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Steve Pendlebury

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Steve covers general news and writes The Point, a daily column about hot topics on the Web. He has been at AOL since 2000 and previously worked for Reuters and the Associated Press.

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(May 21) -- Casey James was voted off "American Idol," Chad Ochocinco got 86'ed from "Dancing With the Stars," and Campbell Brown admitted on the air that her program simply doesn't attract enough vi ...

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Gallup Poll Confirms: We Can't Get No Satisfaction

posted: 6 days 5 hours ago

(May 20) -- The Dalai Lama thinks the world is getting happier, but Gallup pollsters say they've never seen Americans as grumpy in a midterm election year as they are now. Gallup asks people across t ...

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Rand Paul Under Fire for Remarks on Civil Rights Act

posted: 6 days 8 hours ago

(May 20) -- Rand Paul, the new face of the tea party movement, is in hot water because of his comments about anti-discrimination laws. The political newcomer knocked off the GOP establishment's cand ...

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Will Blumenthal Survive Vietnam Controversy?

posted: 7 days 8 hours ago

(May 19) -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is trying to fight his way out of a political quagmire about his military service and save his U.S. Senate candidacy. Commentators are spli ...

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What Message Are Primary Voters Sending?

posted: 8 days 7 hours ago

(May 18) -- Before a single "Super Tuesday" ballot was counted, analysts were busy trying to discern the meaning of today's primary elections in Arkansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Will voters angr ...

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Controversy Swirls Around Miss USA Winner

posted: 9 days 4 hours ago

(May 17) -- Who cares about beauty contests anymore? When there are political points to be scored, a lot of bloggers do. For the second straight year, the Miss USA Pageant is facing charges of libera ...

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Alabama Candidate's Campaign Ad Goes Viral

posted: 9 days 9 hours ago

(May 17) -- In just a matter of hours overnight, Dale Peterson became the world's most famous candidate for state agriculture commissioner, thanks to an ad that's the talk of the Internet. The campa ...

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Lieberman's Citizenship Bill Raises Questions

posted: 20 days 9 hours ago

(May 6) -- A proposal to revoke the citizenship of Americans involved with foreign terrorists triggered a blogosphere backlash even before Sen. Joe Lieberman formally unveiled the legislation today. ...

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Gulf Oil Disaster Politicized by Both Sides

posted: 21 days 8 hours ago

(May 5) -- Unlike oil and water, it seems that oil and politics can't help but mix, especially in an atmosphere of media-driven hyperpartisanship. Politicians, pundits and activists are rushing to ca ...

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Was It Right to Read Bomb Suspect His Rights?

posted: 22 days 6 hours ago

(May 4) -- Bloggers are exercising their right not to remain silent about the suspect in the Times Square bombing attempt. Some argue against informing Faisal Shahzad of his Miranda rights. Others, i ...

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