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Earlier today, Iran sentenced Kian Tajbakhsh, an Iranian-American academic, to 12 years in prison for the crime of assisting the dissidents in anti-regime

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty gave his stump speech to conservatives gathered at CPAC Friday afternoon by offering up a series of digs at Barack Obama

A timely reminder from FDL’s Marcy Wheeler that Rahm Emanuel lent his name to the following statement in 2007: Since the time that captured “enemy

Yesterday, the House passed legislation allowing federal employees four weeks of paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child -- a luxury they don’t

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

According to a survey by a Democratic polling firm, President Barack Obama starts off in strong position to win New Mexico in 2012 as he did in 2008. The Public Policy Polling poll shows that Obama has a large lead over the potential Republican presidential candidates polled. The poll also shows that the strongest Republican challenger is former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson

In a rant that could rank right up there with Rick Santelli’s tirade, Virginia Hammerness, the granddaughter of the man who founded Bank of America in the

One more thing from the former vice president’s Fox interview yesterday. Discussing John Durham’s torture probe: WALLACE: If the prosecutor asks to

Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s speech really begins when explains why the Bush administration wasn’t so popular when it came to a close. Our

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.

It’s a bit off my beat, but Ronald Brownstein nails something important in this piece about the reservoir of support for health care reform -- any kind of

The Washington Post reports Wednesday morning that veteran Iowa political strategist Eric Woolson has signed on to be part of former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty ‘s presidential campaign

If you factor out the self-awareness, Michael Ledeen is to neoconservatism what Kathy Griffin is to fame. How a man who helped arrange arms sales to the Iranian

Here’s a cheater’s guide to the president’s odes to bipartisanship: I understand that when the last administration asked this Congress to provide assistance