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Several national organizations have released statements about the immigration-enforcement bills that failed in the Florida legislature this session. # The National Immigration Forum said in a statement released on Monday : # Friday was a victory for Florida’s economy, businesses, tourists, and immigrants. Florida’s heritage as a state welcoming to immigrants and visitors from around the world has been preserved # The release commends GOP Sen

A terrifying headline from the NRCC, blasting Rep. Harry Teague (D-N.M.): Harry Teague Stumps for Change He Doesn’t Believe In: Teague Dismissed Climate

As the dust settles around the State Capitol, a bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to get a Texas driver’s license has emerged as another conservative win

With Sen. Barack Obama vacationing in Hawaii, Sen. John McCain now has an opportunity -- one that will not likely come again before the November general

Former state lawmaker Tom Graves has won the special election in Georgia’s 9th District, reports the Associated Press. With 77 percent of precincts reporting,

CANCÚN, MEXICO — There are rumblings around Cancún that China may be willing to legally commit to its domestic cuts in carbon emissions. Negotiators, ministers and world leaders are currently in the second week of talks at the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( COP 16 ).

On Tuesday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Va., heard oral arguments for two lawsuits that represent the first major challenges

The conservative celebrity and economist argues for clemency for James O’Keefe because, well, when was the last time you read about federal charges against a

Erie, Pa. -- Two of Sen. Barack Obama’s top surrogates, Bill and Hillary Clinton, barnstormed through western Pennsylvania Monday appealing for support in the

This is an awfully quick turnaround for a movie that its makers are promoting with a series of conference calls and house parties. This Thanksgiving, the story

A rule proposed by the Obama Administration to limit the types of gifts federal employees can receive from lobbyists -- including free trade show admittance and

If you paid close attention to Rush Limbaugh over the past week, you might have been puzzled by his multiple references to the TelePrompTer. At his Conservative

An accreditation agency looking into the Wake County School System after turmoil over how students are assigned to schools will visit on Jan. 12-14, the agency

Home owners not expected to sign away their legal rights under a new loan modification program.

The two central theories behind the deficit commission created yesterday by President Obama are (1) Congress is too dysfunctional to make these tough choices on

Senate banking leaders have wrangled a bipartisan deal over controversial legislation reining in the credit card industry, setting the stage this week for likely passage.

LANSING — While advocates hailed an announcement last week by the Michigan Department Community Health to direct local health departments and agencies to review their “Client Acknowledgement” for HIV-positive persons, the Michigan Department of Corrections says it has no intention of changing its form.

The rumor mill on Capitol Hill has the nation anticipating a federal government shutdown, which could happen in nine days if Democrats and Republicans can’t

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First appeared February 26, 2008 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) said it was a mistake holding a