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Joe Biden threatens to strangle Republicans, quickly reassures press it’s just a figure of speech. Orrin Hatch wants to drug-test welfare

I don’t think the founder of Big Hollywood is too bothered by Matt Corley’s obsessive look into his tweeting about Ted Kennedy.

Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) are set to roll out long-awaited climate legislation this morning. The two senators, who chair the

Another broadside launched against Defense Secretary Bob Gates’ budget is that it unduly cuts missile defense. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) brought that up to

New studies linking hormonal-contraceptive use to changes in women’s chemical reactions to their romantic partners have been repackaged by the news service of

Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert announce competing rallies. Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin star in a Citizens United film. Mike Huckabee endorses Rand

John Boehner says he’s never used a tanning bed. Boston mayor says he would slowly torture murder suspects. Jon Steward wonders if our country is run by

It took until after his corruption scandal-induced resignation, but interim Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gave an interview in September to the Israeli

Michele Bachmann offered another of her “testimonies of faith” at an Iowa church Sunday, noting her desire to protect relations with Israel, the responsibilities parents have for educating their children and pledging to lead the nation in prayer if elected president during a follow-up question and answer period with Pastor Matt Floyd of Calvary Bible Church in Osceola. Bachmann’s testimony differed little from others she has offered on Sunday mornings in Iowa churches throughout the campaign.

Half of the members of Congress are millionaires. Bristol Palin and The Situation teach kids about safe sex... ...and Palin’s fans rig the Dancing With

Since the Texas Democratic Party sued the Houston tea party group King Street Patriots last fall, accusing the group of engaging in partisan politics without

Pic via WikiHow Though the program was only recently implemented, state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, has filed a bill to tweak Florida’s prescription drug monitoring database, known as E-FORCSE.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the second of its three-part package of bills aimed at encouraging offshore drilling on Wednesday. # More than two dozen Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure , but the Florida delegation voted strictly along party lines, with Republicans in support and Democrats in opposition

North Korea joins Twitter. David Petraeus gives his Afghan redeployment strategy. Pat Buchanan thinks Newt Gingrich went too far on the mosque. Harry

Tea Party activists turn to an unlikely handbook. On a private call, Tea Party organizers say their goal is to kill health care reform. The AP flatly

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Late last week, it seemed as if the tide of Democratic support was shifting away from Ben Bernanke’s bid to serve a second term atop the Federal Reserve. Just a

After Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and his Judiciary subcommittee officially announced its intent to hold a hearing on the Office of Legal Counsel torture

Carl Paladino doesn’t mind being nasty. Even Republicans are mad at Jim DeMint. In Britain, it’s OK for politicians to not go to church. Sharron

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis forced the cancellation of an LGBT event Saturday at the St. Frances Cabrini Church in Minneapolis

Rep. Michele Bachmann has sponsored a bill that would make all federal government operations use English and require all people undergoing citizenship testing to demonstrate their ability to speak English.