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Apropos of White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan’s comment yesterday that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula had made a new strategic decision to

In the past three months, Joe Wurzelbacher has gone from plumber to pundit to potential Congressman. The logical next step? War correspondent, of course. The

<p>PART ONE</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley can’t wait for the Desert Rock coal-fired energy plant

I don’t have a clue whether this is true or not, but Anand Gopal of the Christian Science Monitor is saying that Pakistani security forces have arrested fully

So here I was, ready to dutifully report on Pentagon spending priorities at the rollout for the Center for American Progress’ new military-strategy paper. Then

In case I left the impression in my previous post that the elevation of British diplomat Mark Sedwill to a new senior NATO civilian envoy to Afghanistan was a

As long as we’re talking about the right way forward in Afghanistan, take a look at the pool report from Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s return from his South

Could Texas style higher education reform be headed to Florida? As our sister site, the Florida Independent, has reported, Gov. Rick Scott has been promoting

In the latest news from the never-ending saga that is the Minnesota Senate race, DFLer Al Franken is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to force state leaders

Ah, one for old times’ sake: We had the training camps of Afghanistan, and dictators like Saddam Hussein with known ties to Mideast terrorists. Sigh. He wants

Last week, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law that criminalizes “transmitting or displaying” any image that under a “reasonable

One of your two Afghanistan must-reads today is this amazing Yochi Dreazen/Peter Spiegel piece reporting Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s view of the war he’s

Since the deadly mining blast in West Virginia last month, Massey Energy has insisted that its safety record sets the industry standard. But at least one

CNN reports that Osama bin Laden’s latest audiotape is about Gaza: The message is an invitation from bin Laden to take part in jihad to stop the aggression

The College and Young Democrats of Iowa are striking back specifically against U.S. Rep.

Republicans are expected to create a contentious confirmation for Eric Holder based on questions about his years in the Clinton Department of Justice.

Putting foreclosures on hold to allow time for lenders and servicers to work things out is a popular notion these days. Recently, both Fannie Mae and Freddie

NASHVILLE -- Below are some photos I took at the National Tea Party Convention, featuring Tea Party merchandise, Palin 2012 signs and a few of the

The Florida Senate may vote today on an elections bill that national groups are saying will make it harder for young people to participate in the political process. # This was sent out yesterday: # WASHINGTON D.C. – The right to vote is under attack in Florida, and so are the rights of voter registrations organizations focused on engaging young voters, including Rock the Vote, Southern Energy Network, HeadCount, Student PIRGs and other groups who work to expand the electorate.

The Los Angeles Times has the last of its series on things Republicans are saying about Attorney General-designate Eric Holder, whose confirmation hearing kicks

Inside the U.S. Capitol (Pic by ThatMakesThree, via Flickr) The GOP-sponsored “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act,” which extends payroll tax cuts and extends but reduces unemployment benefits through 2012, passed in the U.S.

<p>The race for the Democratic nomination today heads to Nevada, where the campaigns and a variety of unaffiliated organizations are working furiously to