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Some of Gov. Terry Branstad’s campaign pledges — to reduce the cost of government by 15 percent, raise family incomes by 25 percent, create 200,000 jobs and have the best schools in the nation — may be mutually exclusive, economists say. Andrew Cannon, a researcher for the non-partisan Iowa Policy Project , said it will be hard to reduce the cost of government by 15 percent without affecting the state’s quality of education, for instance.

The Senate Banking Committee today approved legislation forcing banks to make credit cards more consumer friendly, but don’t mistake this for a strictly

Via TPM. Sen. John McCain may have offered a sneak preview of his debate game plan this morning during an interview with an Orlando TV station. McCain

The past 24 hours have not been kind to King Coal. First, plans to open new coal power plants in Michigan and Nevada were put on hold, and Gov. Mark Sanford

Iowa Democrats are calling for an immediate public hearing on a bill they say will endanger the lives of women who suffer ectopic pregnancies, will deny access to birth control and limit options for couples struggling to conceive.

Today, the Center for Public Integrity has a good survey of how the financial regulatory reform bill got lobbied. More than 850 banks, financial firms, hedge

Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman’s new radio ad parodies the catastrophic decision of GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava’s husband to call the cops on The

In a three to one vote, the Michigan Civil Service Commission on Wednesday approved a controversial measure to extend healthcare benefits to state employees’ unmarried partners and their dependents. The move was made to fulfill a contract provision negotiated in 2004 by the administration of Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

One more thing from that Washington Post report about the Afghanistan war game. It appears we have numbers for gauging a prospective troop increase for a

So it’s come to this. McClatchy’s Leila Fadel reports that Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, is telling the obstinate Maliki government

Assuming market conditions remain favorable and a bond sale goes well, the new Chrysler — less than two years removed from bankruptcy — says it will have the federal government paid back for loans it made to keep the company afloat by the time August rolls around. In a statement prior to CEO Sergio Marchionne hosting a visit from U.S

The premiere lobby group representing the private equity industry has surprised many observers by staying neutral in the epic battle between business and labor

As Mary pointed out earlier in the week, the Obama administration’s anti-foreclosure plan has fallen far short of the millions of homes it was designed to save.

If you want a sign of how thoroughly Gen. David Petraeus is taking command of the Afghanistan war, look no further than today’s surprise news that Lt. Gen.

In a unanimous vote of the Lansing City Council Monday night, council members passed a resolution opposing HB 5039 and urging the state legislature to vote against the bill.

’I’m so proud to be a citizen in this great land that I, for one, call America,’ says Gov. Sarah Palin.

The hospitals have pledged more than $150 billion over a decade. Drug makers have chipped in another $80 billion. And the medical device manufacturers’

Longtime Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Johnstown, Pa., is still revered in many circles for speaking out early against the Iraq war. But conservatives think he

The Pitkin County commissioners have rekindled the idea of taking a much tougher regulatory stance on natural gas drilling in the Thompson Divide area west of Carbondale, according to the Aspen Times .