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<p>Sen. John McCain is <a href="http://www.coloradoconfidential.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3616">drilling</a> for oil and gas money at

A week before the midterm elections, the Sierra Club today released an advertisement touting Rep. Tom Perriello’s (D-Va.) record on clean energy and attempting

I spent a few minutes talking with Maggie Gallagher, the president of the National Organization for Marriage, after she gave a rip-roaring introduction for

Late last year, as Democrats were considering climate change bills and the Obama administration was mulling new regulations to rein in mountaintop removal coal

Here’s a quick wrap-up of today’s health care news. More reactions to the Baucus bill today. Four key moderate senators -- Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Ben

As midterm elections loom and anti-immigration rhetoric swells, The New York Times reports on the unfortunate trend of immigrants who register to vote and then

The U.S. House has voted 255-172 in favor of restricting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas

We ran a piece earlier this week noting an apparent failure of federal regulators to enforce safety laws governing the oil and coal industries, both of which

Lehman Brothers, Inc., released its second quarter earnings last week, reporting a loss of $2.8 billion ($4.1 billion before taxes). The losses were caused

The compromise Senate health reform bill cleared its first major hurdle early this morning, as senators voted strictly along party lines to block a Republican

Whether they’re gearing up for a competitive primary, adding personal wealth to their campaign coffers or simply raising more in individual donations, nine

Even though CNN refused to run the Drop Dobbs ad created by America’s Voice and Media Matters, another coalition of Latino advocacy organizations, undeterred,

OMAHA, Neb. -- Following his speech at the NAACP national convention in Cincinnati, Sen. John McCain announced he would take some questions from the audience.

The meeting that House GOP leaders said they would have with the two legislators who are pushing for the establishment of a Tier 5 for unemployment insurance that would give an additional 14 weeks of benefits for the long-term jobless will happen on Thursday.

I reached out to prominent climate skeptic Warren Meyer, who runs the website climate-skeptic.com, for his views on whether future generations will raise

Shortly after pulling an ad produced by controversial anti-abortion rights group Heroic Media, MTV is now being accused of supporting a “pro-abortion” agenda. # Supporters of the ad argue that the network “glamorizes” teen pregnancy with hit shows like “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom.” But critics, including MTV execs, say that Heroic’s antics do little more than stir up controversy. # Heroic’s latest ad campaign, titled “We Can Help,” was unveiled at an April 30 event headlined by Sarah Palin, held in Bethesda, Md