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Late Thursday, The Associated Press reported the government would suspend the cash-for-clunkers program that provides vouchers worth up to $4,500 to consumers

Lansing City Councilwoman Carol Wood, whose mother was allegedly murdered by convicted serial killer Matthew Macon in 2007, says that Macon has now threatened her life as well as that of an Ingham County Prosecutor. Wood says she was notified in late August by the prosecutor’s office about a “concrete threat against Catherine Emerson and myself.” “They said that they had received a letter on that threat and that it would be turned over to the Michigan State Police Major Crime Task Force,” Wood said

More data are in concerning the new Super PAC, Alaskans Standing Together, formed to back Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in her write-in re-election bid for

At Tuesday night’s annual Society of Professional Journalists awards banquet, the Minnesota Independent was honored with three Page One Awards, including first place prize for “Best Independent News Blog.” In that category, judges wrote that the Minnesota Independent is “ easy to navigate” and offers “lots of supplemental information and good participation from readers.” Also taking home a first was photographer Kathy Easthagen for her photo essay about President Barack Obama’s 2010 rally at the University of Minnesota with then-candidate and current governor Mark Dayton (who gave the keynote speech at last night’s banquet).

The foreclosure crisis rumbles on. The unemployment rate is tickling double digits. What’s the cause of the chaos? Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) says it’s the

As Daphne pointed out, the Supreme Court last week declined to take up a case brought by several U.S. towns against the Department of Homeland Security for

When a comprehensive immigration reform bill failed in 2007, eight Democrats voted to kill it. The Hill reported today some of these senators may again help to

Conservative author Jack Cashill has been diligently working to find connections between the collected works of former Weatherman Bill Ayers and President

President Obama will face tough opposition to a promise he made his first day in office.

In places hit hardest by the mortgage crisis, like Prince William County, Va., federal bailout funds could have little effect on a community left reeling by hundreds of abandoned properties.

DES MOINES — President Obama’s American Jobs Act would mean about 11,000 jobs for Iowa, Democratic leaders say, including 4,100 teaching and first responder positions and 6,700 construction jobs. Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky , Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D-Ames) and Des Moines Education Association President Melissa Spencer spoke about the plan Monday at the Des Moines Public Schools Central Campus

The Minnesota Independent reports that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) has introduced a bill that would allow Election Day registration for federal elections

When the Obama administration announced its plan earlier this month to transfer military commissions-bound Guantanamo detainees to the Thomson Correctional

So writes The New York Times, reporting today that the nation’s drug makers are prepping to pay more, under the Democrats’ final health reform bill, than the

A trio of professional snow shredders are charging the biggest hill in Washington, D.C., this week. Their message: Congress is getting too radical on Capitol Hill.

The first floor of Florida’s Capitol was flooded with hundreds of protestors delivering pink slips to Gov. Rick Scott today. # They chanted: “Pink slip Rick!” “Fire Tricky Ricky!” “Where are the jobs?” # Capitol police closed the door to the governor’s office, saying the commotion was making it difficult for employees inside to concentrate

Lisa Lerer has the scoop: the athletics company will relinquish its spot on the board of directors at the Chamber of Commerce to protest the business lobby’s

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

Interfaith Alliance of Iowa officials are disappointed in a lack of response from Gov. Terry Branstad concerning a desired discussion with state faith leaders concerning Texas Gov. Rick Perry ‘s day of prayer for the nation, which Branstad was invited to

This should sound familiar: Growing losses on Federal Housing Administration-backed mortgage loans are prompting fears the agency will be next in line for

The CIA has reportedly just confirmed -- conveniently late on a Friday afternoon -- that 12 of the videotapes it destroyed while its interrogation methods were

A Gallup poll of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents released Tuesday found that Rep. Michele Bachmann bests Tim Pawlenty in name recognition and that the congresswoman has a much higher “positive intensity” than the former Minnesota governor.