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The Obama campaign’s Internet operation knows how to meet the moment. Sensing some irrational exuberance from supporters, which can stoke complacency, Obama’s

The Congressional Budget Office released its Budget and Economic Outlook for fiscal years through 2021, estimating that unemployment will likely remain high

The Occupy Miami protest campground (Pic by Ashley Lopez) Occupy Miami protesters are reporting that county officials are requesting that they move from the area they have been occupying since Oct. 15 by 5 p.m.

Congressman Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., a co-sponsor of the FRAC Act with Colorado Democratic Reps. Diana DeGette and Jared Polis, on Sunday called for a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) probe of the natural gas industry after a New York Times article brought up allegations of an “Enron-style Ponzi scheme.” Rep.

Mudslinging about undisclosed campaign donors and the potential for foreign interference reached a new pitch yesterday in an already surprisingly heated

Previous reporting has all indicated to me that the big systemic failure in the Northwest Airlines Flight 253 near-attack concerned the standards for moving

Despite attempts by the federal government to delegitimize WikiLeaks, a new review from The Atlantic indicates that the whistleblowing organization has a great

MSNBC is reporting that President Obama has just landed in Baghdad, where he is scheduled to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal

Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sent a letter to the national oil spill commission yesterday to set the record

Unemployment rate continues to rise. Detroit morgues fill up as recession continues. JumpStart works with subprime lender CompuCredit. Texas judge

As Marcy Wheeler and Glenn Greenwald both pointed out over the weekend, Eric Holder on Friday once again declared that a case charging government lawbreaking

Official now: Iranian presidential contender Mir Hussein Moussavi has rejected the Guardian Council’s selective recount, and is holding strong for the

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Please forgive me for harping on Arizona. It is my adopted home state, and having lived here or in New York for most of my life, I have

The Democrat hoping for Bayh’s seat is more conservative than Bayh. Paterson might face criminal charges. Palin remembers flood-devastated Cedar Rapids as

The American Independent has previously reported on declining American cities and rising income inequality since 1979. Now, the Atlantic Monthly combines income

Last week, as violent protests marred the Iranian regime’s anniversary celebration, the Iranian government launched an effort at jamming the attempts of western