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After months of sometimes rancorous partisan debate, the Senate Finance Committee began its debate this morning on legislation to overhaul the nation’s

The implosion of would-be Democratic candidate Tamyra D’Ippolito in Indiana looks, in retrospect, totally unsurprising. But there were a solid 20 or 21 hours

Congressman Tim Walberg says that had GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney been the party’s nominee in 2008, he would never have lost his 7th Congressional District seat to Democrat Mark Schauer. In a piece analyzing the GOP gathering at Mackinac Island this weekend, Politico reports Walberg had this to say on the nominee: “Had Romney been the nominee , I’d be in my third term now instead of my second term,” said Rep

Talk of a Republican-backed recount of a tightly-contested Wisconsin Supreme Court election has been put on hold for now following the revelation that over

Karen Ignagni, head of America’s Health Insurance Plans, the industry lobby, fired back today against the charges that the industry is dead set against health

Two of the largest conservative-leaning outside spending groups -- American Crossroads and the 60 Plus Association -- are stepping up their spending with new ad

It’s never too late to give a thought to the good work and sacrifices of America’s veterans. In fact, our reporters will be thinking so much about them today

When Arizona passed its illegal immigration crackdown, SB 1070, civil rights groups around the country argued it would lead to racial profiling and more arrests

Update, 1:46 p.m. EST: The House approved Boehner’s resolution, 268-145, and rejected Kucinich’s by a vote of 148-265. --- The U.S. House is currently

A group of eight Colorado conservation and sportsmen’s groups today urged Colorado’s congressional delegation and Gov. John Hickenlooper to oppose a federal wilderness bill some fear would undo six years of work crafting the controversial Colorado Roadless Rule

According to audio recordings of a retreat hosted by the billionaire Koch brothers in Colorado this past June, wealthy donors with Florida ties gave more than $1 million each to the brothers’ cause. Mother Jones filed a report today about the “unprecedented recordings” that “provide a behind-the-scenes look at how the Koch brothers and their comrades talk when they gather.” The Koch brothers are notorious for raising large amounts of cash for their right-wing agenda

Looks like the Iraqi PM took the Defense Secretary by surprise when he opted, you know, against selling his country out entirely. From today’s presser: Q: Mr.

This should get interesting: some Republicans are calling for further investigations into the Countrywide VIP mortgage scandal, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Way back in February, conservative activist John O’Hara helped put together one of the very first Tea Party rallies -- a Washington, D.C., party across the

Six days ago, Occupy Miami protesters began to demonstrate in government center — and the group is still there. Occupy Miami held a rally last Saturday that drew more than 1,000 protesters . The event was held in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York and similar movements around the world

State Sen. Anitere Flores, R-Miami (Pic by Meredith Geddings, via myfloridahouse.gov) NPR and Kaiser Health News report that abortion opponents are pushing for legislation that will shift focus to the “supply-side” of abortions, which would mean regulating and restricting “the doctors, hospitals and clinics that provide the services.” The Florida Legislature, for example, has already introduced a bill that would do just that

The controversy surrounding the announcement and cancellation of an appearance by Rep. Allen West, R-Fort Lauderdale, at the Wilton Manors Business Association’s Aug.

As the discussion about what to do about immigration continues to heat up, punctuated by GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain proposing we construct an “electrified” fence along the Mexican border , an immigrant advocate organization launched the Somos/We Are campaign: In a release issued this week, the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (known as NALACC ) said that “as a response to the increase of anti-immigrant laws across the country and the confusion caused by Obama’s latest announcement on deportation procedures, today Latino immigrant leaders will kick-off an ongoing nationwide community education campaign intended to empower immigrant communities and educate them on issues that affect their lives directly.” The New York Times reported Wednesday that “Republican candidates are competing over who can talk the toughest about illegal immigration — who will erect the most impenetrable border defense; who will turn off ‘magnets’ like college tuition benefits.” The Times added: Joe Gruters , chairman of the Republican Party of Sarasota County in Florida, said that showing toughness against illegal immigration was an “electrifying” issue and could bump a Republican candidate many points in primary polls. He is disappointed by the moderation of candidates’ proposals so far

Comedian Stephen Colbert, who long ago mixed reality and comedy with the formation of his own Super PAC, has offered back-hand support of a Federal Elections Commission request by American Crossroads to feature federal candidates in ads developed and marketed by the PAC. Third-party organizations such as PACs, under FEC rules, are not allowed to coordinate or work directly with candidate campaigns except under very limited circumstances.

The 180 website header (Pic via 180movie.com) The group behind a controversial movie comparing abortion in America to the Holocaust has set its sights on getting the movie into high schools. According to a press release from the creators of 180 : A free DVD of the award-winning viral movie “180″ may be coming to a high school near you. The creator of www.180movie.com , Ray Comfort, said “180 received over a million views in 22 days, because it’s ‘shocking.’ … Late last month, between 180,000 and 200,000 copies of the 33-minute DVD were given out at 100 of America’s top universities, and now the Jewish author and TV co-host is turning his attention to high schools.