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The Conservative Political Action Conference is holding an online vote for two big prizes -- the 2010 Blogger of the Year and the 2010 Journalist of the Year.

CBS has released another clip of Katie Couric’s interview with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Tonight’s segment will focus on foreign policy -- and judging from this

2012 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney (Pic by Gage Skidmore, via Flickr) Jacksonville’s Susie Wiles, the former campaign manager for Gov. Rick Scott, has joined the team of would-be GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Wiles was working closely with Romney opponent Jon Huntsman until July, when she left her position as campaign manager

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) introduced legislation yesterday to replace the likeness of Ulysses S. Grant with that of Ronald Reagan on the $50 bill. Every

Statements are beginning to dribble out from Capitol Hill following the death this afternoon of 18-term Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.). Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio),

Nick Baumann of Mother Jones reports that the latest vehicle to try to soak American investors -- after Citi’s plans to develop derivatives (a type of insurance

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via flgov.com) During a House committee meeting yesterday, Democratic state legislators questioned Gov. Rick Scott’s newly proposed economic growth plans and whether they would indeed improve the stagnant unemployment rate in the state

Of all the interesting tidbits in Brett Arends’ article in The Wall Street Journal about how to decide whether to walk away from your mortgage, his admission

One of the major critiques of holding a civilian trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his fellow alleged 9/11 conspirators is that any city hosting the trial

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) introduced a proposed rule change today that would allow immigrants with U.S. citizen spouses to submit a waiver of inadmissibility before returning to their country to attend their immigrant visa interview

A new television ad begins airing Friday in the Sioux City market that informs those expecting August government checks — Social Security, veteran benefits and military pay — that if the check doesn’t arrive, they should thank U.S. Rep.

Tom Tancredo does an interview with the Dutch paper Handelsblad -- which treats him, credulously, as a Tea Party prominent -- and drops the hammer on his

Sen. Barack Obama is off the campaign trail, but his top aides are running hard today. Obama’s senior strategists held a national news conference by

Michael Zak, the historian who wrote the biographies of famous black Republicans on the GOP’s Heroes page, has an op-ed at Big Government comparing ACORN’s

While Planned Parenthood of Indiana lost its injunction Wednesday against a brand-new Indiana law -- signed by Gov. Mitch Daniels on Tuesday -- that strips

The Teapot Party has retracted its endorsement of of Gary Johnson for president in 2012. The political party, founded by country legend and marijuana legalization advocate Willie Nelson, explained the confusion surrounding the endorsement on the party’s blog

The big news from today’s Gallup Poll is President Obama’s weak 44-42 lead over a generic Republican 2012 candidate. It’s the kind of support that Bill Clinton

It’s true. James Traficant, the former Ohio congressman-turned-convicted felon, is already garnering national attention for his planned congressional bid. The

Sen. Jim Bunning’s (R-Ky.) decision to block an unfunded 30-day extension of unemployment insurance, COBRA benefits, and Medicare doctor payments has been

Less than a week after a high-profile, bipartisan health reform summit in Washington, President Obama has said he’s open to adopting four major provisions

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), a McCain supporter, challenged Sen. Barack Obama’s judgment and experience on Israel and national security issues, following the

The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) lost in its bid for a preliminary injunctions to prevent disclosure of its donors in two New England states on

At his oil spill hearing today, Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) questioned Obama administration officials about their testing of Gulf seafood. Markey, the House