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There may be indications that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is moving away from a 2012 presidential campaign, but a new poll from Public Policy Polling has

Today, the White House Council of Economic Advisers released their latest quarterly report on the stimulus and estimated that the American Reinvestment and

To no one’s surprise, Republicans are reacting with indignation to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s decision to override the GOP boycott and

Leaders of the Mine Safety and Health Administration Agency haven’t done nearly enough to confront coal companies that show patterns of safety violations, critics contend.

Sen. Barack Obama canceled his cameo on Saturday Night Live, saying it was no longer appropriate given the unfolding crisis of Hurricane Ike. But Sen.

Florida Republican Rep. Connie Mack appears to be preparing for a U.S. Senate run in 2012 -- though he doesn’t outright say it, only referring to the next

Speaking at Denver’s Lincoln High School Tuesday, President Obama said that if Congress passed his jobs bill it would put thousands of Coloradans back to work. See his speech below. He said much of the world is moving past America in their investments in education, research and basic infrastructure, and that it is time for America to lead again

More on the mercury beat: The National Fisheries Institute is angry about a front-page New York Times, and a related piece yesterday, claiming that restaurant

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is expected to approve the nomination of Joseph Pizarchik to head the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who has recently been heralded by conservative pundits who regret his early departure from the GOP presidential race, told MSNBC Thursday that he won’t accept a vice presidential position. Pawlenty dropped his bid for the GOP presidential nomination following a third-place finish in the August Iowa Straw Polls.

We’ve heard Rep. Michele Bachmann’s name bandied about as a runningmate for Sarah Palin in 2012 , we’ve seen the Draft Bachmann website , and we’ve followed the Sixth Congressional District Republican as she’s criss-crossed the country hinting at a possible bid for the GOP endorsement for president

When you go on vacation and an international crisis breaks out, you get hounded by protesters. From a pool report today: About a half dozen demonstrators

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels -- and rumored 2012 GOP presidential hopeful -- will speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington in

Video has surfaced from Fox News’s coverage of last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference demonstrating that Fox misused footage following the

After Arizona passed its crackdown law on illegal immigration, SB 1070, politicians across the country said they planned to introduce similar legislation in

Former President Bill Clinton (Pic by sskennel, via Flickr) Detention Watch Network today launched its “Dignity, Not Detention” campaign, calling on Congress to repeal the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act , which mandates the detention of undocumented immigrants. The law was signed by President Clinton 15 years ago this week. Andrea Black, executive director of Detention Watch Network , said during a conference call today that mandatory detention has torn apart families and violated due process