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This seems like some curious behavior from a party that ostensibly wants to win some elections in Illinois next year. In a sizable embarrassment for the White

Marcy Wheeler may have solved a mystery about the previously unacknowledged CIA enhanced interrogation technique of prolonged diapering. I wondered in my

According to a recent report released by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured , about 76 percent of the 49.1 million uninsured people in the United States come from working families. The report (.pdf) explains that most uninsured workers tend to be self-employed or work for smaller companies.

Looks like Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., has lost some of his authority to arrest people he suspects are illegal immigrants. Under the

This is at least the fourth time I’ve heard someone refer to the Bush administration’s proposed regulation on the Endangered Species Act as the fox guarding

The president will speak from the Oval Office on Tuesday to discuss the spill, as Senate leaders work to patch together an energy bill.

State of Play: Obama’s New Pastor Problem Just as Sen. Barack Obama thought he had weathered the Rev. Jeremiah Wright storm, another Chicago clergyman has

Today’s the deadline for Iran’s leadership to embrace or reject the deal its negotiators endorsed in Vienna to ship uranium out of the country for enrichment

GOP presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann shared her vision of an aggressive foreign policy, which she said would return the nation to its proper role as leader of the free world, at the annual convention of the American Legion in Minneapolis Thursday.

Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy wasn’t the only Obama administration official who addressed the American Enterprise Institute this

Blogger Big Tent Democrat at TalkLeft makes a great point this morning, writing that the Supreme Court under Chief Judge John Roberts has been an activist

Not only is the press not allowed to ask questions of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, it appears Palin is apparently not allowed to answer questions either. From

Here’s a statement from Jeremy Ben-Ami, executive director of progressive Jewish lobby J Street, on the Obama/Netanyahu meet: J Street commends President

Kate Martin, director of the Center for National Security Studies, read my piece today and emailed over a couple of thoughts about the current debate over

Al Franken gets his groove back. Chuck Norris wants you to vote (for gun rights). Stephen Hawking doesn’t think God created the universe. Carly Fiorina

The former Republican governor of and senator from Virginia is making the rounds among Washington conservative groups pushing his new organization, the American

WorldNetDaily reports on the results of a Wenzel Strategies poll, paid for by the fringe news Website, that asked 790 adults about the conspiracy theories

Despite Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) recent withdrawal from the climate legislation process, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) is telling reporters that the