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Always a sign of strength and capability: Unnerved by another wave of deadly pre-election attacks by Taliban insurgents including a rocket assault aimed at the

As more states consider amending their constitutions next year to prohibit gay men and lesbians from marrying, one state, Oregon, is considering the opposite tactic -- overturning a constitutional gay-marriage ban.

Save the date: Attorney General Eric Holder will interrupt his bureaucratic battle to keep Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the other 9/11 conspirators tried in

While usually attendees at the annual Values Voter Summit focus on hot button social issues, this year the hotel buzzed with the 10th amendment and national debt.

Don’t miss this excellent and heartfelt post from Brandon Friedman of VoteVets, the progressive veterans’ organization, going after the 1000 retired generals

The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder has a wonderful catch. Take a look at these screen grabs from the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) claimed prime estate for the August Ames Straw Poll, his state campaign chairman Dr

So what happened with those leaked cables from Ambassador Karl Eikenberry doubting the utility of the extended surge? Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) wants to

Maybe it really is time to revisit those standards for watchlisting, as per Mark Hosenball: A procedure used to place suspects on U.S. terrorism “watch

I didn’t come here to speak with you as the head of the opposition in Israel, said Tzipi Livni, leader of Kadima, to the AIPAC annual conference. It’s not

Following up on my post yesterday about the Obama administration’s court filing in the case of Rasul v. Rumsfeld -- in which four British former prisoners at

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki opened the door for the first time Wednesday to the prospect of a U.S. military presence in Iraq after the December 2011 deadline for troop withdrawal set by last year’s bilateral accord -- something President Obama appeared to rule out during a joint appearance on Wednesday.

Ahmed Chalabi -- you remember him -- provides new vistas of meaning to the concept of audacity. Via Tom Ricks, here he is in an interview with al-Hayat accusing

This is the sort of big-headline political news that won’t matter much in the long run. Though he has persistently denied the rumor’’ that he’ll step down,

Anyone want to take precious metals investor Jason Hommel up on this offer? I, Jason Hommel, promise that I will give $100,000 to the first person who

As he makes a real impact in pushing conservative fringe attacks on Obama administration officials into the mainstream, Glenn Beck’s Twitter feed has become a

Jonathan Martin reports: President Obama will campaign for Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley on Sunday, POLITICO has learned, a sign that Democrats

Ezra Klein nabs a fundraising letter from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in which the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee pledges to fight the