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The New York Times reviews the Fox News and radio host’s stand-up tour. One of Mr. Beck’s favorite rhetorical tactics is a combination of misdirection and

And here we are at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. The two leaders of the committee have their own issues with the Afghanistan strategy, judging by

From Rasmussen, an accurate pollster who’s not based in Florida, this poll finding a tie between Gov. Charlie Crist (R-Fla.) and former Florida House Speaker

The Senate is expected to pass an extension of unemployment insurance on Tuesday, but bureaucratic hurdles could slow the long-awaited disbursement of checks.

Time ‘s Swampland wonders : # Why have Floridians turned so sour on their new Governor? Are they simply taking out their anger at the recession – the state’s unemployment rate still sits at almost 11% – on whomever’s sitting in the Governor’s mansion? Is it because, as Scott’s office insisted in a recent statement, he “wasn’t elected to be most popular” but to make “tough decisions” on slashing state spending, including an almost 8% cut in education?

Just a day after President Obama’s speech at the U.S./Mexico border on immigration reform, Sen.

A quick follow-up to my last post: There is a right way to cover Sarah Palin and her PR strategy. Greg Sargent, Ben Smith and Matt Gertz double-check Palin’s

As part of a campaign announcement that Ron Paul would be attending the upcoming Iowa GOP Reagan Dinner , the Texas Congressman’s presidential campaign staff noted their commitment to the Iowa caucus process. “Iowa has always been an important state in establishing momentum and shaping the national debate,” said John Tate, campaign manager.

To take one more crack at Adm. Michael Mullen’s comments after a Columbia University address yesterday, it’s certainly clear that the chairman of the Joint

On Nov. 12, 2008, eight days after California voters stripped gay and lesbian couples of their short-lived right to marry, syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage

I have a lot of respect for Michael Scheuer. Scheuer, the first leader of the CIA’s Usama Bin Laden Unit (with the old-school spelling) in the 1990s, knows a

As expected, yesterday President Obama signed a supplemental appropriations bill that prohibits the release of Guantanamo detainees into the United States, and

In Montana, medical marijuana advocates say the passage of legislation which would all but outlaw medical marijuana in the state is merely the beginning of the battle. From The Billings Gazette: Medical marijuana advocates are launching a three-pronged strategy — veto, sue and suspend — to stop the recently passed bill that would impose far greater restrictions on the industry and make it harder for people to qualify for medical pot use.

Today, the Federal Reserve released the minutes of its Board of Governors meetings to discuss the United States’ monetary policy in April. In February, all

MSNBC’s Morning Joe roiled, as most political shows will today, with discussions of Gov. Sarah Palin’s (R-Alaska) resignation. And as with most discussion of

All day, we’re re-running our favorite blog posts of the last year. This post was originally published on June 18, 2009. I’ve just conducted a phone

Election Day 2008 is here! To keep you up to date on results as they roll in, we’ve compiled some interactive maps. With this Google map, it’s simple to

This morning, the Department of Labor announced that new jobless claims decreased by 4,000 to 444,000. The four-week moving average declined to 450,000. The

Religious outfit Liberty Council released a Declaration of Independence 2011 that declares it wants to throw off and abolish the current federal

Just out from the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee: “If Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons capability, it would pose a significant threat to peace

Obama fires Mineral Management Service head Elizabeth Birnbaum. Sandra Day O’Connor says Arizona’s government must find a way to show the state is not biased

I’m hearing some smart Republican pushback to today’s Quinnipiac Poll -- given its record in the state, one of the more credible surveys -- showing Gov. Jon

Minnesota Majority, Minnesota Voters Alliance and the North Star Tea Party Patriots lost a case in court on Friday when U.S.