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And we’re off! What a start. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) opened up with a question on waterboarding and whether or not Holder considers it to be torture, to

Bay Buchanan, whom I interviewed this week about troubled anti-immigration activist Marcus Epstein, has published a fuller account of his problems and a

President Obama was pretty subdued when talking about Iraq last night at his press conference last night. We just saw an election in Iraq that went relatively

The Michigan House of Representatives Thursday afternoon approved two pieces of legislation which will prohibit Michigan’s public employers from offering benefits to unmarried partners of employees. The bills, HB 4770 and 4771 , passed the body on a 64 to 44 vote

Though the Albuquerque teacher who surveyed his high school students on sexual experiences violated district policy on requesting sensitive information, he sought to address an issue that affects more New Mexican youth than those in most other states. New Mexico, together with states like Arkansas, Texas, and Mississippi, lead the country in teen pregnancy

After voters felled Ohio Governor John Kasich’s signature anti-collective-bargaining law yesterday, he responded with an assurance that the state wasn’t

If they can stop the recovery from occurring, if they can create as much pain as possible, people will be angry and will not vote at all or will vote against those in the majority, Stabenow said. This is a very cynical political strategy.

First, Capt. Richard Phillips, the captured commander of the Maersk Alabama, is the bravest man in the world right now, having tried -- sadly unsuccessfully --

Robert Gates seeks a more humane way to apply Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. The Supreme Court is likely to move further to the right in the Obama era. Former

Democratic legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to introduce a bill today to extend federal unemployment benefits for another year. The Huffington Post reports : “With almost five unemployed Americans for every job opening, too many people remain jobless because of a lack of work, not a lack of wanting to work,” Rep

Waiting lists have continued to grow for programs that help supply life-saving drugs to HIV/AIDS patients who are uninsured and unable to afford their medications. # This month 8,100 people were on waiting lists for AIDS Drug Assistance Programs in 13 states, an increase of more than 2,500 since January

Government officials say military families and retirees have been confused by an awareness campaign launched by Walgreens as part of a contract dispute the pharmacy is having with Express Scripts, which manages Tricare’s prescription drug benefits. And now Express Scripts is firing back by taking Walgreens to court. Filed Wednesday in U.S.

The United Auto Workers ratified the first new collective bargaining agreement with General Motors after 2009′s managed bankruptcy kept the automaker alive. The deal is good for four years. The Detroit News reports : General Motors Co.

Special-needs students are more likely than other students to be bullied in school, according to a recent report published by AbilityPath.org, an online

In Florida politics, self-funded candidates are faring well in the polls, with the multi-millionaire political neophytes Jeff Greene, running as a Democrat for

Back in April, Brian Beutler reported that Top Conservatives on Twitter—the grassroots group consisting of anyone who used the Twitter hashtag #tcot — was

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson’s political action committee is facing sanctions in Utah over campaign finance reporting violations, Veritas New Mexico reports

The North Carolina Senate joined the state House today in approving a measure allowing for a vote on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. The

Quinnipiac University finds that 83 percent of New York voters now believe their state government is dysfunctional. Speaking of New York dysfunction, it’s

The Iranian opposition movement has been brutally suppressed by a regime that has traded legitimacy for control. Facing dire straits, what’s left for it to do?

Politico asks whether Frank Ricci, the firefighter in the affirmative action case that’s dogged Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, can become an outspoken

Most people, regardless of political affiliation, oppose Congressional efforts to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from regulating pollution under the Clean Air Act, according to a new poll from ORC International. The 1,007 person survey was commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council after former U.S.

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