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Though most of the Republicans elected to the state legislature ran on a platform of completely rejecting tax increases as a means of balancing the Michigan budget, the reality is that they and Gov.

The spin from Michael Steele’s camp was a little overzealous. The results: Mike Duncan - 48 Michael Steele - 48 Katon Dawson - 29 Saul Anuzis - 24 Ken

That’s perhaps the boldest declaration in the joint statement from G-20 world leaders meeting today in London. The communiqué, which pledges $1.1 trillion

Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) has apparently pulled out of today’s conference on Islamic lawfare. The Council on American-Islamic Relations is declaring

Following his formal entrance into the 2012 presidential race on Saturday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed on to co-chair an anniversary gala for the

If auto manufactures fail, spin off industries could cut thousands of jobs. In all, some 2.5 million workers could lose their jobs.

Cheney drew big applause predicting that Obama would be a one-term president. And when he headed to a radio interview, the Draft Cheney 2012 stickers were snapped up.

The five big unions that represent the majority of Michigan’s 50,000 state workers will join forces to bargain with Gov.

Sunday at 10 am, Becky Martinez, an instructional coach at Denver’s Bruce Randolph School, will take the stage at Rockefeller Center in New York City as a participant in a national Teacher Town Hall , hosted by NBC’s Brian Williams and covered live by the network.

The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012. Liz Mathis , 43, won a clear victory in a special election Tuesday by earning 13,184 votes or 55.8 percent support, according to the Linn County Auditor’s Office.

There were no surprises out of Nevada’s primary election Tuesday, as scandal-plagued Gov. Jim Gibbons lost the GOP nomination for a second term and Tea Party

During the course of the heath reform debate raging on Capitol Hill, some supporters of the public option have conceded that the very nomenclature adopted to

Late last night -- morning in Tehran; and the 30th anniversary of the revolutionary storming of the U.S. embassy there -- President Obama issued a statement to

For the last eight years, lawyers at the Dept. of Justice were frequently hired for their politics, rather than professional qualifications. The next administration must jump hurdles to reform key offices.

Chris Cillizza delves into the internals of the Washington Post poll that has support for a public option in health care ticking back up. It’s lousy for