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The federal government is kicking off several investigations of the health effects of the BP oil spill disaster. Projects will target physical issues, as well

Mississippi Gov.

The Facts in Brazoria County reported this morning that U.S. Rep Ron Paul (R-Texas) won’t be seeking a new term in Congress, planning to focus instead on his

AARP, the largest advocacy group in the U.S. for retired persons, sued on Tuesday the Department of Housing and Urban Development for promoting policy changes

The New York Times reports that new data shows the number of young and poor families in the country increased in 2010. According to the Times : More than one in three young families with children were living in poverty last year, according to an analysis of census data by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University. At 37 percent, it was the highest level on record for the group, surpassing the previous peak of 36 percent in 1993, according to the analysis by Ishwar Khatiwada, an economist at the center.

Protesters remain undaunted by a U.S. State Department decision Friday giving preliminary approval to the controversial Keystone XL pipeline meant to pump tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf Coast of Texas. Demonstrations have been taking place all week in front of the White House and included a “No Tar Sands Caravan” bus tour that stopped in Boulder and Denver earlier in the week

As civil rights and grassroots advocates step up the pressure on Attorney General Eric Holder to prosecute former Bush officials for authorizing torture,

Human Events gives the title to the former vice president in an op-ed penned by former UN Ambassador-turned-omnipresent critic of the Obama administration John

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President Obama, in an interview with Rolling Stone published on the web today, said he would push to pass energy legislation next year. While his commitment is

Today, the House Ethics Committee released a number of documents related to the three charges against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), accused of working to

Whatever you do, don’t miss The New York Times’ epic interview with a Pakistani Taliban tactician about what has become a seamless conflict on both sides of

Two dozen Occupy Des Moines protesters are seeking a jury trial for charges of trespassing at the State Capitol grounds on Oct. 10, their lawyer says, while five have pleaded guilty. Wednesday about a dozen of the demonstrators appeared before a judge in Polk County District Court.

The Wall Street Journal reports: A suspected al Qaeda organizer once called the highest value detainee at Guantánamo Bay was ordered released by a federal

The latest campaign ad from Carly Fiorina, who has pulled ahead of her opponents in the California GOP’s Senate primary race, is getting a fair share of

On her Fox News show last night, Greta Van Susteren treated viewers to some of the least informative czar coverage yet seen in this manufactured controversy.

A few weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal picked up on an extraordinary illustration of the far-reaching impact of the recession and the growth of poverty in

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) has withdrawn his name from consideration to become President Barack Obama’s commerce secretary, saying in a statement that this will

Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) is addressing an Republican National Committee meeting in San Diego right now, which so far has featured some of the less successful

Curious about how Vice President Joe Biden, formerly one of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s biggest supporters, came to oppose an expansive state-building

The League of Conservation Voters is criticizing Rep. Dan Benishek (R-Crystal Falls) for his recent claim that the heavily-subsidized oil industry pays enough in taxes. At a public forum in Petoskey this week Benisek said that while it’s important to close tax loopholes, he feels that oil companies pay enough