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Question of the day: Can guards for your company kill Afghan civilians, set up shell companies to win contracts, siphon off weapons intended for the Afghan

It’s funny how on the same day that that the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be tried in federal court arrives in New York for booking in a federal prison, the

While most GOP lawmakers are opposing legislation to tighten government regulations over the tobacco industry, one outspoken Republican is making statements not

The state of Kansas has hired attorneys that work for Koch Industries to fight a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood.

Yesterday, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) admitted that he probably wouldn’t be able to muster 60 votes to pass a climate and energy bill along the

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The Michigan House approved an amendment to the education budget on Thursday night that will penalize state universities and colleges five percent for offering domestic partner benefits for same-sex or unmarried partners. Shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday night, State Rep

On Wednesday, the Indiana House passed an abortion-restrictions bill, which last week was infused with several new amendments, one which effectively defunds

The Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on military commissions is underway. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is making an opening statement about how the

A new poll shows low support for a troop increase in Afghanistan. The CBO says a strong public plan is the thrifty way to go. Krugman takes a swipe at

Over at Beat the Press, economist Dean Baker raises an interesting question that deserves follow-up: Is there a hidden tax credit for Citigroup in the upcoming

The policy wing of the Roman Catholic Church in Minnesota is asking its members to urge Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders to include a ban on somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) — which it inaccurately calls “human cloning” — in the budget framework currently being worked out. Pressure from the Minnesota Catholic Conference to include the controversial ban follows an agreement by Dayton and Republican leaders to leave social issues out of the bill that would end Minnesota’s government shutdown, which is in its third week.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) wants Interior to show him documents on the offshore drilling moratorium. Orszag is quitting in part because his already poor

The New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday in favor of repealing the Granite State’s 15-month marriage-equality law, according to the Associated

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton last week urged Iran to stop stalling and accept a proposal formally put forward in Vienna by the so-called P5+1

All three witnesses -- the Defense Department’s Jeh Johnson; the Justice Department’s David Kris; and the Navy Judge Advocate General, Vice Adm. Bruce MacDonald

A buoyant Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, speaking this morning to reporters about last night’s election results, declared, The

The NEFA Foundation has gotten ahold of an English-language video interview given by a Swat Valley spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban -- think of them as a big

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is making his support of the party calendar and the role of the early states clear. “Anyone who’s watch the debates realizes that, even as Republicans, there are many issues we don’t agree on — but there are two things we should agree on: Barack Obama has to go and Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina should remain first in the presidential primary process,” Santorum said.