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In a stunning break from everything it has stood for in its entire history as a measured voice for neoliberal economic policies, The Economist has endorsed Sen.

Today, skeptics on climate change--ranging from scientists to economists to industry folks--gather in New York for the 2008 International Conference on Climate

Mike Isikoff scoops the world that retired Vice Adm. Bruce MacDonald is going to be appointed new chief convening authority of the revamped military

Party tactics trumped seniority. Democrats take a bold step as Henry Waxman, who is far more in line with the president-elect’s agenda, replaces John Dingell as chairman of one of the most powerful House committees.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is wrong to cut monitoring for radiation with the nuclear disaster in Japan still unfolding , Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said this week.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer (Pic via ice.gov) The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday it will begin reviewing about 300,000 deportation proceedings to implement prosecutorial discretion measures laid out in a June 2011 memo issued by John Morton, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (aka ICE).

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered a speech today at American University about border security, immigration enforcement and her department’s controversial Secure Communities program.

The Iowa Independent caught this quote from Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), talking about Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (I-Conn.) recent threat to join a GOP filibuster of a

Robin Reid, a language and literature professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce, is working to set up a safe space for the gay, lesbian and transgender

In their quarterly filings with the Federal Election Commission, NARAL Pro-Choice America disclosed that they put some of their resources up against GOP presidential contender and U.S.

Tom Murse reports on a town hall meeting held by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) where the congressman chastised his own side. One thing I think is being misrepresented

In the wake of yesterday’s news that long-time conservative columnist Robert Novak is retiring pending treatment for brain cancer, most reports today are

Low inflation is good news, unless that low inflation reflects price deflation in every sector other than food and fuel. Then, it’s not so great.

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Boycotts protesting Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law could affect the state’s tourism industry for years, with contracts for future conventions falling through

Five House lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today calling for the Obama administration to push for the establishment at climate

Congressman Ed Perlmutter yesterday told House Republicans to back off efforts to reorganize Medicare. He said Medicare has helped millions of older Americans and is not the reason the the country is running a deficit. “Americans know Medicare didn’t get us into this financial pickle, yet the Republicans in Congress want to pick on Medicare because they’ve never liked the program