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While on tour of flooded areas near the Missouri River in Iowa Monday, U.S.

Obama plans to sign an executive order to create a deficit commission. The financial crisis is creating greater inequality of wealth in the United

This morning marked the opening of Netroots Nation , the national progressive organizing and media conference, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Formerly called YearlyKos, the four-day summit this year features a keynote tonight by former Sen.

Immigration reform is a no-win issue. Lindsey Graham is right to be upset. As Dems scramble to bring Graham back into the climate fold, will the White

While Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton mentioned the longstanding American policy that does not accept continued settlements and the obligation to

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer arrests a suspect in Virginia (Pic via ice.gov) Brazilian immigrants met Tuesday night in a Pompano Beach restaurant to view the documentary Lost in Detention and discuss the impact current immigration detention and deportation policies have on their South Florida community.

Google adopts new approach to China. Pope forgives woman who knocked him down. NASA releases picture of trees on Mars. Vermont to

The controversial pipeline that would reroute a Georgia-Pacific paper mill’s waste into the larger St. Johns River has long confounded environmentalists in the area.

On Monday, U.S. Department of Labor Sec. Hilda Solis, together with the ambassadors of Costa Rica, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, signed agreements

The venerable fact-check website PolitiFact rates a recent web ad by the Karl Rove-affiliated 501(c)(4) nonprofit group Crossroads GPS -- on supposed breaks in

Trolling through the House oversight committee’s report this afternoon, it became clear that Jack Abramoff was a bad influence on U.S. policy in the Northern

The success of health care reform could depend on this man. A federal appeals court says FCC lacks the authority to push a broadband plan. Special

Gen. David Petraeus repeatedly made statements that supported Barack Obama’s foreign-policy proposals or cut against John McCain’s during a talk on Wednesday.

The Wall Street Journal reports a familiar face is back on the campaign trail with Sen. John McCain at a stop in Aspen, Colo.: Ousted John McCain

Militia activists love Alaska senate candidate Joe Miller. Barney Frank says the economy will take off, but too late to help Dems in November. Jon Stewart

The Obama transition formally announced Jack Lew and Jim Steinberg as deputy secretaries of state just now. On Lew, my pal Mark Kleiman, who knows the guy,

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, said Friday morning “the time is right” to enter the GOP presidential race.

The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a letter to the attorneys general of all 50 states requesting assistance in quashing discrimination against HIV-positive people in certain training programs. “It is critical that we continue to work to eradicate discriminatory and stigmatizing treatment towards individuals with HIV based on unfounded fears and stereotypes,” Assistant Attorney General Perez said

Elena Kagan can only hope it’ll be this easy for her: Gen. David H. Petraeus was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday as the new Afghan war

Obama may have a hard time fulfilling his promises on immigration reform. U.S. envoy George Mitchell to meet with Netanyahu in efforts to push

Nate Silver doesn’t think unemployment will hit 10 percent. Organizing for America faces a big test. Palin discourages town hall disruptions. Dems

Sign up for a tour of Israel with Mike Huckabee. Just 4 percent of Israelis see Obama as pro-Israel. The Boston Globe and Harry Reid endorse an interim