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Adam Serwer, fresh from a trip to Guantanamo Bay to see a proceeding in an Obama-era military commission, draws some conclusions about the administration’s

Update: The Department of Health and Human Services sent a response after this story was originally posted. The department’s comment has been

Life Always’ latest anti-abortion billboards -- called by some opponents racist for their messages targeted at the African-American communities -- are still

By now, we all know that the federal government is pretty much impotent in the face of the seafloor gusher that’s been spewing unknowable amounts of oil into

In what has become a consistent thread in Sen. John McCain’s quest for the White House, a few more of Sen. Barack Obama’s celebrity friends -- at least that’s

The Senate doesn’t work. To score a visit from Obama, live in a swing state and take good care of your backyard. John Boehner backs plan to subpoena

The Dept. of Labor’s report on new unemployment claims this week put the number at 404,000.

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this morning Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) asked Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano whether Attorney General Eric

Afghanistan optimism: Catch it! “I still will tell you that I believe the situation in Afghanistan is serious,” said the commander, Gen. Stanley A.

Influence comes in many forms. Often, influencing the influencers is a smart strategy. Free food never hurts, either. The head of public relations for

BP is setting up a new division within the company to ensure safe operations. The New York Times: Dudley announced that BP would set up a new global safety

Prayer-goers who attended Gov. Rick Perry’s Response in August may have been surprised to find themselves on a mailing list encouraging them to take part in

This week, the National Association of Realtors announced that home sales in July slumped 27 percent to a 15-year low. The annual pace of sales for existing

“Dangerous levels” of radiation will not reach American soil from Japan and nuclear power remains “an important part of our energy future,” President Obama said in remarks at the White House today.

Anti-abortion activist Gary Boisclair announced on Saturday that he is challenging Rep. Keith Ellison for the DFL primary

610 South Blvd., Tampa (Pic by Phil Bardi) A little over a year ago, no-party gubernatorial candidate Bud Chiles stood outside an off-white single-story building with a carefully manicured lawn in suburban Tampa and said , “This building behind me is ground zero for what’s wrong with Florida politics.” The building’s address: 610 South Blvd., a designation found on the financial disclosure forms of countless political committees in Florida and all over the country. The unassuming building nestled in an unassuming neighborhood is a veritable political action committee mill , churning out millions of dollars and influencing elections all over the country. The kicker: What is happening at 610 South Blvd.

Faisal Shahzad, already guilty in the world court of Self-Defeating Terrorists, has pleaded guilty to a ten-count indictment on terrorism charges. According to

House lawmakers on Thursday easily passed legislation to eliminate billions of dollars in federal subsidies to private insurers offering low-rate student loans.

The Boeing logo (Pic via yapastl.org) Gov.

Anne Kornblut of The Washington Post writes a curtain-raiser on the unveiling of a story I broke about the contours of the Obama administration’s new team for

As Obama’s favorability drops, critics are questioning the usefulness of his pledge of support for immigration reform. One Democratic aide told Time that