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So it happens again: another first-class storyteller dupes her agent, her editor, her publisher and a handful of high-falutin’, praise-bestowing reviewers

Although it might be easy to view recent conflicts in Wisconsin as somewhat isolated, state Sen. Lena Taylor says that would be a major mistake

Do you know a guy named... K-I-R-I-A-K-O-U, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) asks Ali Soufan, referring to a former CIA official who alleged that -- at an

During the holiday season, we are reminded to spare a thought for the less fortunate among us. In that spirit of empathy, here are the ten least successful politicians of 2009.

Declaring that Dawn Johnsen “is so against an unborn child’s right-to-live that she has labeled mothers-to-be ‘fetal containers’, Rep. Steve King

Larry Summers, the head of the National Economic Council and an adviser to President Barack Obama, is stepping down at the end of the year. Here is the full

Democrats have punted, at least for now, on voting on the Bush tax cuts. Rather than forcing moderate Democratic members to OK a tax increase for wealthy

The Detroit City Council has approved a resolution calling for a repeal of the law that allows the governor to appoint people to take over local governments. On Tuesday the council approved language urging the people of Michigan to support the effort to repeal Public Act 4 — the Emergency Manager law.

As of this point, ad spending by GOP allied groups is outpacing the spending of Democrat aligned ones by a ratio of about 6 to 1: Helped by looser fundraising

Caucus night in Iowa is over 18 months away and no presidential candidates have officially declared, but it’s still something of a surprise to Iowa politicians

It’s safe to say that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin far exceeded the extremely low expectations that most people had for her going into Thursday’s debate. She made

If you can’t get enough of Andrew Restuccia’s coverage of the Gulf oil spill and claims process, check out these recent radio appearances to hear more of his

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) hand-delivered a letter to President Barack Obama today requesting 1,000 additional troops to the Texas-Mexico border. Obama deployed

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner appeared on Capitol Hill this morning, testifying for the first time before the congressional oversight panel created to monitor

Congressional Republicans have, for months, insisted that they’re interested in a bipartisan compromise on health reform this year. It’s the Democrats, they

Moments ago, Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic proposal to freeze credit card rates on existing balances through the holiday season. The bill, sponsored

A U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan’s Herat Province yesterday killed an insurgent leader named Ghulam Yahya Akbari. Today, the U.S. military command in Afghanistan

Via Felix Salmon, Paul Kedrosky has a terrifying housing chart, showing the number of vacant U.S. houses. The stock of empty U.S. homes is now bigger than the

TALKEETNA, Alaska -- Looks like a feud has kicked up between The Times of London and the local paper that covers Gov. Sarah Palin’s hometown, the Mat-Su