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Perhaps emboldened by a rare victory over the gun lobby last week, a group of liberal senators introduced legislation Wednesday to prevent people convicted of

Remember how I said in my piece this morning that the Center for American Progress’s new defense report largely embraces the tenets about the future of warfare

Via Crooks and Liars, Doug Brinkley, the historian, author and Washington-type, told Anderson Cooper on CNN that administration sources told him there would be

It really doesn’t make any sense to chide other people for indecision on Afghanistan when you, y’know, helped bring the country to the current dire crossroads.

Florida’s unemployment rate remained flat last month as the national economy hit what state economist Rebecca Rust called a “soft spot” brought on by rising gas prices and natural disasters. # Employment rates actually fell across the state, but the statistical measure of unemployment remained unchanged due to seasonal adjustments, which are intend to allow number crunchers to get a read on economic trends that aren’t obscured by events that typically happen in June, such as layoffs in education and agriculture. # Gov.

Following her statement late Friday indicating she’s open to a public option compromise, we’ve officially moved Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) from the Likely

In Colorado, nearly all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students polled this year by national anti-bullying organization GSLEN said they regularly heard homophobic remarks and slurs at their schools. Half of them reported being pushed and shoved around for being queer. And nearly a third of them said they were kicked or punched or hit

Didn’t read this New York Times piece from the weekend about Afghanistan? Shame on you. Alleged relaxation is no excuse. I’ll stop talking to myself and quote

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Far, far more informative than this post. (Video after the jump.)

Former Gov.

The Take the Town Halls to DC coalition has put up video of its kick-off last night, with the Memphis Tea Party’s Mark Skoda introducing a speech by Rep.

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee, sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission yesterday calling

After the failure to defund Planned Parenthood on a federal level last week, a new trend is emerging: states attempting to strip family planning funding from

With Democrat Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) siding again with the Republicans -- none of whom crossed over to vote for cloture to start debate on Sen. Chris Dodd’s

Michigan Democrats and Republicans reached a settlement Monday in a lawsuit charging that the Republican Party planned to illegally use lists of foreclosed

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), one of two Democrats who’s expressed worry about the president’s use of advisers who haven’t been approved by the Senate, has

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s claims about illegal immigrants and violent crime have been pretty thoroughly debunked, but pro-reform non-profit America’s Voice

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the National Press Club, is asked about drone strikes and civilian casualties in Afghanistan. Don’t think in the

To what extent do Massey shareholders want to hold company leaders accountable for the terrible safety record in Massey mines? Turns out, not at

Al Qaeda and the Taliban are executing suspected U.S. informants in Pakistan in a campaign to terrorize potential spies and reinforce the authority of the