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Former presidential contender John Edwards has been largely in hiding since admitting last August to an extramarital affair with a woman who later worked for

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Gov. Rick Snyder and his Budget and Treasury officials are meeting with bond rating agencies in New York City today in an effort to drive down borrowing costs for the state. Snyder spokeswoman Sara Wurfel told the Detroit News that Snyder wants “to demonstrate and show all the steps Michigan is taking to get its fiscal house in order.“ Michigan has an AA- rating from Fitch Ratings and Standard and Poor’s.

For more than seven weeks, Jeannie Mathis has been waiting for a check from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. And for seven weeks, her claim has been “under review.”

George W. Bush speaks, The Washington Times listens: I told you I’m not going to criticize my successor, he said. I’ll just tell you that there are people

Reporters everywhere are sharpening their best baseball metaphors for Feb. 13 when ace pitcher Roger Clemens responds to allegations of steroid use before the

Late Thursday, The Associated Press reported the government would suspend the cash-for-clunkers program that provides vouchers worth up to $4,500 to consumers

Last week, CNN published a list of billions of dollars in stimulus provisions that the Republicans’ congressional leadership had deemed wasteful. The list

The New York Times runs a very good piece about the strained, tentative and sub rosa relationship between the Obama administration and American Muslim

The Minnesota Independent reports that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) has introduced a bill that would allow Election Day registration for federal elections

A trio of professional snow shredders are charging the biggest hill in Washington, D.C., this week. Their message: Congress is getting too radical on Capitol Hill.

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is the latest lawmaker to weigh in on the astounding news that AIG -- which remains alive

Interfaith Alliance of Iowa officials are disappointed in a lack of response from Gov. Terry Branstad concerning a desired discussion with state faith leaders concerning Texas Gov. Rick Perry ‘s day of prayer for the nation, which Branstad was invited to

This should sound familiar: Growing losses on Federal Housing Administration-backed mortgage loans are prompting fears the agency will be next in line for

More than two centuries after America’s first military skirmish, gay and lesbian Americans can now serve openly in the military. President Obama today announced that the military was finally ready to implement a policy of openly welcoming people of all sexual oreintations. From The Washington Post: The Obama administration announced Friday that the military had made all necessary preparations to allow gays to serve openly in the armed forces, setting the stage for the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in 60 days

A double-take-inducing item from Time’s report on Palin’s book: In addition to the trade edition, there will also be a special version for the Christian

Bethany Haley, a spokeswoman for the Republican congressman from Arizona, expands on the comments Franks made about President Obama’s citizenship at a town hall

The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday approved legislation empowering states to create public insurance plans that would negotiate rates on behalf of some of

On July 1, two Republican members of Missouri’s state legislature, and a representative of one other member, showed up at meetings called by Orly queen of the

Sen. Scott Dibble told Minnesota Public Radio that 100,000 emails sent to legislators by gay marriage supporters were clogging the servers and that the Senate IT department was set to delete them Monday morning. The emails, sent through the Human Rights Campaign, a national LGBT rights group, chided Republicans and a handful of DFLers who voted Saturday night to put a constitutional ban on gay marriage on the ballot in 2012.

I’m still trying to figure out just what happened with Peter Galbraith, the possibly-former top American on the United Nations’ Afghanistan team who reportedly