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An independent commission in Afghanistan decides when elections are to be held. In January, it ruled that security concerns made August the optimal time for

Talk radio has been abuzz with mockery of Sen.-elect Al Franken (D-Minn.) all day, but this must be the most ironic attack yet -- a fake interview between

If you’re a regular reader of the print edition of The New York Times -- yes, they still have a print version -- you may have noticed a curious full-page

It’s not easy to recall, but the cornerstone of the administration’s policy to stabilize the banking system is the so-called PPIP -- the Public-Private

Informal, behind-the-scenes negotiations began this week to merge the House and Senate health care reform bills, Roll Call reported Monday. But there’s still

First announced in May 2009, Tucker Carlson’s new conservative website The Daily Caller is launching on Jan. 11. The next day, fans and friends (no crashers!)

In April, The Minnesota Independent reported that state Supreme Court Justice Christopher Dietzen, an appointee of Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) had made two

This exchange aboard Air Force One with Gen. Jim Jones, the national security adviser, and Denis McDonough, the National Security Council’s chief of staff,

Rep. Pete Hoekstra’s (R-Mich.) ill-advised decision to send out a fundraising letter promoting his criticism of the Obama administration’s handling of last

Shahien Nasiripour at the Huffington Post parses a J.P. Morgan filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and notes that the bank, the second largest in

Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) sent a letter asking Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to stop the deportation of young

Former Colorado Congressman and anti-illegal immigration crusader Tom Tancredo has no patience with Republican presidential frontrunner Rick Perry, the Texas governor with the Hollywood hair who fired up the right when he announced his candidacy but who has stumbled under the national spotlight ever since. In the wake of last week’s GOP candidate debate, Tancredo decried Perry as an arrogant “name-calling, open border, pro-amnesty politician.” In a release sent out by his “ Team America ” political action committee (“Dedicated to securing our nation’s borders”), Tancredo typically held nothing back, roaring through the release with the kind of rhetorical engine revving that conjures the smell of exhaust and burnt tire rubber

DENVER, COLO. -- After a relaxing long weekend at home in Phoenix -- Sen. John McCain spent the Fourth of July holiday at his ranch in Sedona -- the campaign

The most significant portion of President Obama’s remarks today about his Northwest Airlines Flight 253 reviews is his explanation of what went wrong: The

With former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney having officially announced his campaign for president, the field of viable GOP candidates for the 2012 race has solidified,

In what is becoming a theme, former Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner — currently exploring a run for the U.S. Senate next year — brought up the specter of Islamic law infiltrating America at an Orlando area tea party event on Wednesday .

STURGIS, S.D. -- We arrived about an hour early Monday night, and waited for Sen. John McCain to arrive here at the Buffalo Chip campground of the 68th Annual

It isn’t the $15,000 tax credit that passed the Senate, but first-time homebuyers probably won’t complain about the $8,000 credit that wiggled it’s way into