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Barbara Amiel makes the case for excising the personal from politics
Family anecdotes sideline frightening issues on the U.S. campaign
Biden vs. Ryan: What the VP candidates bring to the race
Luiza Ch. Savage explains why neither Joe Biden nor Paul Ryan are ideal VP choices
Kim Kardashian and Monica Lewinsky’s Rabbi @ the DNC
This just in from the DNC, news both weird and random from the floor
DNC 2012: The Gay Vote
Emma Teitel finds Hope and Change very much alive among LGBT delegates at the Democratic Convention
Ann Romney: First Lady or trembling virgin?
She missed an opportunity at the Republican National Convention to connect with American women
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Hey, hey ... the gang’s all here — and, guess what? ’We are loving the convention’
Ann Romney upstages Chris Christie
Nominee’s wife was most convincing when it mattered most