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Former Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.), a candidate for governor who delayed his resignation from the House to vote against health care reform, was also fleeing an

If ever you want a distillation of the differences between Obama’s conception of how to handle the emerging problem of domestic extremism and how his right-wing

DAVENPORT — The walk to the third floor of the Scott County Courthouse is a study in stark contrasts.

Sudeep Reddy of The Wall Street Journal interviews James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis -- a voting member of the Federal Open

As Daphne wrote earlier, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) reportedly told Charlotte Dennett, writing for Consortiumnews.com, that even he thinks his proposed truth

The Judicial Confirmation Network, a conservative advocacy group whose executive director weighed in on the Supreme Court debate in my piece this morning, has

So says Condoleezza Rice, the former national security adviser and secretary of state to President George W. Bush, in this extraordinary talk with a student at

Following up on this post about China’s role in Iran sanctions and nuclear security, President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao shared a phone call last

Just out: the hot new list of general-officer assignments. Who’s getting what, General Casey? The Army chief of staff announces the assignment of the following

Building on his previous noncommittal statement about Iran’s declared deal to send most of its uranium to Turkey for enrichment, Robert Gibbs was a human dose

Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog points out that the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case of 17 Chinese Muslim Uighur detainees who a judge ordered released

A group of lawmakers is calling on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to create a new bureau within the Interior Department that will focus specifically on

Reading The New York Times’ lead editorial today feels a bit like reading a summary of much of what I’ve been writing for the past two months: that President

Well before Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) remarks about small town voters growing bitter, Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) labeled the Democratic presidential

A few big announcements from the Obama administration on the health care front today: Confirming reports over the weekend that he was set to do so, President

A coalition of 32 groups, including the League of Conservation Voters, the National Wildlife Federation and Audubon Nebraska, have written a letter to Sec.

Rep. Chip Cravaack is a top target of Democrats and reproductive rights advocates in 2012 even if the Republican freshman has yet to draw a challenger. Cravaack is one of 14 vulnerable Republicans the Democrats hope to unseat in 2012, and EMILY’s List has announced that Cravaack is one of its top five targets

The chair of the Senate Committee on Higher Education has filed a comprehensive public information request for documents related to university proposals created

The Hill has a great piece this morning revealing how some powerful Democrats have lobbied the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation urging bailout funds for

Last week, Fannie Mae announced it lost $1.2 billion in the second quarter and asked the Treasury Department for an additional $1.5 billion to see it through.

The move was cheered by abortion rights advocates, but it may have eroded the support of some moderate Democrats for the underlying bill -- leaving questions about whether another abortion provision will emerge later in the Senate debate.