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MSNBC and Roll Call are reporting that moments ago on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) read a letter from Vice President-elect Joe

Two reporters who filed a ton of great, context-building coverage of the National Tea Party Convention were Jillian Bandes of Townhall.com and Lydia DePillis of

John Judis at The New Republic joins a growing chorus of voices wondering if President-elect Barack Obama’s stimulus plan goes far enough. We’re talking about a

How did Afghanistan become more dangerous than Iraq? Spencer Ackerman reports.

The Bush administration is set to argue to the military commissions appeals court in Washington Tuesday that a confession obtained from a teenager under torture

Hey, what’s up with Apple? First CEO Steve Jobs gives a non-update update on his health - a hormone imbalance? - and then the company announces today it’s going

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.

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

Complaints surrounding the way U.S. Rep.