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For your viewing pleasure, Ana Marie Cox files her third video piece of the evning:

There may be nothing more disturbing than accidentally running into a broadcast of Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN. But there I was at the gym last night, captive to

Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) is taking up a cause that’s sure to make him unpopular among colleagues: He’s trying to force a vote on legislation to end the

The Florida House on Thursday passed House Bill 993, which in a previous incarnation carried an amendment by Rep. Christ Dorworth, R-Heathrow, that would have given the governor and members of the cabinet sweeping authority to repeal rules under an expedited “summary process.” # The latest version, which is now headed to Gov. Rick Scott for final approval, does not include the repeal provisions

As buzz builds about a possible Pennsylvania Senate run by former Gov. Tom Ridge (R-Pa.), the foreign agents filings for Ridge Global LLC, reveal that he

Senators appear to signal they may consider trying Bush-era officials for war on terror policies.

Via Matt Welch at Reason, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has proposed an amendment to the jobs bill requiring that recipients of unemployment insurance or welfare

The election of Barack Obama and the increased push for energy independence have helped Congress make strides toward passing comprehensive climate change

Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) asked if U.S. troops will be able to enter Pakistan, the first headache of the morning for Gen. Stanley McChrystal. My

Really too disgusting for words: ABC reports that two women have come forward to accuse the CIA’s Algeria station chief of drugging and raping them. (Via

The investigation into the oil spill BP released today is already causing waves. In the report, BP spread the blame for the spill among multiple companies,

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There were 564 amendments filed to the enormous health reform bill being considered this week in the Senate Finance Committee. This morning -- 26 hours after

The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the policy wing of Minnesota’s Catholic bishops, and the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) have registered political action funds (PACs) with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. The two funds join the Minnesota Family Council Marriage Protection Fund in hopes of raising money to convince voters to pass a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. The PACs will allow the groups to raise money for political activity surrounding the 2012 ballot initiative.

Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert took a look at The Family Leader’s “ The Marriage Vow ,” with a particular focus on signer Rep. Michele Bachmann.

The high court’s decision in a case about an anti-Hillary Clinton documentary could carry broad implications.

Word’s coming now that the Obama administration is seeking to withhold the CIA’s 2004 inspector-general report on the implementation of its former enhanced

A Detroit non-profit has created an interactive guide to 13,000 tax delinquent city properties that will be offered for sale by Wayne County at an online auction scheduled for later this month.

A friend passes on this high-quality video of Rand Paul’s closing statement at a candidate forum for Kentucky U.S. Senate candidates. If you’ve watched enough

The Republican National Committee has a new website making appeals for its Get Out the Vote Program, and the message is entirely designed to play into the

Rep. Parker Griffith’s (D-Ala.) comment that he wouldn’t support Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in another vote for Speaker of the House has been manna for the

From a pool report: We are excited to see what appears to be a robust debate taking place in Iran and obviously, after the speech that I made in Cairo, we