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Following the rollout of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act this morning, lead sponsor Sen. John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) office sends out a summary of the

Last week, we noted the odd happenings in Ohio’s second district, where Democratic leaders are attacking David Krikorian, a candidate in this week’s Democratic

The Facts in Brazoria County reported this morning that U.S. Rep Ron Paul (R-Texas) won’t be seeking a new term in Congress, planning to focus instead on his

In a report submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, Enbridge increased its estimate of how much it will cost to clean up the company’s Kalamazoo River oil spill. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that the company has revised its cleanup estimate from $585 million to $700 million. Enbridge spokeswoman Terri Larson told the Gazette that costs have increased due to a need for additional testing, continual reassessments, shoreline cleanup and more operations to recover submerged oil.

Here’s a quick wrap-up of today’s health care news. After a tumultuous week that saw the release of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus’ (D-Mont.)

The Texas branch of FreedomWorks has thrust itself into the debate over controversial higher education policies pushed by Gov. Rick Perry and allies. An online

Today, the House Ethics Committee released a number of documents related to the three charges against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), accused of working to

Here’s a quick wrap-up of today’s health care news. President Obama gave a speech today in support of health care reform at a General Motors plant in

Two dozen Occupy Des Moines protesters are seeking a jury trial for charges of trespassing at the State Capitol grounds on Oct. 10, their lawyer says, while five have pleaded guilty. Wednesday about a dozen of the demonstrators appeared before a judge in Polk County District Court.

The Wall Street Journal reports: A suspected al Qaeda organizer once called the highest value detainee at Guantánamo Bay was ordered released by a federal

No shocker here. President George W. Bush announced today that he will release oil from the country’s emergency reserves in the wake of Hurricane Gustav.

One warrantless surveillance mystery solved. My friend Marcy Wheeler beat me to this: George W. Bush personally ordered White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales and

Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) is addressing an Republican National Committee meeting in San Diego right now, which so far has featured some of the less successful

If you read nothing else today, read the new ProPublica investigation on the many flaws in BP’s corporate culture that led to the massive Gulf oil

The consensus seems to be growing that, despite his oft-repeated desire to “look forward rather than backward” when it comes to the Bush administration’s

Taegan Goddard has the scoop: An early look at a new Public Policy Polling survey finds that among North Carolina Republicans, a stunning 47% think President

The Associated Press reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) indicated Thursday that the Finance Committee’s vote on its $829 billion health

A bill (.pdf) that would give Homeland Security the authority to detain immigrants indefinitely, filed by U.S. Rep