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James Bond is back, baby, and his new flick — Skyfall — will be epic. French actress Bérénice Marlohe stars as the franchise's latest Bond girl. Javier Bardem is the new villain.

Facebook has priced its IPO at $38 per share, and will begin trading tomorrow on the NASDAQ under ticker symbol FB.

The top priority for the event will be for the state GOP to pick a candidate to face the Democratic Senator come November. But Ron Paul will likely steal the show.

Newt Gingrich is scheduled to be the keynote speaker on Saturday.

The House will be voting on an epic 142 amendments to the 2013 NDAA bill on Thursday.

A conservative blog claims to have evidence in the form of a promotional booklet that said President Obama was born in Kenya. And the massive LOLz Birther movement is born again.

A crowded field is vying for the open Senate seat on Democrat Ben Nelson, who recently announced his retirement.

Idaho will hold its state and congressional primary on Tuesday, the first closed primary in the state’s history. And it could have national implications.

President Barack Obama on Monday afternoon will deliver the commencement address at Barnard College in New York City. Barnard is a women's college that is part of Columbia University.

A reunion of sorts will take place this morning between former star baseball pitcher Roger Clemens and former trainer Brian McNamee as Act 2 of the Clemens steroid case goes before a U.S. distric

Will Romney win West Virginia in May and November?

The CIA has thwarted another "underwear bomber" terror plot to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner around the anniversary of the death of Osama Bin Laden

Greek election polls close at 12 p.m. Eastern Time.

OWS looks to storm NYC on Tuesday for May Day. Track where they are here.

Ron Paul v. Paul Krugman slug fest live.

Ron Paul's submarine delegate strategy is working, with surprising results that could change the course of the GOP race.

Romney is expected to dominate, but some people still wonder if Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) could capitalize.

Live coverage of the Connecticut primaries.

The trial is seen by some as vindication against Edwards, who cheated on his wife while she had breast cancer.

George Zimmerman could be released on bail today.

Zimmerman will appear in person, marking the beginning of a judicial process to determine whether the killing of Martin constitute murder.

That’s right, there is now a Ron Paul video game. Eat your heart out Ron Paul Nation.

F-15s were scrambled to intercept the plane, which apparently had an unresponsive pilot.

African American Men Suing ABC's 'Bachelor' For Being Racist

The George Zimmerman legal team says they've "lost contact with Zimmerman" and are no longer representing him at this time.

Live coverage of George Zimmerman charges.

A Fla. special prosecutor will announce that she is charging George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

This clears the way for Mitt Romney to take the GOP nomination.

Zimmerman has now set up his own website as part of a fundraising campaign to cover his legal fees.

Before there was the International Space Station, there was the inflate-a-station?

Ron Paul drew his biggest crowd yet on Wednesday night.

LIVE: MLB Opening Day Games

Some people argue that the Walker recall is a waste of taxpayer money.

Two tornadoes have touched down in Dallas, Texas, causing massive damage.

Kentucky-Lousiville is turning into a real civil war, but really for no reason.

How do you think the president should weigh in on this issue?

Expect the libertarian to be the next GOP candidate to drop out of this race.

The former Massachusetts governor went into the primary contest on Tuesday morning ahead by 15 percentage points of closest rival Rick Santorum.

Occupy Wall Street is back, baby!

Clooney is a model celebrity-activist the rest of Hollywood should emulate.

Paul spoke to his biggest crowd yet on Wednesday.

Most people can't find the American territories on a map, but they're proving invaluable in Romney's presidential quest.

Santorum's win will throw the GOP contest into disarray.

Mississippi's 40 delegates are being hotly contested.

American workers will spend nearly 8.4 million hours watching March Madness games. Still, don't expect this to create a double-dip recession.

Paul won the popular vote in Saturday's Virgin Islands caucus, yet Romney won the most delegates and headlines.

Most Americans can't find these geographic areas on the map, but every delegate matters for Romney.

Ohio is the prize jewel on Super Tuesday, and the Republican candidates are pouring in money and time campaigning in the state ahead of next week's primary.

Despite its small delegate size, North Dakota was hotly contested.

North Dakota's caucus will only reward 28 delegates to Tuesday's winner, but the Romney campaign has already made three trips to North Dakota in as many weeks to try to lock-up the nomination.

The Massachusetts primary was already called for Romney with 0% of polls reporting.

The former senator wins his first Super Tuesday state.

The former governor notched his first Super Tuesday victory in Virginia.

Winning the Washington caucus would have also underlined that libertarian ideals can win over voters in big states.

Romney won his third contest this week on Saturday, providing him needed momentum ahead of Super Tuesday.

Millennails, by and large, find the birther issue laughable, a racially-rooted issue that doesn’t necessarily register in our psyche.

In Obama's most recent sports interview with Grantland, politics can all too easily be teased out.

The railgun is a weapon that has the potential to change military strategy, foreign policy, and America’s role in foreign affairs in this decade and even this century.

Clearly he’s devoted to this policy issue, and nobody can blame him for flip-flopping on this issue.

The Michigan primary is the most import point in the GOP race to date.

Mitt Romney easily wins this one. The big question will be how he does with the Hispanic demographic.

The only brokered convention Republicans should be considering is the one that would pair Mitt Romney and Ron Paul together.

Cohen crashed the red carpet at the Academy Awards, appearing in character as Admiral General Aladeen from his new movie.

This will be a true battle royale. Can Romney take back the top spot from Santorum?

Where to watch the CNN Arizona GOP debate.

Where and when to watch the debate.

If Republicans hope to win in November, they must include the libertarian congressman on their eventual presidential ticket. Take a mental field trip with me here.

