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Anthony Cordesman, a highly respected defense analyst and adviser to Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s review of Afghanistan strategy, writes an op-ed that has an

On Thursday night’s “ Stossel Show ,” which airs on the Fox Business channel,

It’s supposed to be Sen. John McCain’s week, but the Democratic National Committee (DNC) keeps trying to grab some of the spotlight. With math. The DNC

In 2004, 64 percent of Montanans voted to legalize medical marijuana . Tuesday, the State Legislature voted to overrule the voters , passing a bill to treat medical users of marijuana the same as recreational users are treated–as criminals. The bill has now passed both the House and the Senate

The former Speaker of the House caught a break between Fox News Sunday interviews to travel to China with his wife Callista. The ensuing photo essay is a

According to a press release from Personhood USA issued today, the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have appealed to the state Supreme Court in their challenge to Mississippi’s controversial Personhood Amendment. # Personhood USA is calling this decision “conspicuous” because both the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have not sought legal action against the numerous “fetal pain” bills making their way through state legislatures

Banks are exploring how far their can go to convince you that you should pay them fees for every transaction.

Pending legislation in several states — including Florida — that would criminalize the act of filming agricultural operations without the consent of the farm owner came up last week on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 , with one analyst making the claim that conditions animals are subjected to by American industrial agriculture operations amount to “institutionalized torture.” # Legal analyst Sunny Hostin noted that bills such as S.B. 1246 , introduced by Sen

Long term aside, passing health reform would bring short-term political benefits to Democrats. Don’t count Tom Perriello out yet. Gail Collins takes a

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has upheld the Institute of Medicine’s recommendation to include birth control in a list of preventative services to be covered without co-payments through the Affordable Care Act

Sunday services are more than a sermon from the pulpit in Iowa during election season — congregants may see a future President in the crowd.

No wonder global warming has Al Gore so hot under the collar. His harangue against climate change deniers induced a frenzy of conservative chest-pounding last week wherein Fox News and the usual suspects swore his scatological sermon must be a symptom of dementia.

There’s another debunked claim of border violence to add to the list: Talking Points Memo reports today on right-wing reluctance to let go of a story about a

Just out from the White House: Michelle and I were deeply saddened today to hear about the passing of Congressman John Murtha. Jack was a devoted husband, a

The federal government changed a federal regulation (PDF) originally implemented in December 2008 to allow health workers to refuse to provide care in cases

Politico has a good story this morning breaking down criticism over Sen. Robert Menendez’s comprehensive immigration bill, which could be unveiled as early as

I’ve written in the past about the evolution of the anti-jihadist blogosphere and intelligentsia. A few years ago, arguments arose between activists and

Conservative activists and Republican politicians have, thus far in the Obama presidency, largely escaped the negative attention generated by the movement’s fringes.

The Senate this afternoon hopped the procedural hurdle to end debate on a $150 billion package that would renew a number of expiring tax breaks and extend