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The U.S. Department of the Interior has responded to reports from over the weekend that BP is set to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and that Transocean,

Using the antiquated rules of the U.S. Senate, Sen.

Speaking at the Heritage Foundation, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he opposed the 90 percent tax on AIG bonuses that passed the House. I don’t support bills

One of the themes that emerged from last week’s Republican presidential debate in Nevada – the foreclosure capital of the United States – is that GOP candidates largely don’t think the federal government should do much to fix the ongoing housing crisis. Instead, candidates – if they’ve said anything at all about housing – feel the real estate market should be allowed to hit rock bottom while the broader economy is stimulated by programs aimed at job growth – especially in energy sectors like oil and gas development and coal mining.

The Michigan Messenger’s Todd Heywood was on Off the Record with Tim Skubick this week talking about Gov. Snyder’s record, the presidential campaign in this state and much more. Video below the fold

Did foreclosures play a direct role in the election results? At the Orange County Register, real-estate blogger Jon Lansner thinks so. He matched up states with

“Take the Test, Take Control” is the key message of the National HIV Testing Day held on June 27 and sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Association of People with AIDS. # “ All Americans need to know they should Take the Test, Take Control , at least once a year,” reads a National Association of People with AIDS announcement

The Rev. Mark Bidwell of Ferndale is coming under fire after police responded to an emergency call to his home on Sept

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), chairman of an airline safety panel, will hold hearings early next year to examine the holes in airport screening that allowed a

Republicans in the Minnesota House are pushing legislation that would ban the Affordable Care Act from being implemented in the state under the grounds that it violates the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The bill calls the law “unconstitutional,” declares it “void” in Minnesota and directs all state agencies to halt implementation of any aspect of health care reform

While some Detroit-area ministers are actively participating in this weekend’s prayer rally at Ford Field, others are speaking out against the rally as a result of some of the anti-Muslim and extremist views of the rally’s organizers. Rev. Charles Williams II, Pastor of Detroit’s Historic King Solomon Baptist Church and a member of People For the American Way’s African American Ministers in Action , urged people of faith to reject the divisive and politically charged extremism of The Call, and to join together in prayer for a future that lifts up all the people of Michigan, regardless of faith and ethnicity

President of the Senate of College Councils Carisa Neitsche penned a column in the UT student newspaper today demanding a more thoughtful response from UT

The Associated Press reports the federal government is telling gun sellers in border states that they must report anyone who has purchased two high-powered rifles within a five day period. The guidelines affect New Mexico, California, Arizona, and Texas

Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s Afghanistan strategy review is absolutely scathing in its assessment of the Afghan government. It raises the effect of its corruption

So he tells The New York Times. This renders inoperative something I said to Jezebel’s Megan Carpentier this morning. We’ll see how this plays out in practice,