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What Was John Edwards' Biggest Sin?
At a Democratic forum last year, he couldn't name one.
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PoliticsAfter the Big Think
What Barack Obama learned on his vacation.
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The XX FactorDon't Believe the Hype
More on the sweaty-T-shirt-sniffing study.
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Political FuturesWhy Vote When You Can Bet?
Slate's guide to all the political markets.
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The Has-BeenBush Owes to China
The Olympics ad this administration doesn't want you to see.
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Slate V
Pol Cats: The Treadmill
What could be better than a cute kitty video or a campaign ’08 satire? How about a mashup of the two ...
Poor Kobe's Olympic Dream
You may think basketball superstars have it all. Think again. We bring you the touching story of Kob ...
Damned Spot: Obama Is Rubber, McCain Is Glue
As the Olympics Games divert the nation's attention from politics, Barack Obama is counterattacking ...
Damned Spot: Drilling McCain on Oil
In response to recent attacks, Barack Obama turns the tables on John McCain, calling him a captive o ...
Kausfiles
More Slate Political CoverageOther news of note from the campaign trail.
- One-Hit Wondering: Yes, Virginia, there will be another woman candidate in your lifetime.
- Disarming Our Demons: The self-fulfilling prophecy of election-stealing.
- The Russert to Judgment: So now the TV pundits tell us an Obama nomination is certain.
- Yo Mamma: Hillary Clinton as the battleground in the war between mothers and daughters.
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