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Quoting Laura McGann’s twitter feed out of Wasilla, AK: Walmart employs 4 times as many people here as the city of Wasilla. and Another fun fact:

Neil Lewis writes about the oversized role that conservative bitterness is playing in the fight against Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.

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FEMA trailers, once concentrated around New Orleans, now blanket the country, uncounted and mislabeled in dealers’ lots, back lawns and sites for oil spill cleanup.

In reaction to the shootings in Tucson, Ariz., last weekend, where six were killed and 13 wounded, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), North Carolina

Former Treasure Secretary Robert Rubin still wields influence in the Obama administration. AARP, Democrats lobby seniors on health care ahead of November

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) hopes to see Congress regain its lost powers.

Charles Djou, a Honolulu city councilman who’s mounting a strong -- and lucky* -- campaign for Hawaii’s first congressional district, doesn’t sound like he’s

Lawmakers and experts blame subprime lending practices and higher unemployment rates for the discrepancy.

The conventional wisdom in Washington about the U.S.-Israel spat is well expressed by this Josh Rogin post and this Ben Smith post. Basically, people think the

Maybe we’re whiners for a reason. Bankruptcy filings climbed again in August, providing more proof that people are feeling the strains of a softening economy,

The twenty-three corporations on the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) board are big spenders in Washington, pressuring federal departments like

The Michigan Messenger’s Ed Brayton reports a convoluted tale involving all of the above. Long story short, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) -- whose name you may

A House Appropriations subcommittee yesterday passed a FY 2011 energy and water appropriations bill that includes $25 billion in new authority for federally

The Comptroller of the Currency’s new report on the mortgage market in the fourth quarter of 2009 also sheds light on some of the problems reported by borrowers

Every week Americans find out they are more and more screwed by this economy.

If the Ames Straw Poll was limited to only GOP activists from Story County, it would appear that the Ron Paul presidential campaign had a leg up. On Thursday

The Union of Ontario Indians will battle a plan to ship 1,600 tons of radioactive waste from the Bruce nuclear power complex to Sweden via the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, the group announced this week. UOI , a political advocacy organization that represents 39 First Nation communities in Ontario, said that the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and Bruce Power Corporation failed to properly consult with First Nation communities before approving the plant to ship 16 contaminated steam generators from the Bruce Power complex in Kincardine

Members of Congress build their careers on the idea that they’re regular folks sent to Washington to act on behalf of regular folks. A Roll Call analysis today

Media accounts by Salon.com and other outlets tied the perpetrator of the Mary Landrieu phone sting to racist groups and Big Government founder Andrew Breitbart. Seven hours after the Salon story went up, Breitbart went to war.

Last Tuesday, David Norvell, the board chair of the New Mexico Gaming Control Board, which oversees the integrity of gaming regulations at licensed racetracks and monitors tribal gaming activity in the state, told lawmakers at a meeting of the Legislative Finance Committee that various Native American tribes owe the state about $15 million in casino revenue.

A year ago, Pajamas TV was taking some licks for hiring Joe the Plumber to do reporting in Israel and, later, in Washington. But the web-based video network was

After I wrote my earlier posts about how the National Rifle Association opposes the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court and explaining the