So yes, the conflict with al Qaeda, like all armed conflict, invites tragedy. But by narrowly targeting our action against those who want to kill us (with drones), and not the people they hide among, we are choosing the course of action least likely to result in the loss of innocent life.
Election night in the Rockaways. (via @KateNocera)
The Service leaves quickly. No more motorcades. No more rope lines. No more bubbles. Familiar faces disappear, never to be seen again.
In 2008, agents offered to see John McCain back to his ranch in Sedona, but McCain insisted on saying his good byes in his suite at the Biltmore Hotel. The next morning, McCain was seen driving his own car to get groceries.
Supporters look on as they watch results on a large screen as a major news network projected Ohio for President Barack Obama at the U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney election night rally in Boston, Massachusetts November 6, 2012. [REUTERS/Mike Segar]
LIVE COVERAGE: The 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
FLASH: MSNBC, CBS project Barack Obama wins re-election as U.S. President. [Live coverage]
Photo: U.S. President Barack Obama greets supporters on his last night of campaigning in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, November 5, 2012. An emotional President Obama ended his final campaign on Monday in Iowa, the place that launched his first White House bid and that could hold the key to his political future. [REUTERS/Larry Downing]
Our politicians are terrible because we are terrible
Tonight’s VP debate will be live blogged with contributions from Pulitzer Prize winner and Reuters columnistDavid Rhode, Washington, D.C. correspondents Patricia Zengerle and Sam Youngman, Reuters columnists Jack Shafer and Ari Melber, and Rob Cox and Daniel Indiviglio from Reuters Breakingviews. A live video stream of the debate will also be available.
LIVE COVERAGE: The 2012 Vice Presidential Debate
Oh no! Mitt might lose the fact checker race! Quick, some fact checker should find out how many electoral votes Factchecksylvania has. I think it’s less than North I-Don’t-Give-A-Shit
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