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John Soltz of VoteVets makes an absolutely crucial point in an interview with TPM’s Christina Bellantoni: Soltz said VoteVets members are worried the policies

Following up on the revelation that four western oil-giants are getting massive no-bid contracts from the Iraqi Oil Ministry comes the least surprising story of

The Republican field hasn’t significantly shifted in terms of rankings placement since our last edition, which belies the fact that individual percentages for candidates continue to shift dramatically. What can be said with a reasonable amount of certainty is that there is no clear GOP frontrunner in Iowa. The predictions and opinions reprinted below are provided by a group of state panelists comprised of academics, grassroots activists, political reporters and consultants

A newly released study by the United States Geological Survey shows that nitrate concentrations in the Mississippi River Basin did not consistently decline from 1980 to 2008. The increased nitrate levels directly affect the Gulf of Mexico, where they contribute to “dead zones,” or hypoxia.

Undeterred, Ensign will seek reelection. The GOP might not want to pit Palin against Sotomayor. Conservatives cry race card, but they can probably only

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Charles “Buddy” Roemer , 67, former Louisiana Republican governor, is expected to make his 2012 presidential campaign official on Thursday in New Hampshire, which is also going to be where he focuses his attention. Buddy Roemer Carlos Sierra, Roemer’s campaign manager, told CNN that his boss will be living in New Hampshire and “campaigning the heck out of the state.” His campaign plans to make the Granite State the primary focus early on; Roemer recently moved into an apartment in Manchester with his son. Sierra said when Roemer campaigned for Sen.

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) added one more a superdelegate before the close of business today. Jaime A. Gonzalez Jr., a Texas Democratic National Committee

As The New York Times reported in a front-page story today, President Obama is slowly coming around to saying he’s thinking that he’s probably going to do

Are there really any “lone wolves” engaging in dangerous terrorist liaisons? That’s what some opponents of section 6001(b) of the USA PATRIOT Act are

Fresh out: The United States and the European Union condemn the continuing human rights violations in Iran since the June 12 election. The large scale

We read lots of emails from the presidential campaigns around here, but sometimes the most interesting ones say nothing at all. Bill Burton, chief

Nathan Hodge reports for Danger Room that the U.S. military has put out a solicitation for a contract worth up to $25 million to build three new detention

A list of billionaire industrialists and conservative magnates that help fund Charles and David Koch’s far-reaching empire was released by Mother Jones magazine

In October, freshman Rep. Pete Olson (R-Texas) introduced a resolution honoring James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles for their ACORN sting. Thirty-one Republicans

Cynthia Quarterman, the regulatory agency administrator, worked as legal counsel for Enbridge Energy, the owner of the burst pipeline.

In response to my story this morning on how Gov. Sarah Palin couches her discussion of special-needs children in anti-abortion rights language, several readers