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"No way, no how, no McCain" Hillary Clinton targets the Republicans -- and her loyalists who have been unwilling to give up the good fight. By Joan Walsh
When is a plot not a plot? A group of armed "meth heads" reportedly discussed shooting Barack Obama, but the feds opted for lesser charges. By Mike Madden
Biden's mission All signs are that Joe Biden won't back away from the job ahead of him -- combat with John McCain. By Walter Shapiro
Isn't she lovely? In her prime-time speech Monday, Michelle Obama foiled her harshest detractors and perhaps even won over Middle America. By Rebecca Traister
