justice Scalia's homophobia, Alan Greenspan's failures, and why he can't be bought.
What's Is (and Isn't) in the Health-Care Bill
10 Power Food Combos
Divya Gugnani is the CEO and founder of BehindtheBurner.com, an emerging culinary media brand that creates expert-based content about food, wine, mixology, and nutrition.
How Barack Beat Bibi
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is associate professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. His new book, The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris, will be published by HarperCollins in June. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
An Open Letter to Republicans: The Bill Will Save Your Lives, Too
Michael Moore is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and author. He directed and produced Roger & Me, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, and Sicko. He has also written seven books, most recently, Mike’s Election Guide 2008.
The Return of Big Government
Margaret Hoover is an American conservative feminist, political commentator, Republican strategist, and blogger. She is the great-granddaughter of former President Herbert Hoover. Most recently, she has worked as Deputy Finance Director to Rudy Giuliani’s Presidential Exploratory Committee. She is a frequent contributor to Fox News's O'Reilly Factor.
Prepared for Failure
Reihan Salam is a policy advisor at e21 and a fellow at the New America Foundation.
