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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee just spent a five-hour hearing detailing how American International Group gave millions in compensation to

In the search for answers for Friday’s bombing of government offices and shooting at a political summer camp in Oslo, Norway, that killed more than 80 people,

In recent media appearances, National Organization for Marriage (NOM) board chair Maggie Gallagher has countered the suggestion that NOM might not be able to

He’s been advertising on the email lists of The Washington Times and Townhall.com, among other places, and claims to have raked in $200,000 so far. Here’s the

The Association of Floral Importers of Florida hosted a meeting in Miami on Wednesday with Colombia’s ambassador to the United States, Gabriel Silva, to show its support for a U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. # The Free Trade Agreement, supported by Democrats and Republicans , grants U.S

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A Draft Ford website has ... 11 signatures. Lockheed Martin never forgets it’s working for John Murtha. Obama shot himself in the foot over recess

Republican Rep. John Kline looks like he’s becoming the for-profit education industry’s proverbial “man in Washington.” In February, he proposed an amendment to defund any attempt by the federal government to overhaul regulations governing the industry, without a clear sense of what those new regulations would look like

In the past few days fires broke out at two of the American Crystal Sugar factories staffed by replacement workers, which leaders of 1,300 locked out union members said was the result of poor training and preparation. The fires occurred at the company’s the East Grand Forks, Minn., and Drayton, N.D., facilities

Rep. Keith Ellison is known for his impassioned speeches, especially when it comes to religion

Lt. Dan Choi -- the West Point graduate, Iraq veteran, Arabic linguist and arguably most forceful advocate for repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell -- had a simple

Lawmakers and community advocates from Albuquerque’s fast-growing West Side rallied Tuesday outside the Capitol for more representation, as the Legislature is drawing plans to redistrict House and Senate seats during the special session. “Democracy demands that we get three more House seats,” said Rep.

Last week, a memo (PDF) circulated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director John Morton instructed federal officials throughout the county to use

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has issued a statement regarding the chairman’s mark released by the bipartisan deficit reduction commission

This stuff is happening almost to quickly to keep track. The latest (minor) RNC headaches: - A mis-typed number on a fundraising letter leads to a phone sex

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Former Rep. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) is at it again, running an ad spot that will air through election day in Pennsylvania that’s so nice and upbeat that it doesn’t

Palin argues for expanded West Bank settlements because Jews will be flocking to Israel in the days and weeks and months ahead. She also thinks we should

A few weeks back, the White House issued a report warning of the economic implications if Washington policymakers don’t reform the nation’s health care system