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A natural gas pipeline exploded in San Bruno, Calif., Sept. 9. (Xinhua/ZUMApress.com)

It’s April 16, and in Washington this year that signifies something more than a Tea Party hangover. It’s also the date by which Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner

It’s not just Alberto Gonzales. Adam Serwer talks to John Bellinger, who served as Condoleezza Rice’s legal adviser at the State Department and the National

Two new ones from the tireless Iranian dissenter worth highlighting. First: Hospital sources - at least 1000 people injured so far by Gov in the streets

Iowa women considering an elected office, or who want to serve on local boards and commissions, will soon have an opportunity to learn the ins-and-outs of politics. More importantly, the campaign training comes at a time when redistricting and state gender-balancing policies have opened up new opportunities for women. If ever there was a time for women to explore opportunities to run for public office, it’s now, says Dianne Bystrom, director of Iowa State University’s Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics

Now that there are only a few banks left that haven’t repaid their TARP funds -- and many did so to get out from under Pay Czar Ken Feinberg’s pay-restricting

For all the criticisms Republicans are lobbing at the House Democrats’ plan to pass the Senate health care reform bill without actually passing the Senate

A new Washington Post poll in the Virginia gubernatorial race has Republican candidate Bob McDonnell jumping to a 9-point lead over Democratic candidate Creigh

The Associated Press is reporting that Gov.

The Minnesota governor’s PAC is rolling out today with a media blitz reflecting the talent of his staff (such as former Republican National Committee spokesman

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The New York Department of Environmental Conservation has extended the public comment period on a proposed new policy on hydrofracking regulation from 60 days to 90 days. The agency has recommended ending the ban on fracking in that state and allow it with some regulations. The proposed policy is more than 1,000 pages long and a coalition of environmental groups had asked Gov

In a speech in Cedar Rapids, Iowa today, Sen. John McCain said that if he were president, he would fire Chris Cox, the current chairman of the Securities and

At a mid-day press conference on Capitol Hill, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) launched a Declaration of Health Care Independence

CNN has just released a poll that found 52 percent of Americans, according to a new CNN poll, say Afghanistan has turned into a situation like the U.S. faced

Next year’s defense bill pretty much demolishes the Obama administration’s jury-rigged plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay by exporting

As Politico’s Jonathan Martin reports, Sen. John McCain appears to have an aversion to campaigning on weekends. According to Martin, the McCain campaign has