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Hillary Clinton’s Two Decades in the Political Spotlight — New York Magazine 25 min read

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Hillary Clinton’s Two Decades in the Political Spotlight — New York Magazine

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Photo: Douglas Friedman/Trunk Archive For four years, Hillary Rodham Clinton flew around the world as President Barack Obama’s secretary of State, while her husband, the

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Frank Rich on Rand Paul — New York Magazine 16 min read

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Frank Rich on Rand Paul — New York Magazine

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Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images In the Labor Day weekend scramble set off by President Obama’s zero-hour about-face on Syria, the only visible politician

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Jonathan Chait on the Government Shutdown — New York Magazine 7 min read

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Jonathan Chait on the Government Shutdown — New York Magazine

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Illustration by Oliver Munday In a merciful twist of fate, Juan Linz did not really dwell to see his prophecy of the demise of American

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Why Julian Assange Is a Crucial Historical Figure — New York Magazine 11 min read

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Why Julian Assange Is a Crucial Historical Figure — New York Magazine

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Image: Andrew Parson/I-Images/ZumaPress/Newscom Right until pretty recently, there have been only a hand­ful of people today on the earth with a specific feeling of how

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Frank Rich on the History of Government Shutdowns — New York Magazine 13 min read

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Frank Rich on the History of Government Shutdowns — New York Magazine

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Photo-illustration by Gluekit. Clockwise from top left, Calhoun, Goldwater, Cruz, Gingrich.Photo: © Bettmann/Corbis (Goldwater), Terry Ashe/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images (Gingrich); Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (Cruz) The

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Why Bill de Blasio’s Promise May Also Be His Problem — New York Magazine 27 min read

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Why Bill de Blasio’s Promise May Also Be His Problem — New York Magazine

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Photo: Christopher Anderson/Magnum Photos/New York Magazine He is joking, but he’s not kidding. “When I spoke last time, they needed a much smaller room,” Bill

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An Excerpt From Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s ‘Double Down: Game Change 2012’ — New York Magazine 28 min read

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An Excerpt From Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s ‘Double Down: Game Change 2012’ — New York Magazine

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The debate was only a few minutes old, and Barack Obama was already tanking. His opponent on this warm autumn night, a Massachusetts patrician with

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Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio’s Frenemies — New York Magazine 8 min read

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Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio’s Frenemies — New York Magazine

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Illustration by André Carrilho Monthly bill de Blasio gained the minimal little bit of beach front time he’s making the most of this weekend in

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What Rob Ford Could Learn From Six Other Misbehaving Mayors — New York Magazine 2 min read

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What Rob Ford Could Learn From Six Other Misbehaving Mayors — New York Magazine

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Photograph: Colin McConnell/Getty Visuals Irrespective of admitting final week that he did, following all, smoke crack, Toronto mayor Rob Ford has solved to run for

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Bill de Blasio’s Most Difficult Challenge: Saving Public Schools — New York Magazine 7 min read

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Bill de Blasio’s Most Difficult Challenge: Saving Public Schools — New York Magazine

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Illustration by Andy Friedman There had been threats up in Binghamton, a in close proximity to riot out on Long Island. But right here in

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