The Year Ahead
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Homeward Bound
Just a few days after being admitted to the hospital for a blood clot in her head, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was discharged Wednesday evening.
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J. Scott Applewhite/AP
GOP Caves on Sandy
After a political firestorm erupted Wednesday, House Republicans finally announced that they would vote on a $60 billion Hurricane Sandy relief package.
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American Missing in Syria
Family and colleagues lift the secrecy surrounding the kidnapping of James Foley, the U.S. journalist abducted on Thanksgiving Day. By Jamie Dettmer.
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You Raised Taxes. Now What?
Liberals got the tax hikes on the wealthy that they always wanted. So why don't they seem very happy? Megan McArdle on the tricky path forward.
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The Daily Beast
Sullivan Goes Solo
Andrew Sullivan reflects on his illustrious blogging career as he announces—via blog post, of course—that he and his Dish team are taking their show on the road.
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So It Wasn't 'Benghazi Flu'!
Fox News and conservatives scoffed at Hillary Clinton's illness as 'Benghazi flu.' Then her blood clot was diagnosed. Lauren Ashburn on the backlash—and the backtracking.
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You Say 2012 Was Bad?
More trouble than ever is brewing, not only in Afghanistan but across the border in Pakistan too. Even the Taliban are worried. Ron Moreau and Sami Yousafzai report.
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A No Good, Very Bad Season
Boring teams, lousy quarterbacks, and namby-pamby rules are making the National Football League unwatchable. Buzz Bissinger blames Commissioner Roger Goodell.
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50 Must-See Movies of 2013
Sandra Bullock gets lost in space, Robert Downey Jr. suits up as Iron Man again, Gatsby finally rolls into town, and much more. Marlow Stern previews next year’s most promising films.
Laughable
Congress’s Cliff Chaos
BEAST SAYS RELAX!
The Best Rejuvenation Spots
Shed It
14 Most Effective Diets for 2013
Pikachu Chic
Pokémon Hits High Fashion
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Obama Wins Cliff Showdown
But Howard Kurtz says it could prove a pyrrhic victory that could threaten his second-term agenda.
Cheat Sheet, Must Reads From All Over
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1. IN PROGRESS
Obama Set to Tackle Immigration
Reportedly, this month. More
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2. NEW RULE
Report: Boehner Ending Private Obama Talks
Says he’s committed to the House.More
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3. CRISIS
UN: Syria Death Toll at 60K
After 21 months of fighting.More
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4. EQUALITY
Top Ill. Republican Supports Gay Marriage
As momentum grows for legalization in the state.More
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5. AGAINST WOMEN
Violence Against Women Act Expires
After GOP fails to advance it. More
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6. SANDY RELIEF
Christie: ‘Shame on Congress’
Says delay in Sandy relief bill is ‘disgusting.’More
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7. BOOYAH
Fiscal Deal Boosts Stocks
On first day of trading in 2013.More
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8. FAUX PAS
Aurora Theater Offends Victims’ Families
By inviting them to its grand re-opening.More
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9. MEDIA
Al Jazeera Acquires Current TV
New channel may be called Al Jazeera America.More
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10. BAD ‘LUCK’
HBO Sued Over Horse Death
Accused of silencing alleged animal abuse.More
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The Best Fireworks Ever. Period.
Leave it to Dubai to host a New Year's Eve that was cooler than yours. Watch the sky around the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, explode with splendor.
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Andrew Sullivan
Obama's Long Game, Revisted
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Howard Kurtz
Obama Wins Cliff Showdown
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John Avlon
Washington’s Sandy Shame
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Michael Tomasky
A Confederacy of Madmen
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Buzz Bissinger
A No Good, Very Bad Season
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David Frum
Guns in America, Ctd.
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Megan McArdle
You Raised Taxes. Now What?
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Daniel Gross
A Deal Maybe, but No Grand Bargain
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Open Zion
What Peace Process Polling Doesn't Tell You
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The Royalist
Royal 2012 for Beatrice and Eugenie
Happy New Year!
Hooray! See photos of revelers around the world.
Most Anticipated Culture of 2013
Meryl and Julia team up, Beyoncé tackles the Super Bowl halftime show, and a royal baby! See the 2013 culture we’re buzzing about.
The Year in Pictures
A look at a stormy 12 months, from the Mideast to America’s toll from an epic hurricane and gun violence.
R.I.P. in the TMZ
Whitney Houston, Tony Scott, and more: The Daily Beast remembers some of the celebrities we lost this year.
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When I Made Newsweek
Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Barbara Walters and more stars look back at when they graced the magazine’s cover.
Too Young to Marry?
Alexa Vega, Reese Witherspoon, Macaulay Culkin, and Hilary Duff, plus more celebs who have married young.
11 Best Celebrity Twitter Pictures
Ke$ha parties with a bunny, Paris salutes our troops, and Mariah gets merry with her kids.
A Royal 2012 For Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie
Photo of the Day
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty
Plunge into the New Year
Swimmers welcome 2013 with a cool dip in South Queensferry, Scotland.
More Photos of the Day
Art Beast
(Collection Eileen Harris Norton, Santa Monica, California)
(Courtesy Alice Aycock and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York)
"Tiger" and "Cuddle Up If You Can", by Andrew Smenos (Images courtesy Freight+Volume)
David Hammons Takes Off
In "Bag Lady in Flight", one of L.A.'s great artists brought the street inside.
by Blake Gopnik
Alice Aycock Digs Deep
In a show called "Cell Block", the New York artist builds us a dungeon.
by Blake Gopnik
