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Ken Feinberg will spend his first official day as administrator of the Gulf oil spill fund in Mississippi at three town halls meant to explain the new claims

RENO, Nev. -- The Democratic takeover of Washoe County, a longtime GOP stronghold in Nevada, has Republicans across the state reeling because it opens the door for Sen. Barack Obama to win the Silver State’s five electoral votes on Nov. 4.

I never got around to plugging Robert Draper’s absolutely must-read deconstruction of the McCain campaign for the New York Times Magazine. Be sure to check it

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A report released today finds that as Alaska governor, Sarah Palin abused her power, a specific violation of state law. The report is

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- The sight of a troubling sign on the way to Sen. John McCain’s stop here at Cape Fear Community College didn’t presage an eventful rally --

As the economy sinks toward recession and increased regulation gains support, lawmakers aim to tackle the elusive, unregulated derivatives market, with a focus on credit default swaps.

And the walkback of the year award goes to ... Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger! Less than 24 hours after he told National Public Radio that

Many foreign policy experts wonder whether a Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would reach beyond loyalists to bring in progressive Obama supporters after an acrimonious primary season.

If you’re spending yet another day keeping an eye on falling stock markets and hoping against a catastrophic collapse of global markets by this afternoon, it’s

State Rep. Tom Goodson, R-Titusville (Pic by Mark Foley, via myfloridahouse.gov) People Engaged in Active Community Efforts (aka PEACE) released a study Thursday that finds that Miami-Dade County’s anti-wage theft ordinance is “much more effective” at dealing with wage theft claims than the process in Palm Beach County, where no such ordinance exists. The Miami-Dade measure is under attack in the courts, and in the state Legislature

Last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v.

Defense Secretary Bob Gates, heaping praise on Nouri al-Maliki, said: “What is intriguing is that, because of the way the prime minister has taken on

The Associated Press reported late Thursday that President-elect Barack Obama is expected to officially offer the post of secretary of state to his former

For much of 2009, Carlson was hiring for, tweaking and designing The Daily Caller -- an online conservative magazine to fill the need for impactful,

Emotions ran high in a New York state courtroom packed with supporters of the Sean Bell family this morning. Judge Arthur Cooperman delivered a not-guilty