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Blink and you’ll miss this, from National Security Adviser Jim Jones’ Meet The Press appearance yesterday: MR. GREGORY: Is it still your belief that Osama

The president-elect is something new in American politics. In showing unfailing respect for those with competing views, he attempts to produce solutions that will accommodate the defining commitments of his fellow citizens. But he also wants to transform the nation’s self-understanding.

Earlier today, the White House reiterated that it opposes a blanket moratorium on foreclosures, preferring to work with servicers and lenders to sort out the

EPA REGION 7 RELEASE — As the risks of new flooding along portions of the Missouri River continue to exist, EPA Region 7 is urging residents of those areas to consider moving potentially hazardous items to safer locations in advance of rising waters. During past flooding events in the Midwest, EPA has partnered with various local, state, and tribal governments to respond under the authority of the federal Oil Pollution Act to recover certain types of items from flood waters to prevent them from entering landfills. Notice of impending flooding allows residents and property owners time to relocate and secure items so that they do not become inundated, pollute water or become hazardous wastes

It’s a rarity to find agreement on both sides of the national political aisle these days, but it seems Atlanta businessman Herman Cain ‘s ’9-9-9′ tax plan is a uniting force. Michele Bachmann The campaign for U.S.

Last week, the House Democrats unveiled their version of the $825 billion economic stimulus package. The proposed bill provides billions of dollars for

The changing demographics of the United States suggest that there would be a lot of support for comprehensive immigration reform that includes legalization of

The Anoka-Hennepin School District is defending its policies in light of lawsuits by six district students , unfavorable coverage on the editorial pages of area newspapers and a renewed national spotlight on the accusation of an unsafe environment for LGBT youth in the district’s schools. The district says its policies are not to blame for bullying in the district, but others have charged that the schools’ policy that limits LGBT discussions in schools is harmful to students. Last week, the Star Tribune editorial board called the school district “gutless.” “While polls show that Americans increasingly favor tolerance and equal rights for gays, Anoka-Hennepin is stuck in the past, hiding behind an ambiguous policy in the name of neutrality,” the paper wrote.

A handful of religious right groups are criticizing the Obama administration’s role in urging countries doing business with the United States to ease up on

On Wednesday morning, the House Committee on Rules and Administration approved an amendment that would codify a ban on gay marriage within the Minnesota Constitution by a vote of 13 to 12.

Yet another turn in the GOP presidential campaign strategy. Could this tactic finally seal the deal?

2009 is poised to be a big year for the Democrats, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to overlook the GOP here at TWI. I’m pleased to announce that David

After her surprise victory over Rep. Mike Castle in the Delaware Republican Senate primary, sudden national figure and social conservative heroine Christine

Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island (Pic by Office of Senate President, via flsenate.gov) The Miami-Dade County Commission on Tuesday approved a resolution urging the Florida Legislature to not pass any immigration legislation in 2012.

When I asked Mike Connolly of the Club for Growth what, exactly, could strip candidates who’d signed the Club’s Repeal It pledge of official support, Connolly

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If the Senate is to pass health care before Christmas, it’ll have to follow a ridiculously tight timeline. With so little margin for error, though, the plan

Ten days from now, members of Congress will return to Washington from their home districts, and for the Senate, priority number one will be the passage of the

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is playing the role of unsuspecting victim in the face of attacks from Democrats over the undisclosed nature of its campaign

It appears that two employees of the Utah Department of Workforce Services were behind the list of possible illegal immigrants released early this week. The

The environment’s relationship to the economy is a key theme for Sal Pace, minority leader in the Colorado House, as he challenges incumbent Republican U.S. Rep