In 1946, a mushroom cloud-shaped cake was served at a Washington D.C. military party celebrating the task force that oversaw atomic tests in the Pacific post-World War II. The photo of this garish pastry caused a bizarre international fracas. More »
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The Way We Live Now: hoodwinked. And bamboozled! Where is our revolutionary agenda? What do we get for finally electing a Manchurian Candidate-style socialist Muslim to the presidency? Business tax cuts! We are disappointed! And fearful! More »
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The Way We Live Now: hoodwinked. And bamboozled! Where is our revolutionary agenda? What do we get for finally electing a Manchurian Candidate-style socialist Muslim to the presidency? Business tax cuts! We are disappointed! And fearful! More »
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Badass Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who previously served two terms as president, cited Franklin Roosevelt’s four terms when he hinted that he may run again in 2012. Regardless of title, Putin still runs the country anyway. [NYT; pic: AP] More »
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Three time Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Paul Conrad died today at age 86 in California. He worked for over 30 years at The Los Angeles Times, and drew some of America’s best political cartoons for more than 50 years. More »
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