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The hospitals have pledged more than $150 billion over a decade. Drug makers have chipped in another $80 billion. And the medical device manufacturers’

Longtime Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Johnstown, Pa., is still revered in many circles for speaking out early against the Iraq war. But conservatives think he

Former U.S. Sen

National Security Agency whistleblower Russ Tice took to MSNBC’s Countdown yesterday to talk about Bush administration surveillance policies that, like many

Something for the What in the World? file: Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a

As we mentioned earlier, the recent swine flu outbreak is causing some liberals to go back to the stimulus debate of earlier this year to point out that the

Attorney General Bill Schuette will appeal a federal court ruling that overturned Michigan’s 2006 constitutional amendment banning affirmative action at public colleges and universities. Last week in a 2-1 ruling the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals said that this amendment, also known as Proposal 2 or the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI), violates the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment .

While the nation is distracted by wondering about the status of Colt McCoy’s shoulder, the Pentagon emailed out the following statement from spokesman Geoff

Appearing in Minnesota yesterday, President Obama was asked about legalizing medical marijuana. His answer was beyond vague and not entirely supportive

Toward the end of Thursday’s House debate on credit card reform -- legislation that passed with broad bipartisan support -- Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) took to

Newly released Census data reveal that, as other evidence suggests, the recession has battered some areas harder than others. Census Bureau statistics show that

Earlier this week, I wrote about how the economic crisis had led record-high numbers of Americans to dismiss the threat of global warming. Now Gallup has a

Though none qualify as the “one percent,” at least three of Minnesota’s members of Congress are millionaires, a study by the Center for Responsive Politics released on Tuesday shows . The study averaged the net worth of each member

Here’s the highlight reel from soon-to-be-retired Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry’s opening statement during his confirmation hearing to become U.S. ambassador to

Once again, Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey has announced that he will not be enforcing the law. Taking another “let-bygones-be-bygones” approach, he told the

Sen. Robert Byrd, the 90-year-old West Virginia Democrat and the Senate’s in-house constitutional scholar, is stepping down as head of the Senate Appropriations

For anyone who’s heard about the controversy over renegade Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who parades undocumented immigrants in pink underwear and houses them in

No alarms and no surprises here -- I reported that she was a sure thing in February -- but after long long long delay, the State Department finally has Judith

Via The New Yorker’s twitter feed, North Korea, fresh from an unprovoked naval attack that killed 46 South Korean sailors, accuses South Korean President Lee

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has appointed a team of 63 practicing attorneys, judges and law professors to serve on a justice advisory committee for his campaign, staff announced in a release Tuesday. The committee is expected to “draw on their experience in all three branches of government, private practice, industry, and academia to advise Governor Romney in his campaign for the presidency,” the campaign release said, adding the 63-person board will specifically “advise on the Constitution, judicial matters, law enforcement, homeland security, and regulatory issues” and provide legal counsel for Romney’s campaign when needed.