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The US Supreme Court this morning granted certiorari in the case of Rasul v. Rumsfeld, Myers, et al., the first case in which plaintiffs who claim they were

Well, this doesn’t look too good, does it? A recent lobbyist for Goldman Sachs, Mark Patterson, is in line to become chief of staff to Treasury Secretary

New fundraising numbers are in for both parties, and they’re telling the same old story of this election cycle. All three national Democratic campaign

It’s no news that the Obama administration has pushed hard for the creation of a public-plan option to accompany whatever health care reform overhaul the

Sen. Ben Nelson, the conservative-leaning Nebraska Democrat, vowed to filibuster health reform legislation if it includes a public health insurance plan, ABC

Last night’s GOP presidential debate in Michigan featured nine candidates vying for the party’s nomination in 2012. Among the participants were U.S. Rep.

I just had an English translation of the U.S.-Iraq basing deal -- officially the Agreement Regarding the Temporary Presence in Iraq and its Activities and

The Justice Department claims Arizona’s immigration law violates the Constitution, but supporting the law is gaining popularity as a smart campaign move for

As if the McCain campaign didn’t have enough to worry about with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s two cringe-inducing interview segments with Katie Couric on the CBS

The Florida and Illinois state legislatures ended the week with a series of votes on redistricting reform, with Florida placing three measures on November’s

The dust has settled from our latest hiring spree, and I’m pleased to introduce the two newest members of the TWI team. Jesse Zwick comes to us from The New

I was looking for a list of business books, and stumbled across BusinessWeek’s best-sellers from 2000, one of the best years in recent economic history. Here

So far it seems those banks and financial institutions fortunate enough to receive billions of dollars from the government are showing their gratitude by

Sen. John McCain said one substantive thing about Afghanistan in Friday’s debate: we should take Gen. David Petraeus’ Iraq strategy and move it a few thousand

ANCHORAGE -- In case trooper-gate’s not enough, Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP vice presidential nominee, has another investigation on her plate. The police

If there was any question that Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) was enjoying his newfound celebrity, he was back on Sean Hannity’s syndicated radio show today -- his

In its 2008 annual report, Mariner Energy, the owner of the rig, paints a detailed picture of Vermilion Oil Rig 380, the shallow water rig that exploded off the

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- At a press conference at Central High School in downtown Phoenix this morning, Sen. John McCain received the much-sought after endorsement

Following up on my photos earlier, here’s some video from today’s tea party in our nation’s capital. It was a patriotic ceremony all around, and it kicked off

If you weren’t watching MSNBC at around 7 a.m. EST today, you missed some great television. TWI’s Spencer Ackerman appeared on Morning Joe alongside NBC chief

The Washington Post, this a.m.: President Obama, convening his fifth war council meeting in as many weeks, pressed his senior national security advisers

Though Republicans control the U.S. House and Democrats’ hold on the Senate took a hit in the 2010 election, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is trying once more to