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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

Mark Hosenball: ive U.S. officials, who asked for anonymity when discussing sensitive information, tell Declassified that the HIG—which the Obama

Opponents of ending tax breaks for big oil companies argue that closing tax loopholes will result in higher prices at the pump, but a report from the

“The capacity to find a facility is not tied to school performance,” says one New Orleans school principal. “I understand that, but I really wish there was a clearer path.”

There is a new political animal in America’s age-old immigration debate: the black bear. A new study says border fences are disrupting the migration of black bears. A recently published study (pdf) to be disseminated to the U.S.

A coalition of environmentalists and labor unions is launching today a cross-country bus tour to pressure lawmakers to pass comprehensive climate and energy

There could be a standoff between the U.S. House and Senate during the next vote on the government’s funding plan for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 when it

President Barack Obama (Pic by The White House, via Flickr) The Obama administration has approved BP’s first plan to drill for oil in the gulf since last year’s Deepwater Horizon disaster, which left 11 dead and damaged the gulf ecosystem and the economies of the states that border it.

The once-frontrunner, who’s slipped a bit behind Tom Campbell, gets a boost from someone once thought of as a possible president, now almost invisible in

Though radiation sampling in recent weeks has shown fallout from Fukushima in rain, drinking water and milk, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday that it is returning to its regular program of quarterly sampling.

A federal judge this morning ordered five detainees freed from Guantanamo Bay, according to the New York Times. Following closed-door hearings in which the

In an interview with Pennsylvania’s Wayne Independent this morning, second-term Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) officially threw his name in the ring to take on Sen.

President Barack Obama is expected to create a new advisory council Thursday that will focus on quality of life and economic issues facing rural America. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, former Iowa governor, will likely lead the effort. An unnamed White House official told the Associated Press that Obama will sign an executive order to establish the Rural Council, and that the advisory group will give recommendations to the administration on a wide variety of interests and issues facing the millions of Americans who live in rural areas, beginning with economic development and job creation

Barack Obama birthers are hours away from annoying Chief Justice John Roberts with a stack of petitions, asking him to hear one of the many junk lawsuits

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President Obama’s American Jobs Act would mean tax cuts for businesses, an extension of the payroll tax cut, extended unemployment insurance and thousands of jobs in Iowa, according to Obama for America. Here’s the American Jobs Act’ s impact on Iowa: * 60,000 businesses would see a payroll tax cut on the first $5 million in wages.

Following up on Spencer’s earlier post about President Obama’s meeting today with numerous members of his national security team, the White House released this

Libertarian Eric Sundwall, who collected twice as many signatures as he needed to make the ballot in the NY-20 special election, might be bounced out of the

Michael Cohen at Democracy Arsenal looks at President Obama’s efforts to reform defense contracting and is less than impressed: hat goes unanswered is who is