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The New York Times reports that Karl Eikenberry, the commanding general of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan from 2005 to 2007, is President Obama’s choice to

Sen. Barack Obama is on his first extended vacation of the campaign, but his aides are working hard to counteract Sen. John McCain’s recent celebrity offensive.

The arrest in Pakistan of five northern Virginia young men at a safe house belonging to the anti-India terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed underscores fears of

Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) just held a press conference to outline the broad strokes of the climate bill

Two months before the 2006 election, then-U.S. Attorney Chris Christie let it be known that there was an investigation into a rental deal made by Sen. Bob

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Robert Reich, economist and former Clinton administration labor secretary, doesn’t think much of General Motors expected bankruptcy filing today, as the

In 2006, McCain voted against, while Obama supported, an amendment to provide $20 million to the Dept. of Veteran Affairs for health-care facilities. The

WILTON — For those not already aware, there are two politicians in Iowa named John Archer.

It’s hard to imagine a better metaphor for the seriousness with which congressional Republicans have approached health care reform. The Senate Finance

For when you tire of my piecemeal approach (ahead of my forthcoming wrap-up), Noah Shachtman at Danger Room has you covered: ...Gates will pour $11 billion

Yes, I’m embarrassed by my headline, too, but what would you really do if you had to report this item? The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition is hosting the first

A six-pack of noteworthy tidbits from this week’s news: # Open government watch : Lawmakers poked some more holes in Florida public records laws this year, but this year’s rollback of open government requirements was “about average” compared to previous years . Gov.

Out of context, the picture seemed ordinary, open to interpretation. It showed the butt end of five or six rifles, sloppily stacked in a pile inside an armored

So says the office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), who heads the Senate Finance Committee. The bill would extend the filing deadline for the existing tiers of

What happens if you’re chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and your negotiations with the panel’s senior Republican over finance reform break down? If

This is a must-read: Jordy Yager’s report on the quartet of Republican members of Congress who’ve endorsed the investigative new book Muslim Mafia: Inside

Tallies are still unofficial in the Iraqi provincial elections, but from the perspective of Sunni participation in the political process -- one of the biggest

Jessica Barba, campaign spokeswoman for Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.), tells TWI that President Obama will stump for the embattled Democrat on Friday in

As the first anniversary of Obama’s election nears, White House staffers and campaigners relive the moment. America’s top health insurers spent more than $8

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its support for sweeping climate legislation. The announcement surprised everyone -- including the Chamber

One of the more disturbing appendices to the 2004 CIA inspector general’s report on torture comes from the Office of Medical Services. On September 4, 2003, the