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If you heard a loud thud this afternoon, it might have been the sound of countless civil libertarians and human rights lawyers collectively hitting the floor.

Over at Economist’s View, Christopher Thornberg offers some ideas for stemming the foreclosure crisis - and while you may not agree with them, I’d rate them all

As might have been predicted from the tone of his questioning toward the end of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing last week, Lindsey

Here’s the statement just out of the office of Sen. Robert Byrd (D), the 91-year-old West Virginian who was hospitalized a few weeks back for a minor

After his speech at the Defending the American Dream Summit, I quickly asked Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) for his take on an issue that had been roiling the event:

Not that anyone seriously thought he would. (Via Andrew Sullivan)

The Iowa Independent reports that GOP State Rep. Kent Sorenson is pulling his facts about health care reform straight from his email inbox. Sorenson posted a

One of the most vigorous proponents of passing legislation this year to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who

In an effort to maintain a cap on carbon -- even a significantly scaled-down one -- in energy and climate legislation, environmentalists are working with

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) just announced that he has a rough draft of an energy bill, and he hopes to introduce it the week after next.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who thinks trying Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in civilian court is a terrible, terrible mistake, takes Director of National

Minnesota has the third lowest number of residents lacking health insurance coverage, according to a survey by Gallup . The state ranks below Massachusetts and Vermont, two New England states that have instituted universal health care insurance programs. According to the survey, 9.4 percent of Minnesotans lack health insurance

The swearing-in of Sen. Robert Byrd’s replacement this afternoon will give Democrats the 60 votes they need to overcome a filibuster.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) hasn’t had a change of heart toward the Defense of Marriage Act, and a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing called by U.S

This afternoon, just days before the Senate leaves for recess, Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) have introduced a bill to provide $600

Until Aug. 1, when 1,300 American Crystal Sugar workers across three states were locked out by management, the successful Red River Valley-based sugar beet industry was viewed as an example of how cooperation between labor and management could yield sweet results. U.S. Sen.

This is more embarassing than damaging, but it turns out that Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration’s special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan and

The bill, which overhauls the regulation of everything from the biggest banks to the derivatives used by farmers, passed 60-39. President Obama is expected to sign it into law next week.

The Washington Post has an interesting story today on so-called advocacy-for-hire, in which, the Post says, ideological groups wage stealth messaging

Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign unveiled a new plank of its health-care policy on Friday. They outlined a plan to fight cancer, double funding for cancer research

Via Nate Silver, I’m just now seeing the full crosstabs of a 10/1 Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll. Looking it over, it’s tough to see how a straight-up

Michael Goldfarb writes: Is it possible that the Iraqi election experience had something to do with Iranian expectations of an election? If critics of the