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    How far to the left must a believer in more traditional liberal policies veer in order to satisfy those like democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

    When being liberal isn’t liberal enough

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    The fix is in. Because as long as Trump is in the White House and he has allies like Putin, our nation's position in the world will be forever secure.

    The fix is in

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    Our collective sense of shame is on life support and barely breathing. We are daily bearing witness to its slow, painful death.

    Shame is on life support

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    President Trump's late acknowledgement of the role MBS and the Saudi royal family played in Jamal Khashoggi's slaying is of little comfort.

    Trump betrayed

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    The Saudis are now relying on plausible deniability to get MBS off the hook and keep his friendship with Kushner and Trump alive and intact.

    Kushner and Trump: A hit with the Saudis

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    The fine art of politics: If you'd never heard of Banksy — whose "Girl With Balloon" was auctioned off at Sotheby's, before last week — you may have by now.

    The fine art of politics

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    After Donald Trump's breakup with Justin Trudeau at the G7, he was ripe for a rebound relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

    When Donny met Kim: A love story

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