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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative – a ten-state experiment in crafting a U.S. cap-and-trade program – will mark its one-year anniversary on Sept. 25.

This morning, the outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said that planned payroll cuts were 38,810 in May -- roughly the same level as

Josh Kraushaar catches a surprising poll in the 2010 primary for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. In the GOP race, Rand Paul, the son of Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and a

WATERTOWN, NY -- The walls of the small event hall were festooned with Don’t Tread On Me and Liberty or Death signs; supporters waved placards that read Save Our Country, Vote Hoffman and THANK YOU: John Rich, Fred Thompson, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck.

Earlier this year, even as state lawmakers debated a proposal to criminalize undercover operations at agriculture facilities, investigators from animal advocacy group Mercy for Animals were shooting hidden video at one of the nation’s largest hog operations. The video footage, as well as the abuse it alleges, were released Wednesday.

Finding leverage when you’re in the minority always requires some creativity, but Republicans might have trouble convincing people they’re acting in good faith

The Wall Street Journal takes a look at a new Bureau of Labor Statistics analysis of what kind of businesses are gaining and shedding jobs. As is often true,

In the next half hour, the conference committee to merge the House and Senate versions of financial regulatory reform will reconvene in an attempt to placate

The message “If you see something, say something,” will be plastered on television and posters throughout the Staples Center this weekend at the NBA

Now that Newt Gingrich is expected to form a presidential exploratory committee (though he will not be announcing an official presidential bid when he goes

The office of Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, just issued a press release announcing

The Los Angeles Times takes a close look at a problem TWI detailed Tuesday in a piece about neglected bank-owned property. Some of that property, as we

The Iowa Democratic Party accused Secretary of State Matt Schultz of using public resources to advocate against a presidential hopeful, according to a complaint to the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filed by party chairwoman Sue Dvorsky . In the complaint, Dvorsky claimed Schultz, a Republican, sent out a press release on the Secretary of State’s website denigrating former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman , saying he is unqualified to run for President

Phil Berg, who by my lights is the original birther attorney -- he filed a lawsuit challenging then-candidate Barack Obama’s citizenship in August 2008 -- has

Notwithstanding analyses of the remaining ballots in the NY-23 special election, which suggest that Rep. Bill Owens (D-N.Y.) will solidify his win, defeated

As noted, Defense Secretary Bob Gates told reporters on Friday that President Obama’s combat-troop withdrawal plan had the support of Gens. David Petraeus and

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Alcohol was at the center of perhaps the biggest shutdown-related news since the Minnesota government closed down 14 days ago. Here’s what happened Wednesday, along with a few other shutdown-related headlines: • State officials told the MillerCoors brewing giant it must stop selling its beer in Minnesota because of an expired license. According to the Star Tribune , the Department of Public Safety told the brewer to devise a plan to pull its products from the shelves.

As the Senate debate over a government-run health insurance option evolves, so do senators’ stances on the issue. That’s why we’re rolling out an exciting new

The head of the consumer financial protection agency will have authority over a far-reaching and uniquely powerful new government agency -- able to make and