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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

As long as New York Times Economix contributor and University of Chicago Professor Casey Mulligan continues to insist that the housing bubble was not a bubble,

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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

Speaking of Hillary Clinton’s people, Greg Sargent has it confirmed from a knowledgeable source: Jim Steinberg, deputy national security adviser in Bill

A Thanksgiving present from Baghdad: the Iraqi parliament has passed the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) ending the war by 2011. Or, as AFP reports, possibly

Ready for some Capitol Hill opposition to Defense Secretary Bob Gates’ program cuts? This is from Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), chairman of the House Armed Services

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

Sen. Norm Coleman’s counsel argued before the Minnesota Supreme Court today that wrongly rejected absentee ballots should not be counted in the U.S. Senate

A review of public records shows that PG&E -- the owner of the natural gas pipeline that exploded in San Bruno, Calif., yesterday causing massive damage --

There was a taint in this case, back from Bagram, says Omar Khadr’s attorney. That taint is still there, and the government cannot get away from it.

It is only a matter of getting the money, one small business owner says. If I did, I could open in a month.

At a filled-to-capacity event with most of the interagency team run by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke to manage the deteriorating security and political

Ted Stevens’ 40-year career in the Senate was marred by scandals involving money, family and power. In the end, failing to fill out a form properly did him in.

The Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee has expanded school choice in the Badger State, increasing the income eligibility threshold in Milwaukee while adding a

The Swat valley in Pakistan might actually be the center of the war on terrorism. Nestled in the Northwest Frontier Province, Swat is home to the psychotic

Reuters reports today that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating BP for potential insider trading following the oil spill, though few details