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Erick Erikson at RedState thinks the way the media have excitedly covered the race for House GOP Conference Chair between Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and

I was almost relieved to see this report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research. I have been puzzling over why the public seems so sure that offshore

Just yesterday, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) announced his decision to endorse Indiana Senate candidate Marlin Stutzman, who faces multiple challengers in the May 4

I call him the Empty Yarmulke, said Frederick Peterson, a Connecticut activist.

When Mike, Chris and Mark Bell, were striving to become champion iron pumpers in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., the brothers never dreamed that Arnold Schwarzenegger,

The Planned Parenthood logo (Pic via advanceusa.org) Planned Parenthood has announced it will join Awake the State in rallies taking place all over Florida tomorrow.

Not sure how this is going to fly with Democrats (read: it’s not), but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) took to the chamber floor today and, in

ANCHORAGE -- Fox News’ Carl Cameron gave Gov. Sarah Palin a chance to redeem herself after one of her more embarrassing moments during an interview with CBS’

Politico asks whether Frank Ricci, the firefighter in the affirmative action case that’s dogged Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, can become an outspoken

To no one’s surprise, Republicans are reacting with indignation to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s decision to override the GOP boycott and

Leaders of the Mine Safety and Health Administration Agency haven’t done nearly enough to confront coal companies that show patterns of safety violations, critics contend.

President Barack Obama spoke to the nation on Tuesday night in the annual State of the Union, and while many of those who watched the speech gave it high marks,

Next week, a coalition of conservative legal groups will host a Libel Lawfare: Silencing Criticism of Radical Islam, a conference on how Islamist lawfare is

Conservative publisher and pundit Andrew Breitbart is slated to headline the King Street Patriot’s True the Vote National Summit in Houston in March. The

Speaking at Denver’s Lincoln High School Tuesday, President Obama said that if Congress passed his jobs bill it would put thousands of Coloradans back to work. See his speech below. He said much of the world is moving past America in their investments in education, research and basic infrastructure, and that it is time for America to lead again

More on the mercury beat: The National Fisheries Institute is angry about a front-page New York Times, and a related piece yesterday, claiming that restaurant

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is expected to approve the nomination of Joseph Pizarchik to head the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who has recently been heralded by conservative pundits who regret his early departure from the GOP presidential race, told MSNBC Thursday that he won’t accept a vice presidential position. Pawlenty dropped his bid for the GOP presidential nomination following a third-place finish in the August Iowa Straw Polls.

We’ve heard Rep. Michele Bachmann’s name bandied about as a runningmate for Sarah Palin in 2012 , we’ve seen the Draft Bachmann website , and we’ve followed the Sixth Congressional District Republican as she’s criss-crossed the country hinting at a possible bid for the GOP endorsement for president