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State Rep. Dave Agema (R-Grandville) was announced as a speaker at a Lansing rally Wednesday organized by Terry Jones, the Florida pastor who made headlines when he threatened to burn a Koran on his church property earlier this year, but his office denies the accuracy of that announcement. His spokesperson tells MLive.com that the controversial GOP lawmaker will not be speaking at or appearing at the event: “He will not be at the event,” Chris Jones, an aide in Agema’s office, told MLive.com

Mike Mandel posts a useful chart showing where college-educated young folks are getting jobs: The big picture is that government and professional

Now, we’ve said some dumb stuff in our time. Many of of the comments occurred in the 24-hour Burger King while an undergrad in Evanston, Ill. after a

In the current environment, replacing that money might be easier said than done.

Texas Gov.

Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association told listeners of his radio show on Thursday that the Nazi Party in Germany was formed in a Munich gay bar by

Nearly three months after the Senate killed a House-passed proposal allowing homeowners to stave off foreclosure through bankruptcy, some upper-chamber

New data came out today to reinforce the Obama administration’s claims that they are increasing immigration enforcement: Federal prosecutions in Arizona are at

The Hill reports today that BP has established a $100 million fund to compensate rig workers who are out of a job because of the oil spill and the resulting

Asked by Yochi Dreazen of The Wall Street Journal at a press conference this morning to address Gen. David Petraeus’ recent testimony that the

Buried inside the new Public Policy Polling survey of Virginia are two questions: How would voters react if President Obama campaigned for a Democratic

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that this great New York Times story about President Obama’s Pakistan decision-making isn’t worthwhile, but there’s a quote buried

This morning our science reporter Arthur Allen explored the bizarre world of aerial wolf hunting, an Alaskan activity supported and actually furthered by Gov.

The “Klanned Parenthood” folks are at it again. In an effort to continue touting the completely debunked theory that Planned Parenthood was created for racist purposes, the group has recently posted a video that superimposes Klan robes on Scarlett Johansson in a PSA for the chain of womens’ health clinics. (Featured below.) # Why Johansson

The New York Times reports that the U.S. economy grew last quarter for the first time in the past year: Gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of

Stephanie Mencimer answers a question that, as an occasional chronicler of the birther movement, I’ve had for some time. When they claim that the White House is

Since 2003, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been sending teams of agents around the country to arrest and deport immigrants they could find with

The Obama administration has agreed to install solar panels on the White House. The decision comes after environmentalists, led by 350.org, met with White House

The coming debate in the Colorado House Judiciary Committee on same-sex civil unions bill SB 172 will center on Republican arguments for and against the legislation. The debate scheduled to take place under the Dome in Denver Thursday will underline the dynamics shaping the larger national debate on gay rights– a debate that now pits Republicans against Republicans because Democrats and Independents have already made up their minds on the matter. As expected, Denver Senator Pat Steadman’s bill passed out of the Democratic-controlled Senate late last week.

Via Matthew Yglesias, the post-Mumbai climate of increased Indo-Pakistani tensions is causing the Pakistani military to redeploy forces from the northwest

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging Congress to support legislation that would allow the church and others to opt out of providing contraception in health care insurance exchanges created through the Affordable Care Act. # The Florida Catholic Conference has promoted a U.S

St. Paul Cathedral.

In the wake of the West Virginia disaster, calls for additional safety measures appear to be prophetic.