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Pic by samantha celera, via Flickr This week, reports surfaced of a New Smyrna Beach high school teacher becoming embroiled in possible legal problems because she preregistered high school students to vote.

The US Supreme Court this morning granted certiorari in the case of Rasul v. Rumsfeld, Myers, et al., the first case in which plaintiffs who claim they were

State Rep. Elliott Naishtat (D-Austin) says he was in on the joke while being interviewed by The Daily Show’s John Oliver. The late-night comedy program

It’s no news that the Obama administration has pushed hard for the creation of a public-plan option to accompany whatever health care reform overhaul the

Nine days ago, Florida Senate President (and U.S. Senate Candidate) Mike Haridopolos appeared before a cheering tea party crowd chanting, “E-Verify, E-Verify!” on the steps of the historic capitol

The official spin from Washington today is that the government’s rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was aimed mostly at reassuring jittery financial

Last night’s GOP presidential debate in Michigan featured nine candidates vying for the party’s nomination in 2012. Among the participants were U.S. Rep.

Well, this doesn’t look too good, does it? A recent lobbyist for Goldman Sachs, Mark Patterson, is in line to become chief of staff to Treasury Secretary

The Justice Department claims Arizona’s immigration law violates the Constitution, but supporting the law is gaining popularity as a smart campaign move for

Sen. Ben Nelson, the conservative-leaning Nebraska Democrat, vowed to filibuster health reform legislation if it includes a public health insurance plan, ABC

As if the McCain campaign didn’t have enough to worry about with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s two cringe-inducing interview segments with Katie Couric on the CBS

I just had an English translation of the U.S.-Iraq basing deal -- officially the Agreement Regarding the Temporary Presence in Iraq and its Activities and

New fundraising numbers are in for both parties, and they’re telling the same old story of this election cycle. All three national Democratic campaign

Sen. John McCain said one substantive thing about Afghanistan in Friday’s debate: we should take Gen. David Petraeus’ Iraq strategy and move it a few thousand

I was looking for a list of business books, and stumbled across BusinessWeek’s best-sellers from 2000, one of the best years in recent economic history. Here

ANCHORAGE -- In case trooper-gate’s not enough, Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP vice presidential nominee, has another investigation on her plate. The police

So far it seems those banks and financial institutions fortunate enough to receive billions of dollars from the government are showing their gratitude by

The dust has settled from our latest hiring spree, and I’m pleased to introduce the two newest members of the TWI team. Jesse Zwick comes to us from The New

In its 2008 annual report, Mariner Energy, the owner of the rig, paints a detailed picture of Vermilion Oil Rig 380, the shallow water rig that exploded off the

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- At a press conference at Central High School in downtown Phoenix this morning, Sen. John McCain received the much-sought after endorsement

The Florida and Illinois state legislatures ended the week with a series of votes on redistricting reform, with Florida placing three measures on November’s

If there was any question that Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) was enjoying his newfound celebrity, he was back on Sean Hannity’s syndicated radio show today -- his