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In a year when so-called “crisis pregnancy centers” across the country are gaining political and legislative prominence on a state and federal level —

Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.), the head of the Rules Committee and a high-profile player during the debate over health care reform, has been threatened in the

Asked in careful, direct questioning by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) whether Attorney General Eric Holder believes the government has the right to hold a

Sleep deprivation for almost six days straight does not cause severe physical suffering, the Bush administration’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded. Although

Gov. Susana Martinez directed Taxation & Revenue Department and Motor Vehicle Department officials to begin the administrative process of tightening requirements for driver’s licenses, according to a press release (pdf) from her office. Martinez hopes to implement the recommendations by the end of July.

This probably won’t come as a huge surprise to most readers, but since it still might to former Vice President Dick Cheney or former National Security Adviser

Here’s a doozy from our sister site, The Minnesota Independent: Two Minnesota pastors say they will endorse political candidates from the pulpit this Sunday,

Good catch by Media Matters: On the June 15 edition of his Fox News show, Glenn Beck hosted Nancy Armstrong -- whom he described as a disenfranchised

From the man who wants President Obama to succeed: When President Obama makes wise decisions, as I believe he has done in some respects on Afghanistan, and in

Matthew Yglesias digs through the archives of the Royal Air Force and emerges with a certain deja vu: March – May 1925-Outrages by Mahsud tribesmen in

Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. troops in the Middle East and South Asia, and Michele Flournoy, the undersecretary of defense for policy, are set to go

Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz.—Arizona Sen. John McCain, the presumed GOP nominee, has repeatedly declared himself a disciple of Theodore Roosevelt,

Well, I guess we knew that was coming. Contrary to past promises from Beijing that journalists would have unimpeded access to the Internet during the imminent

Kevin Drum at Mother Jones applauds the idea of a single bank regulator, a proposal The Washington Post reports is now under consideration by the Obama

There’s one up high in this morning’s New York Times piece on the Iran/Turkey/Brazil uranium enrichment deal: According to a Western diplomat who spoke in

Some House members seek to resurrect a measure to allow bankruptcy judges to cramdown loan principals and terms that failed in the Senate this spring.

Much has been made of disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s new job selling pizza at a kosher establishment in Baltimore. But what of former Rep. Randy

Chris Cillizza has the scoop: Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk (R) will not run for the open seat of Sen. Roland Burris (D) in 2010, a stunning reversal from just 48

We like always to think of it as a virtue, the head-down, tortoise-beats-the-hare tenaciousness that exemplifies the admirable victors, the artists, the

SAN DIEGO -- The next few days will likely make the Tom Tancredos and the Lou Dobbs’ of the world cringe. Sen. John McCain, the likely GOP nominee, appeared

Four and a half years ago I was working for a certain national newspaper when my bosses had a brainstorm: hire two controversial pundits of the right and left