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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Tom Kizzia of the Anchorage Daily News wrote an interesting profile of Todd Palin’s 87-year-old grandmother this week that offers a

This July, Governor Susana Martinez, a descendant of illegal immigrants, implemented what she called a residency certification program — an effort to review the authenticity of foreign nationals’ drivers licenses. The state currently has about 85,000 licenses issued to foreign nationals. State district judge Sarah Singleton issued a preliminary injunction against the program back on September 22

It’s not exactly surprising that some Republicans would be using the failed Christmas terror plot to grandstand and try to thwart President Obama’s plans to

The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post all follow The Associated Press’ break yesterday afternoon that President Obama is about to

It would be too much to say that champagne corks were popping on Wall Street last week, but there was an almost audible sigh of relief wafting through the

Personhood USA co-founder Keith Mason (Pic via personhoodusa.com) The Stem Cell Action Coalition is calling on Mississippi voters to reject Amendment 26, also known as the “personhood” amendment, at the ballot box on Nov. 8.

The national group (with Texas roots) backing efforts to replace federal health care programs with interstate health care compacts is the newest sponsor of

UPDATED Oct. 8, with reaction from Planned Parenthood Controversial Texas pastor Robert Jeffress introduced presidential candidate Rick Perry to the stage at

Here’s a supplement to Aaron’s great photo spread from this afternoon’s rally. Remember: Fox News reported on these rallies. It didn’t promote

Iowa politicians offer a wide array of opinions on the role of faith in politics, with some saying they can’t be separated and others saying there must be a clear delineation between the two.

Is that your opening negotiation position, Mullah Omar? From the BBC: Taleban leader Mullah Omar has denied there are any talks under way to end the

Kathleen Keest over at Credit Slips gives the most concise explanation yet of why a worrisome percentage of car owners are underwater on their auto loans - and

Adele Stan’s write-up of Tuesday’s Code Red protests on Capitol Hill includes a journey into the office of Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), a surprise guest at

Though congressional lawmakers avoided a federal government shutdown by agreeing to a short-term funding extension late Friday and early Saturday, there’s still

Nate Fick -- whom Center for a New American Security chairman Richard Danzig announced this morning as the next CNAS CEO; he’s barely in his 30s -- and Andrew

There are 10,000 examples like this one, from Texas: Leon Evans is used to doing more with less. But with the state facing an estimated $18 billion budget

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain (Pic by Gage Skidmore, via Flickr) Mark Boykin, senior pastor at Church of All Nations in Boca Raton, is calling on GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain to retract his comments “calling for an electrified fence on the country’s border with Mexico that could kill people trying to enter the country illegally.” A press release issued by Boykin adds: It is appalling that in this day and age politicians resort to incendiary and cruel comments to pander to voters.

The Obama campaign’s viral organizing took a hit today -- from NBC News. Obama’s web team whipped up a frenzy this week with an edgy YouTube video imagining

As Congress moves to reform punitive fees and penalties levied on cardholders who miss payments or exceed their credit limits, credit card issuers are

The tent cities in Sacramento, Calif., which we described recently, and the increasing number of shanty towns detailed in The New York Times today, are only

Just emailed to reporters: outgoing Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell’s praise for incoming DNI Denny Blair. I am very pleased to learn that