Paul LePage wants to clarify that, yes, by “D-Money” and “Smoothie” he meant black people.

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Maine Governor Paul LePage claims his comments about drug dealers named “D-Money” impregnating white girls were not racial.

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Why Tuesday Could Be a Turning Point for Gay Marriage

How Hurricane Sandy Could Spoil Election Day

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A View From the Front Lines of the Underinsured

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How Democrats Are Complicit in the Republican War Against Women

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