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Jamie Kirchick interviews the incredibly resilient Republican pundit/daughter of the 2008 presidential candidate, who takes a swing at Joe the Plumber

Prayer, piety and God is what The Response was about, according to those organizing Gov. Rick Perry’s all-day prayer and fast last weekend — but critics

Greg Sargent flags a Michael Steele interview on Univision, in which the chairman of the Republican National Committee deflects a question about whether, per

Republicans look to make the best of the Supreme Court nominees confirmation.

Some experts and politicians believe that the mark-to-market accounting rule is to blame for the financial crisis--and they want to modify it; opponents say that would cloud companies’ true financial health.

Today, a report from the Congressional Oversight Panel faults the Treasury Department’s efforts to stem the tide of foreclosures: Treasury’s response

Sarah Palin tries to put the toothpaste back in the tube following her birther comments yesterday. The full post today on her Facebook page: Voters have

Adam Serwer reads Andy McCarthy’s comment in my piece today about information of any kind being unacceptably jeopardized by the day to day interactions of

I know it’s not helpful to have knee-jerk reactions to Wall Street pay, given that compensation is often more complicated than portrayed, but there’s no

United Nations climate change talks started today in Tianjin, China. And, right off the bat, the head of the UN negotiations urged China to be open to

Zach Roth catches Dale Robertson, the would-be Tea Party leader who has been ostracized for the photo of him holding a sign calling taxpayers the n-word,

Less then a month after the announcement that the federal government was going to start an incentive program to encourage buyers and banks to sell houses at

The Washington Times reports that the Obama administration is sending a high-level delegation to Moscow to save access to a key air base for the Afghanistan

Young people care more about the environment -- whether global warming, renewable fuels, clean energy or energy independence -- than any other demographic. This proves true across party lines.

It’s looking more and more like the forged Kenyan birth certificate released by Orly Taitz on Sunday was a prank by a supporter of President Obama. Politijab

President-elect Barack Obama has said he will take a different approach to health, environment and energy agencies.

Five Republican presidential candidates hammered on regulations, taxes and President Obama at a manufacturing forum Tuesday in Iowa, calling for major cuts to those areas and aiming to pin the worldwide economic downturn on the president. Newt Gingrich Former U.S

An environmentalist closely involved in Senate energy bill negotiations told TWI that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s energy and oil spill response bill