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When most East Coasters could no longer follow the returns from sheer exhaustion, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) had fallen behind challenger Ken Buck (R) in his

This Quinnipiac poll is the latest to show Republican candidate Chris Christie faltering in his campaign for governor of New Jersey. Christie, who’d risen as

At least 257 for-profit higher education institutions receive more than 85 percent of their income from federal student aid. That figure, however, does not include military aid and benefits paid to individuals going to school on GI Bill benefits. In addition, although roughly 10 percent of for-profit college enrollment is made up of service men and women, the industry is receiving more than a third of money paid out to help veterans attend school.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) has now distanced himself even further from state Republicans, this time by wading into a contentious battle over dueling

Earlier today I wrote about a new Republican National Committee fundraising website called No More Frankens, which says, We now know that Republicans should

Former Vice President Al Gore is honored by the blowback he received after he blasted climate change deniers with a certain eight-letter epithet during an off-the-cuff speech last month in Aspen. “There’s a long tradition of people who don’t like a particular message turning to attack the person delivering the message,” he said on NPR’s Talk of the Nation today

This is a deeply strange story, ably picked apart by the smart conservative blogger Ed Morrissey. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) has been making the rounds today

Both the House and Senate health reform proposals would force insurance plans to follow the recommendations as part of a minimum swath of services.

Perception becomes reality so appearance is everything, says Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), reminding everyone of the Clinton Foundation controversy. That

Tim Pawlenty made a splash at the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit on Saturday in Arizona.

Marcy Wheeler at Firedoglake has an interesting take today on the most recent summary of classified documents that the government turned over to the American

Despite relatively good news on revenue coming into the state’s general fund, a spokesman for Gov. Terry Branstad says the administration’s goals of cutting the cost of government by 15 percent won’t change. But Democratic leaders say recent budget data should change the budget discussion in the Iowa Legislature.

Recent Supreme Court rulings require cases pass a new plausible test to be heard in court.

Of the states which have passed immigration laws modeled after Arizona’s S.B. 1070, South Carolina is the most important in the GOP presidential primary

Following the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, independent groups are largely playing the role once occupied by the party committees. The balance of power is likely to shift even further in the future.

As the planet heats up, forests die. Pine beetles –formerly killed during harsh winters, thrive, turning much of Colorado a dirty brown. As forest die, they trap less carbon dioxide, causing the earth to get warmer still.

Even with no support from Republicans, Democrats hope to vote for a jobs bill as early as Monday. Facing low poll numbers, Harry Reid pumps cash into his

Senator Mark Udall today sent House Speaker John Boehner a letter urging him to allow the government to be shut down. In addition to Udall, 15 other senators–including Michael Bennet –signed the letter.

In response to open records requests, the state of Alaska has finally released 24,199 pages of email correspondence sent and received by Sarah Palin during her

On Friday, shortly after legislation essentially banning medical marijuana in Montana took effect, a judge said ‘not so fast’ and signed an order temporarily stopping some parts of the law from being enacted. Medical marijuana proponents have vowed a fight in a state where well over 60 percent of voters approved legalizing medical marijuana.

U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle this morning denied the government’s attempt to further delay the hearing of Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohammed Jawad and, as