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Earlier this month, a CNN poll found that more Americans oppose the Afghanistan war than support it for (what I think was) the first time since the 2001

Responding to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Department of Homeland Security today acknowledged 11 deaths of immigrants in U.S.

Tales of clunker horror stories have consumer advocates worried the fallout will continue for months.

I spent my morning attending the fifth birthday of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the management organization dedicated to marshaling the

Here’s the flip side of Ben Smith’s report today on evangelicals and Tea Parties -- direct mail from the social conservative Family Research Council that tees

Here’s Frank Gaffney of the no-nothing think tank the Center for Security Policy on Hardball last night talking about the war. My position is it is

Politico has a story that notes today’s conservative movement is essentially getting bankrolled by ten wealthy donors. Having shied away during the end of the

Opponents and backers of the proposed San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act may be camped out in front of the Ridgway Community Center starting tomorrow if competing email alerts and website messages are to be believed. U.S.

The Justice Department is stepping up its crackdown on illegal immigrants, with the latest data available showing an almost 20 percent increase in criminal

Adam Serwer has an interesting piece at The American Prospect breaking down the debate over how to reform immigration and explaining how both Republicans and

The Los Angeles Times reports further details on the EPA’s internal communications prior to Administrator Stephen L. Johnson’s refusal to let the

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) spokesman Jim Manley has confirmed that the DISCLOSE Act will be brought up for debate tomorrow and a possible vote on Thursday in the

Don’t miss British photojournalist Jerome Starkey’s wonderful slideshow of what Afghanistan’s beleaguered Helmand Province looked like on election day. We’re

Mark Gentry, of Panama City, Fla., is in danger of losing his marine supply business and his home. The Gulf oil spill completely disrupted’ his business and,

The Spanish newspaper Público reported Saturday that Judge Baltasar Garzón is pressing ahead with a case against six senior Bush administration lawyers for

Gen. Raymond Odierno is testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, the first time he’s addressed the panel, about the Iraq mission he commands. I

The Iowa Independent’s Chase Martyn reports that the anti-gay marriage group is spending money in Iowa to support a Republican state house candidate. According

The Obama-Biden transition team this morning announced several key posts for the Justice Department: David Ogden as Deputy Attorney General; Elena Kagan as

According to the Associated Press, Muntader al-Zaidi’s shoe-throwing display of anger at George W. Bush is becoming a signal moment in the Middle East. The AP