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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

In the wake of the West Virginia disaster, calls for additional safety measures appear to be prophetic.

All day, we’re re-running our favorite blog posts of the last year. This post was originally published on Sept. 16, 2009. Earlier this week, the

The White House responds to the Joe Sestak non-scandal, confirming that it worked to dissuade the Pennsylvania congressman from challenging Sen. Arlen Specter

As predicted/foretold, Defense Secretary Bob Gates had quite a lot to say during the rollout of his budget request about the concept of full spectrum

Good for Gen. Ray Odierno: Gen. Ray Odierno, the top commander in Iraq, recently issued a directive asking his subordinate commanders to reduce the use of

Here is the latest from Ana Marie Cox, our newest correspondent, reporting from the campaign trail with Sen. John McCain in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Just hours before the Senate is due to vote on a non-binding directive to its committee conferees on exempting loan-issuing car dealers from financial

President Barack Obama’s opening remarks at a California event were disrupted, according to press poll coverage, by a man who yelled, “Jesus Christ is the son of God.” When Obama agreed, the man yelled back, “You are the anti-Christ.” CBS News footage of the exchange is embedded below. The disruption began shortly after Obama began an introductory exchange with Tyler Ferguson, master of ceremonies for the House of Blues event in Los Angeles and an actor in the ABC TV series Modern Family. The two were discussing the recent repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which allows gays and lesbians to openly serve their nation

Pulled from my iPhone camera at CPAC -- thus, the occasionally quiet audio -- is a sample of the reception Max Blumenthal got while trying to interview ACORN

All four Public Regulation Commissioners signed a statement urging Commissioner Jerome Block, Jr., to resign his seat Tuesday; Block was not present at the proceedings. “Given the allegations and recent evidence that has surfaced, we encourage and urge Commissioner Block to immediately resign his position as soon as possible,” reads the statement.

On a blogger conference call this afternoon, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) announced he can’t support a potential addition of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. We ought

Thirty minutes after she was initially supposed to arrive at the Iowa State Fair for a soapbox appearance, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) kept her message to supporters — and would-be hecklers — short and sweet

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via flgov.com) Gov. Rick Scott sparked a debate when he released the salary data on dozens of professors at Florida’s public universities

Florida Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando (left) and state Sen. Joe Negron, R-Palm City (Pic via flsenate.gov) In a committee meeting today, state Sen. Joe Negron made clear that he wants legislators to take a hard look at social services in order to determine whether the state will continue funding them

President Obama has not acknowledged tensions between efforts to reach out to the Muslim world and new air travel screening rules.

Lots of attendees at a Tea Party on Saturday in Alamagordo, N.M., that’s who.

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health report a genetically engineered bacteria common to the vagina can cut HIV infections by 63 percent. The blog IRMA – Rectal Microbicide Advocacy reports on the study: Dean Hamer of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues engineered naturally occurring vaginal bacteria to produce the anti-HIV protein cyanovirin-N