Every Friday, the PolicyMic team highlights three cool things that happened on PolicyMic that week and outlines a few major questions that we need your help answering.

Are international readers more sophisticated than their American counterparts?

A Harvard-educated Lin doesn't deserve more praise than scores of other NBA players who have struggled through adversity to attain success. Like John Wall.

While Paterno should be honored as man, the public should not forget that he was a villain.

The average person who celebrates Valentine's Day spends $120. 15% of women will send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.

Whitney Houston's performance of the "Star-Spangled Banner" is one of the best renditions ever.

Is Paul's campaign on life support?

New data shows that millennials in the U.S. face the most significant socio-economic challenges ever.

Rick Santorum won the Trifecta in the GOP caucuses by grabbing the Colorado caucus.

Rick Santorum hits the trifecta, adding a Colorado win to his Missouri and Minnesota victories earlier in the day.

There are no plans for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars to receive a New York City ticker-tape parade, and wrongly so.

Romney looks set to win his second-straight GOP contest. Could Ron Paul become his VP down the line?

Mitt Romney has criticized the 2013 exit of U.S. troops from the country, but his criticism is misguided. America should leave ASAP.

As Facebook releases its IPO, hundreds of employees will become millionaires. These key people, though, will make much more than that.

Florida is Romney country as the former governor wins in a landslide victory.

With 51% of the polls reporting, Romney holds 49% of the votes, Gingrich has 31%, Santorum has 13%, and Paul has 7%

In the follow-up to last week’s State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama today is participating in a Google+ hangout.

Republican Governor Mitch Daniels will provide the response to Obama's speech.

Join us live as we analyze what Obama is saying at his third State of the Union.

In a slug fest between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, it was the latter who came out on top.

GOP candidates square off ahead of the Florida Primary. The gloves are off. Welcome to the GOP Octagon.

Paterno was a great coach. But he was an awful person for his involvement in the Sandusky sex scandal. In any eulogy for the former Penn State coach, this fact should trump all others.

All Romney could do on Thursday night was play defense as the other candidates gunned for him.

Share your reactions live to tonight's GOP debate in South Carolina.

The Texas governor, who has been polling poorly, finally drops out of the 2012 presidential race.

Could a Mitt Romney victory could spell the end of the GOP for years to come?

Huntsman retired from the GOP presidential race on Sunday, and will endorse Mitt Romney ahead of the South Carolina primaries.

As the Great Recession has shown, capitalism can be a double-edged sword that hurts society. It's time to re-think American capitalism.

Obama is looking to make deep U.S. military cuts in Europe, specifically Germany. But bases like Ramstein and Landstuhl are invaluable for U.S. global interests.

Mitt Romney is set to win big in New Hampshire, and the real fight will be for second place.

Paul, Santorum, and Mitt Romney are all uniquely different types of Republicans, and will force voters to pick anything but a pure conservative in 2012.

OWS protesters occupied the Rose Parade in Pasadena on Monday, a move that risks diluting the movement's brand and policy platforms.

Paul's campaign strikes a chord with the American electorate's disillusionment with government.

Romney claims he'll get millennials out of debt and into jobs post-college. Which presidential candidate best appeals to millennials and their needs?

The GOP presidential front-runner apparently forgot to make sure that he owned his own website. Hilarity ensues.

North Korea's millennial generation takes the reins: 20-something Kim Jong Un set to be the leader of the most reclusive state in the world.

Following Ron Paul's "Big Dog" ad and Rick Perry's "Strong" ad, comedians have a field day with the Republican candidates' unconventional ads.

One-third of veterans say they don't think the Iraq War was worth fighting for. American leaders could have done more to "win" this war for our veterans.

In light of Paterno's firing, questions should be raised: Has this become more about football than the victims? Do schools have a sports problem?

The weather will increasingly be the Occupiers' greatest adversary, likely forcing a climactic confrontation between protesters and police.

The Rajaratnam sentencing could help Occupy Wall Street build realistic policy solutions to reform the financial sector.

The #OccupyWallStreet movement is looking a lot like another major political force which recently swept the country: the Tea Party.

Steve Jobs was a creator of trends as much as he an innovator of technology.

As 700 people were arrested on Saturday, the Occupy Wall Street movement shows it has no clear mission. To succeed the movement must hone their demands and find unifying leadership.

The UN cannot respond quickly and accurately to fluid events in international relations due to its clumsy structure, lack of a singular mission, and lukewarm support from members.

The U.S. must acknowledge the severity of the economic situation in order to formulate better policy to fight against it.

The bill only provides more problems, not solutions to the debt crisis, hurting the American people the most.

Think the Greek debt crisis is bad? Belgium's woes could unravel the whole EU.

Republicans will lead the way this decade, with their mainstream policies and creative views.

In an exclusive interview, the UN General Assembly president talks Libya, global health, and UN reform.

Public institutions are more than keggers and tailgates — they are leaders in research and produce graduates who can better give back to their communities.

Weiner's full-time job is to be an up-standing leader, on and off the clock. We hold other professionals to round-the-clock standards and politicians are no different.

Soccer's governing body has gotten a black eye from scandal in recent weeks. FIFA needs to reorganize and prove it is a democratically healthy supranational organization.

Kentucky approved a $43 million tax break for a Bible-themed Ark amusement park. The move proves Kentucky's leadership is inept. They should have used political power to solve bigger issues.

As lower Manhattan moves on from the Sept. 11 tragedies, the neighborhood should be seen as a metaphor for America's future: a budding construction site.

Osama bin Laden is dead, and with his execution comes closure, but also more questions.

Obama finally gave in to birther demands to produce evidence he is a U.S. citizen. By appeasing the likes of Donald Trump, the political circus continues to take away from more important issues.