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Just-released remarks from the Rose Garden on the Senate’s decision to strip funding for the F-22 fighter jet: I want to say a few words about a very important

ROANOKE, Va. -- Colin Powell is back. The most respected Republican foreign policy voice in America will speak on Meet The Press Sunday, sparking rumors

Amid all the reactions to last night’s vice presidential debate, one thing seems clear: moderator Gwen Ifill went pretty easy on Sarah Palin. Ifill may have

The Supreme Court heard a case yesterday that serves as a good example of the complexities of immigration law: A Mexican-born man who grew up with an

On Thursday, the House Health and Human Services Reform Committee will hear a presentation on vaccine safety by a researcher who asserts that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine may not be safe for children — and part of the basis for the concern appears to stem from her religious opposition to the use of human cells in the vaccine. The testimony of Dr

Hearing pushed for public plan, sidelined in new Senate bill.

Fox News presents a good test case for demonstrating how an unverified account of voting machine irregularities in Nevada can become a national story about how

The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has granted a waiver allowing for gasoline to be mixed with up to 15 percent ethanol for vehicles of

Many conservatives live in fear of the Democrats’ plans for health care reform, and they’ve been proportionately critical of the possibility that Democratic

In a Sen. Barack Obama campaign-organized conference call with reporters, Bob Bauer, the Obama camp’s general counsel, had this to say hen asked if the 40 to 45

Terry Branstad Gov. Terry Branstad says the Republican candidate in a Nov

Some of the nation’s top economists have warned Congress that the second round of $350 billion TARP money is not guaranteed to work as the law is written now.

For 99 weeks after losing her job, Cindy Paoletti accepted New York state and federal unemployment benefits. This spring, they ran out. Now, she is drawing down her IRA to stay afloat.

Sunday’s Washington Post has a good story detailing why the IRS, which has become the de facto agency for overseeing nonprofit groups’ independent expenditures

A five-year-old law restricts Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ability to share gun trafficking information.

Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) wants to know: There are 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, partnered with 1,500 Afghan soldiers. Does that make

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If you haven’t been following the latest speculation about the potential musical chairs on various energy committees in Congress as a result of the midterms,

Self-employed New Mexicans relying on Blue Cross Blue Shield health care services are due to incur a ten percent increase on premiums paid less than a year