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On Aug. 10, President Barack Obama signed the state aid bill providing $16.1 billion to states for Medicaid and $10 billion to prevent teacher layoffs into

Greg Sargent asks whether the unanimously passed Hawaii statehood anniversary resolution in the House will reveal how absurd it is for Lou Dobbs to continue to

Emily Cadei reports that Cedric Richmond, a Democratic state representative from New Orleans, will run against Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.). Richmond narrowly missed

I’m still trying to figure out how the Obama administration could believe that civil liberties groups gave it cover to issue an executive order authorizing

This man should be our president, former President Bill Clinton told a boisterous, late-night rally for Sen. Barack Obama in Florida on Wednesday. After

With Vietnam experience and foreign-policy expertise, the 2004 Democratic nominee would bring strong credentials to any possible Obama administration. His close ties to the Illinois senator, as well as his political skills, are assets. But will Biden stand for it?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced seven sites for its ongoing and congressionally mandated study of the potential impacts of the natural gas drilling process of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water supplies

The Agenda 21 logo (Pic via truthistreason.net) Richard Swier, vice president of The United West, posted an article on the group’s website highlighting the anti-Agenda 21 movement here in Florida. His piece calls upon fellow “agenders” to ask local officials whether they plan on “having government agents come into homes.” The United West is the current incarnation of the Florida Security Council, an anti-Sharia group that was founded by U.S.

Republicans who support a massive and controversial elections bill have yet to present evidence of fraud to justify changes that advocacy groups have said would make it more difficult for people — especially young people — to vote. # Sen

The national oil spill commission managed to get through its meeting today without addressing the controversial reports its staff released last week, which

Following up on my post earlier today that the Justice Department has decided not to oppose the American Civil Liberties Union’s motion to suppress tortured and

While gas prices continue to soar through the roof, the sale of new homes is steadily dropping -- hitting the lowest point since the 1990’s. Starbucks is not

What’s up with the Obama administration’s much-vaunted plans for financial regulatory reform? First, The Washington Post reports that an ambitious proposal for

Kevin Drum sort of freaked out over Robert McNamara’s death and let a very human burst of empathy explode into an unnecessary spasm of self-loathing. As a

Sarah Palin is flying to Iowa to speak tonight at the Ronald Reagan Dinner, a big annual affair in Des Moines, and once again increasing speculation as to

Sure enough, the story I wrote about that appeared Monday in USA Today that said the stimulus bill would provide jobs for some 300,000 undocumented immigrants

Today, The Wall Street Journal has details on a range of new stimulus measures the Obama administration is considering pushing, given the sustained, high rate

Detroit Pubic Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts said today that he will impose a 10 percent wage cut on all school employees, a move he says will save the indebted school system $81 million this year. The Detroit News reports that move marks the first time that an Emergency Manager has used the power of the state’s Emergency Manager law to modify the terms of a collective bargaining agreement

Huge news from Dafna Linzer and Peter Finn. The Obama administration fears that congressional prerogative is going to get in the way of closing Guantanamo Bay

I just got off a conference call with Col. Jon Lehr, who commands one of the surge brigades in Iraq. Lehr’s brigade, the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the

Among Roll Call ‘s list of the 50 richest members of Congress : Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota. With estimated assets of $77 million (and liabilities around $26 million), Buchanan lands at No.

Even as the numbers of illegal immigrants entering the United States plunges and the Obama administration steps up enforcement of the immigration laws,

This wasn’t one of the big headlines from yesterday’s talk shows, but it’s fun to catch a lie in action. On CNN’s State of the Union, GOP strategist Mary