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Attorney Bob Barnett arrives on the campaign plane of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas, Nevada.
D.C. ICON

Politician and Journalist Superlawyer Bob Barnett, 79, Dies

Regardless of political party, Barnett worked to broker deals.

Georgina DiNardo

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SPOILER ALERT

No Labels Launches Controversial 2024 Campaign With No Ideas

The well-funded centrist group says it wants to field a presidential candidate who will focus on substance. But its first big event was all style.

Jake Lahut

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NO WAY OUT

Democrats’ Kyrsten Sinema Nightmare Is Just Getting Started

She was doomed in a primary. But there’s precedent for a politician everyone seems to hate sticking around—and having lots of power.

Matt Lewis

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PANIC MODE

When ‘Mortal Kombat’ Made America Lose Its Mind

In honor of the new ‘Mortal Kombat’ film, let’s take a look back at the time Congress held emergency hearings on video-game violence timed to ‘Mortal Kombat II.’

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THE BUSINESS WE’VE CHOSEN

Joe Lieberman Called ZTE a Threat. Now He Lobbies for It.

The former senator says he can better serve his new client precisely because he was once a critic.

Betsy Swan

Former Senator Joe Lieberman after a meeting with President Donald Trump
SPOILSPORT

Joe Lieberman Is Not a Fan of Bernie’s Single Payer Bill

Not every senator who hated Obamacare’s public option has come around to single payer, à la Max Baucus.

Gideon Resnick

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Circle of Life

Why Martha Stewart (Maybe) Slapped Me

An ink-stained wretch’s story about what happened long ago, in a simpler time, on one of those weird only-in-New-York-kids nights.

Harry Siegel

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Dealing?

Can Bipartisanship Exist in a Trump Era?

The hands-across-the-aisle spirit promoted by the No Labels group in Congress is eager to see if moderation, cooperation, and compromise will fly under a Trump administration.

Eleanor Clift

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Vice Versa

You Lost One, Tea Party. Deal With It.

Democrats had their own intraparty upset in 2006, courtesy of Joe Lieberman. They moved on, unlike the ‘real American’ Tea Partiers who are still blubbering over Thad Cochran’s victory.

Michael Tomasky

Did Not Know He Was Comedic

The Funny Joe Lieberman?

Justin Green

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Exit Interview

Lieberman’s Slow-Motion Dem Divorce

The retiring senator talks to Howard Kurtz about why he feels the Democrats deserted him.

Howard Kurtz

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