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Gen. Stanley McChrystal has long made clear that the next major offensive by NATO and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, following the reclamation of Marja in

As the internet buzzed about this awkward confrontation between Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), I remembered Franken’s novel Why

An organization that worked with the state legislature to draft laws that limit collective bargaining rights and tenure for teachers spent more than $900,000 on advertising in the first seven months of this year. The Michigan Campaign Finance Network reports that Students First , a California and D.C.-based ‘education reform’ organization, spent more than any other group on lobbying over this period.

BUTTE, Mont.-- Ralph Maxwell, a former attorney and judge in North Dakota, nearly shook with anger. Wearing his World War II uniform, which he hadn’t taken

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I wanted to pull out part of my article from this morning, as it makes a somewhat confusing but nevertheless important point. Most policy experts and economists

One more thing about the four anti-Muslim bigots in Congress using a birther-published book as fodder for their un-American crusade. Adam Serwer at The

Both parties have legal teams on call, but the Republican National Lawyers Association’s success in training over 1,000 volunteer lawyers is unprecedented.

The commanding general of NATO forces in Afghanistan repeatedly used the word process in a Pentagon press briefing to describe the gradual and ongoing

State Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey (Pic via Facebook) A few weeks ago, Gov. Rick Scott put out a challenge to teachers across the state: Come up with new ideas for Florida’s K-12 education system. One of the responses to that call is now coming in the form of a bill sponsored by state Sen

Earlier this month, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine raised plenty of eyebrows when it sued the state for refusing to grant an 18.5 percent premium hike

Joe Klein of Time just told that to CNN. Will President Obama accept his resignation if so? Update: On Twitter, Joe clarifies through Time Magazine that

Momentum is building in the House to pass new regulations on the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, in which water, sand and a mixture of

Iowa Democrats are calling for Republican presidential candidates to disclose their major fundraisers to Iowan voters. Sue Dvorsky “This is not a personal request from me,” IDP chairwoman Sue Dvorsky said Wednesday

DeSmogBlog’s Richard Littlemore took notice of my post on the research into the effect of climate change on hurricanes. Unfortunately, I think Littlemore

More from Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s remarks in London to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. I strongly urge you to check out his remarks in

Today in news too bizarre to skip: Joe Arpaio, the Arizona sheriff who makes illegal immigrant detainees wear pink underwear as a humiliation tactic, gave Sarah

As Adm. James Stavridis, NATO’s military commander, first confirmed to TWI two weeks ago, the transatlantic alliance will announce a new top representative in

Gov. Rick Scott, once vehemently opposed to federal spending , is going to ask the Legislature (again) for the budget authority needed to apply for funds from the federal health care reform law. This request comes with added pressure: Millions in federal education grant dollars also hinge on whether Florida accepts the money

Barring an eleventh hour deal, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) is set to go before the special ethics panel at 1 p.m. today, at which time the panel will unveil