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Here’s a doozy from our sister site, The Minnesota Independent: Two Minnesota pastors say they will endorse political candidates from the pulpit this Sunday,

Good catch by Media Matters: On the June 15 edition of his Fox News show, Glenn Beck hosted Nancy Armstrong -- whom he described as a disenfranchised

From the man who wants President Obama to succeed: When President Obama makes wise decisions, as I believe he has done in some respects on Afghanistan, and in

A few weeks back, it was the House Oversight Committee’s domestic subpanel that examined the effectiveness of the White House programs designed to curb

Republicans have grabbed hold of reports that Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) has readied a rule that would allow the House to deem the Senate health care bill

When the history of the first Obama term is written, McDonough’s name will ring out. Despite an mundane-sounding position as chief of staff for the National

Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist tells me that Sen. Arlen Specter’s party switch is not a total disaster because the most important issue

More information is emerging about the people involved in organizing this weekend’s prayer rally at Ford Field amid accusations that the event is targeting local Muslims. People for the American Way reports that Lou Engle, the man behind the rally, worked with Transformation Michigan to put the event together. Transformation Michigan is a conservative Christian group with a history of presenting the views of anti-Muslim extremists, including Rick Joyner, who is also involved with The Call Detroit rally, and Jerry Boykin

The conservative commentator, who regularly gets away with statements that would get less popular pundits banned from the airwaves, doesn’t pull punches in his

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has filed a Freedom of Information Act request for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement records relating to the detention and assault of an American citizen and a lawful permanent resident in Grand Rapids in February.

The Associated Press reports that a group of senior House Democrats are concerned that a recent signing statement issued by President Obama is reminiscent

No, that wasn’t a statement from this week. But less than six months ago, at a hearing to examine offshore drilling, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said tersely,

Tim Pawlenty ‘s presidential campaign will soon be receiving a cease-and-desist letter from ABC Sports, which believes its “Miracle on Ice” footage was improperly used in a recent television advertisement . “It’s a violation of our copyright and exclusive proprietary rights,” Louise Argianas, director of rights and clearances for ABC Sports told reporter Jennifer Jacobs of The Des Moines Register late Thursday. Pawlenty’s campaign launched the 30-second spot, which featured historic footage of an underdog USA hockey team battling against a more established USSR team in the 1980 Winter Olympics, in Iowa on Wednesday

Kate has a great piece today about some of the nation’s polluters embracing once-dreaded regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency in order to fend

Everyone is walking a thin line on immigration, but Republican politicians are in an especially tough position. Two-thirds of Republicans think the government

Looks like someone over at Arizona State University has the good sense to avoid an obvious and unnecessary P.R. disaster-in-the-making. From

I’ve been asking why the Senate Judiciary subcommittee holding the first congressional hearings on the torture memos this morning aren’t calling the Office of

Women are used to being under-represented in Congress: There are only 17 women in the U.S. Senate (out of 100) and 76 women in the U.S. House of Representatives

Just in time for Congress’ return to Washington to continue its health reform debate, California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced Thursday that he’s