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Apropos of my earlier post about the Anbar Awakening, subscription-only IraqSlogger has an interesting report suggesting that Awakening/tribal/Sons of Iraq

It sure looks that way. As I mentioned in a previous post, Defense News got a leaked draft copy of the Quadrennial Defense Review, an important Pentagon

For some reason MSNBC just had Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) on to talk about the fringe House Republican demands for Homeland Security Secretary Janet

Today, President Obama announced he will not sign H.R. 3808, the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010, quietly passed through the Senate with no

Contrary to the expectations of many of us who’ve been speculating about this for months, it’s looking like President George W. Bush may well leave office

In a London address on Thursday, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, repeatedly defended President Obama’s review of Afghan strategy, though coverage claimed he broke from the White House.

Even as the Senate Finance Committee just shot down a long-debated proposal to create a public insurance plan, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate

Greg Sargent has an insightful post about how the Obama administration lost the initiative on health care. During the campaign, Obama proved adept at not

Republican presidential hopefuls have been busy crisscrossing the country in the lead-up to election day, performing last-minute favors on behalf of candidates

Critics of the 287 (g) program, which deputizes local police for immigration enforcement in some areas, gained some ammunition Friday in the form of a report

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce isn’t just using its cash to flood the airwaves, reports the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard this afternoon; it’s also been

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House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) calls the proposed surtax on AIG bonuses a sham and nothing more than an attempt to cover someone’s rear end

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and committee members Christopher Dodd (D-Ct.), Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

At the House Republicans’ recent weekend retreat, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney told them to come up with a health care plan before the

The American Federation for Children hosted its second annual National Policy Summit at the Washington Marriott in Washington, D.C., Monday. The group is one of

UPDATED: 11:32 p.m. I cannot deny a person, a human being, a worker ... people across this state ... the same rights I have with my wife, said New York Sen.

GUANTANAMO BAY -- A brief detour from my Guantanamo coverage, as a State Department official, speaking only on background, confirmed something else I’ve been

This is the second in a series on the military and online social networking sites. In recent years the Pentagon has moved to ban many “Web 2.0”

Well, that was quick. Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) is holding up proceedings with the argument that he be entitled to counsel. He just asked to withdraw from

Minnesota congresswoman draws on Obama fears at St. Louis event.