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Yesterday, to honor Hemp History Week (who knew?), Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) used the occasion to promote his proposal to legalize the domestic production of

On the heals of Rep. Diana DeGette hosting a women’s business forum with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Colorado U.S.

In public, Pakistani officials complain about missile strikes in the tribal areas from the CIA’s Predator unmanned aerial vehicles. Barely two weeks ago, for

News of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Hurricane Gustav has eclipsed a series of police raids that took place in the Twin Cities over the weekend, in which FBI

Some weird spin from Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele: Steele, before ducking into an elevator on on the second floor of the Capitol: I

The administration’s rescue plan for housing is taking shape. But as Calculated Risk notes, one thing it apparently won’t include is a proposal - once under

FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan -- The anthropologists of the Human Terrain Team put together a report on life and war from the perspective of the Afghan population.

After months of stagnation and speculation that comprehensive climate action was dead for 2010, there’s some real momentum on the climate front. First came word

Supporters of Massachusetts GOP Senate Candidate Scott Brown are holding a Ron Paul-style moneybomb today at the site RedInvadesBlue. The money, according to

President Obama will address attendees at the American Legion national convention at the Minneapolis Convention Center starting at 11 a.m. Following his speech, Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen

A wealth of new information emerged Tuesday on interrogation practices.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting U.S. Rep.

Initial unemployment applications unexpectedly increased from 460,000 last week to 484,000 this week. An unnamed Labor Department official quoted in the wire

ThinkProgress points to a strange item on the Bazpedia page of Pentagon metro shooter John Patrick Bedell, buried below the incomprehensible kookery (I have

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While Greece’s public debt -- which the Goldman currency swaps were designed to help hide -- amounts to 113 percent of its GDP currently, it turns out that

Presumptive House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told reporters today that he will work toward a smaller, less costly and more accountable government here in