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The Arizona House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday that puts the state within reach of having some of the toughest immigration laws in the

A survey developed by graduate students as part of a capstone project at Drake University, College of Business and Public Administration, is seeking the opinions of Iowans on the topic of same-sex marriage. The 10-minute survey, which is posted on the Survey Monkey website , is intended for general audiences, but should be taken only by individuals who are age 18 and older, according to the creators. It was developed to capture all views on the issue, and the researchers are hopeful a broad cross-section of opinions will be represented

The secret to ending abortion America is by shifting abortion rights to the states, saidAmericans United for Life‘s President Charmaine Yoest on a recent

Republicans aren’t exactly warming to Sen. Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) new language in the DISCLOSE Act, intended to treat disclosure requirements on campaign

What Democrats saw as an opportunity to turn American opinion against Republican obstructionism in the Senate became an opportunity for conservatives to endorse a slowdown of Senate business.

If you cannot sell your house, you cannot move to a city or town with more jobs. It is an obvious point, but an important one for explaining the sustained, high

With the odds of an economy-wide cap on carbon emissions fast approaching zero, the White House is speaking favorably about a cap on just the utility sector as

WorldNetDaily has the scoop: the reservist who refuses to fight under President Obama unless he proves he wasn’t born in Africa has had his military orders

The anti-czar frenzy has faded a bit, despite two Senate hearings on the extremely flimsy controversy. Today, Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) wades back in and makes a

In The New York Times, University of Chicago economist Casey Mulligan offers some housing-market optimism: Recent reports on housing starts, new home sales and

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and one of the people Gen. Stanley McChrystal dissed to Rolling Stone, issued this

By 1916, the allies had opened up the Arabian Peninsula as a front in the First World War by convincing the Arabian tribes that Britain and France supported

Dick Cheney says something, Politico uncritically reports it, Obama administration officials wearily refute it. So goes the ritual. It shouldn’t surprise anyone

A recent study of sexually-active women in California finds that socioeconomic status does not fully explain why certain groups of women in the Golden State use

Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law went into effect a week ago, albeit with its most contested provisions blocked until November, at least. But the law’s

It would seem to be a community of one. Rev. James David Manning, a New York preacher who gained fleeting Web meme status for a 2008 video (now at 2.5 million

A new Quinnipiac University poll out early Wednesday shows Texas Gov. Rick Perry climbing to a narrow lead in the GOP presidential nomination contest, but former Massachusetts Gov.

This is what Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) told MSNBC (no link yet): LIEBERMAN: Yes. I mean, let me say first that I hope I can support ratification of the

Speaking of Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) -- who apparently is weighing a run for the Senate seat being vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) -- Kate just