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It would seem to be a community of one. Rev. James David Manning, a New York preacher who gained fleeting Web meme status for a 2008 video (now at 2.5 million

A new Quinnipiac University poll out early Wednesday shows Texas Gov. Rick Perry climbing to a narrow lead in the GOP presidential nomination contest, but former Massachusetts Gov.

This is what Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) told MSNBC (no link yet): LIEBERMAN: Yes. I mean, let me say first that I hope I can support ratification of the

Satellite measurements released yesterday reveal that Arctic sea ice is shrinking more rapidly than expected, and an older, thicker type of ice is now at its

Members of the Tea Party Nation e-mail list received an astonishing e-mail this afternoon, naming, rebutting, and attacking their critics. Sherry Phillips’s

Yesterday I was chatting with a House aide about the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell legislative repeal. Before I could ask about inflection points for passage in a

Free Market Florida Executive Director Ryan Houck, in a screenshot from the group’s video (Pic via freemarketflorida.org) Free Market Florida, the group that has long decried a set of federally mandated water pollution standards, has unveiled its latest video, this one aimed at two environmental groups: the Sierra Club and Earthjustice. As we’ve previously reported, Free Market Florida describes itself as “a project of Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy, Inc., a 501(c)(4) organization,” a group with the same name as the one that ran the successful campaign against Florida’s “Hometown Democracy” Amendment 4 last year. The group’s address, 610 South Blvd., Tampa, has become notorious for housing dozens of political action committees

Once again, Michele Bachmann has been called out for exaggerating the facts. Making the case as to why she should be considered for the 2012 Republican

If there one way to win the coveted presidential straw poll at CPAC, it’s to offer everyone in attendance a free drink.

All three incumbent members of the Anoka-Hennepin School Board were re-elected on Tuesday night amid controversy surrounding the school district’s controversial policy limiting discussions of LGBT issues in the district’s school. Marci Anderson and Tom Heidemann, both of whom support the “neutrality policy” won, as did Scott Wenzel, who opposes the policy.

The Los Conchas Wildfire has forced the Los Alamos National Laboratory to close. Lab officials stress that radioactive material has been secured. “All hazardous and radioactive materials remain accounted for and are appropriately protected, as are key Lab facilities such as its proton accelerator and supercomputing centers,” says LANL’s website

As if to remind people why there was a serious CIA program possibly aimed at assassinating members of al-Qaeda, bin Laden lieutenant Ayman Zawahiri has a new

Ken Vogel has an essential story looking at the not-so-secret, but rarely examined, collegiate conservative fund network that trained James O’Keefe, Stan Dai,

Barely two hours after Togo West and Vernon Clark finished briefing the Senate Armed Services Committee on the results of their review of systemic Army

Obama on rendition, to The New York Times. I’m transcribing from the audio. There could be situations -- and I emphasize could be, because we haven’t made a

From CQ: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., says he will schedule a vote on Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court for

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann reintroduced legislation in the U.S House Tuesday to repeal the 2007 law mandating incandescent light bulbs be phased out in

This, via Andrew Exum of CNAS, has to be seen to be believed. A Tennessee TV news report portrays an entire Muslim community in the state as a possible

This was a striking moment from the Social Security breakout session of the fiscal responsibility summit. Amy Goldstein reports that Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio),

Reid Wilson has the details of a National Journal interview with Newt Gingrich in which the former speaker of the House -- resigning 12 years ago, Democrats

A majority of states which allow ballot initiatives received a failing grade on fairness and transparency in the initiative process, according to a new report

Former governor and presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty will not challenge Sen. Amy Klobuchar in 2012, the Associated Press reports . Republican Party of Minnesota chair Tony Sutton had suggested that Pawlenty take on Klobuchar following his exit from the presidential race on Sunday

I clicked through to double-check the details of the jobs forum being hosted tomorrow by the American Action Forum, the new conservative think tank fronted by

I’ve spotlighted retired Lt. Col. Allen West as one of the GOP’s most credible African-American candidates for Congress this year--he lost a 2008 bid in his