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From the office of Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee: “President Obama’s plan establishes a reasonable

First in a two-part series on what to expect on the economy from each presidential candidate.

After Florida Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum proposed Arizona-style immigration legislation, his primary opponent argued he

I reported yesterday that Gen. Stanley McChrystal will probably testify next week about Afghanistan war strategy. It’ll be interesting to see if he faces

Just in from ABC: An award-winning Iranian nuclear scientist, who disappeared last year under mysterious circumstances, has defected to the CIA and been

Justin Hart tweets from the off-the-record weekly meeting of conservatives hosted by Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform. Holy Crap! Larry Craig is

U.S. Rep.

Opponents of the privatization of Jean Klock Park are hoping that all the attention focused on Benton Harbor as a result of the suspension of local government will bring support for the legal fight to take back the park.

Activists, lobbyists and citizens this week have been pressing for at least one of six Republican members of the state House Judiciary Committee to vote in favor of sending Pat Steadman’s same-sex civil unions bill to the House floor for debate. On Tuesday, the House Democratic caucus officially joined the campaign.

The Awake the State Summit logo (Pic via summit.awakethestate.com) Awake the State is organizing and mobilizing Floridians who are against Gov.

By now you’ve probably heard that the Supreme Court has decided to hear the case of the sole legal U.S. resident detained indefinitely -- yes, that means

The headline reads, Feeling flush: Virginia’s budget surplus doubles. The article notes: Virginia closed its fiscal 2010 budget with a $403.2 million budget

Legal experts seem to agree that any new military commissions or national security courts, even if they provide detainees with more rights, will always be viewed as suspect.

Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer has announced he will allow SB 423 to become law without his signature.

Rep. Michele Bachmann is scheduled to return to Minnesota next week, but not to her district. Instead, she’ll be hosting a fundraiser at the Hilton in downtown Minneapolis.

Many Arabs and Muslims are disappointed that Obama has not lived up to his promises, especially on the Arab-Israeli conflict, said Marc Lynch, a George Washington University professor and the co-author of a recent study of Obama’s global engagement efforts.

Organizers for this year’s “Summer of Mercy 2.0″ have released the schedule for their nine-day event aimed at intimidating abortion provider Dr. LeRoy Carhart in Germantown, Md.

Despite Colorado GOP Senate candidate Ken Buck’s promise to adopt a positive stance in his political ads (leaving groups like Crossroads GPS to do the dirty

A new ABC News poll found 67 percent of Americans approve of President-elect Barack Obama’s handling of his transition thus far. That’s good news for Obama,