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Many conservatives live in fear of the Democrats’ plans for health care reform, and they’ve been proportionately critical of the possibility that Democratic

In a Sen. Barack Obama campaign-organized conference call with reporters, Bob Bauer, the Obama camp’s general counsel, had this to say hen asked if the 40 to 45

A new Gallup poll shows that lower- and middle-income Americans -- those making less than $90,000 a year -- have tightened their purse strings yet again, facing

Yesterday, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) thrust himself into the center of the health reform debate by suggesting that he’ll support a GOP filibuster if the bill

Just because you’re not tired of being lied to, here’s Condoleezza Rice: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart agreed to place

BP CEO Robert Dudley declined an invitation to testify before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on the oil spill, arguing

Our civilian commitment must continue even as our troops begin coming home, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations

While Ohio’s Senate Bill 5, legislation approved in March that curbs collective-bargaining rights for public employees, has been viewed largely as an attack

Two Algerians held for seven years without charge or trial at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay l have been acquitted after after a trial back home

Though not exactly a household name, Dr. Dora Schriro, a special adviser to the Department of Homeland Security until she announced her departure in September,

This post is going to get filled, really fast, with irresponsible speculation. So let’s have some fun. This Washington Post story about the Washington debate

I’ve written a few times about lobbying efforts by supporters of the DREAM Act, a bill that would allow some undocumented students and military service members

Debra Medina digs herself a deeper hole -- with the conservative netroots, if not with Republican primary voters -- with this explanation of her 9/11 Truth

A ballot question in Portland, Maine, that would have given legal immigrants the right to vote in city elections was voted down yesterday, with 52 percent

It should be no surprise that the weak economy is making it especially tough for new college graduates trying to find jobs. But huge student loan debts are

Because of the tiered nature of the various extensions -- and because beneficiaries must exhaust one tier before applying for the next -- the year-end deadline would prevent many eligible families from filing for the next level of benefits.

It’s a Friday afternoon, but there’s no shortage of palace intrigue filtering through the ranks of both Democrats and Republicans as members announce their

Speaking of Afghanistan, the Dutch government has become the first to fall over the Afghanistan war after the Labour Party walked out of a governing coalition

Ben Armbruster at ThinkProgress has what might count as the greatest Bush administration quote since Mission Accomplished. Commenting on the U.S.-Iraq Status

Terry Branstad Gov. Terry Branstad says the Republican candidate in a Nov

Members of the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Development gave their unanimous seal of approval Thursday to a five-year extension of a program to help injured and disabled veterans retrofit their homes.

The passage of California’s Proposition 8, a ballot measure that banned gay marriage in the state, was one of the few conservative victories of 2008. In its

Steve Clemons looks at the high-profile globetrotting of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden and asks: What about Bob? Gates