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Robert Gates repeated at his Pentagon press conference that he wants to give troops at war at least two years’ time at home for every year deployed. But there’s

After a long, drawn out battle, Obama has finally clinched the Democratic nomination (numerically speaking) for the 2008 presidential race. So what does this

President Obama heads to Georgetown University today to address the nation regarding the economy. On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Christina Romer, chair of the

This Sun-Sentinel video of Florida Republicans at a firing range pretty much speaks for itself. But did Robert Lowry, the Republican challenging Rep. Debbie

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been fighting hard to prevent cap-and-trade legislation from passing the Senate. But is equating itself with the anti-evolution

The former Massachusetts governor has taken a look at a 2012 social pledge introduced by an Iowa religious conservative organization and has decided not to sign.

Over a hundred religious leaders in New Mexico have released an open letter to lawmakers asking them not to end a 2003 law permitting undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Fox News Latino reports : Leaders from a dozen or so faith affiliations submitted the open letter Wednesday as pastors and rabbis lobbied lawmakers.

Democratic lawmakers will still sign a resolution calling for a special legislative session to override line-item vetoes made last week by Gov. Terry Branstad , state senators said. Jack Hatch “We don’t have the two-thirds yet,” Sen

Yesterday a bunch of Mideast peace experts in Washington expressed confusion over what Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas really wants out of this

Washington -- On returning home from the Republican National Convention on Friday, I’ve been thinking about some conversations I had with delegates in St.

It’s not exactly what political campaign contributors have in mind when they write checks to lawmakers, but Rep. Pete Visclosky -- one of three House Democrats

Before Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s June confirmation hearing to become commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, there was a question about whether a veteran

Not that I’m at the White House, but let’s do this liveblog style. I’m watching the rollout of the Af-Pak strategy on MSNBC, where Chris Matthews, commenting on

Seriously, how can this go wrong? The Ohio Militia, which has maintained a YouTube account since October, is up with a video asking a million armed militia

While economists got out their pom-poms last week to celebrate the news that official unemployment is only 9.7 percent (while skillfully ignoring the increase

Gov. Rick Scott (Pic via flgov.com) Public Policy Polling released a poll Tuesday showing that Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rate among Florida voters is at an all-time low

The Wall Street Journal published a review over the weekend of states pushing tighter elections laws. # Wisconsin, Texas, Missouri and Minnesota are all looking to increase voter identification requirements.

COMBAT OUTPOST ZORMAT, Afghanistan -- Walking through a local bazaar, national security reporter Spencer Ackerman speaks with locals about life in the region.

From the St. Petersburg Times: Gov. Charlie Crist is expected to turn to his political shadow and former chief of staff, George LeMieux, to stand in as

Amid requests for corruption investigations and allegations of Republican fraud, Ohio Democrats decided to cave to the GOP earlier than expected in a vote