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Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) A little-noticed bill by Rep.

Recent appeals court rulings on the state’s medical marijuana law have led to legal problems for dispensaries and an effort to recall Attorney General Bill Schuette.

Over the past five years, evaluators have found violations at state-funded subcontractors for Texas’ Alternatives to Abortion Services Program, which reimburses

Students and residents living in Gainesville joined the Occupy Wall Street movement this week. Occupy Wall Street has been gaining momentum all over the country, including in Florida

MSNBC reports that barring last minute changes, Timothy Geithner, a career Treasury official under three administrations, is likely going to serve as the next

Democratic Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich defeated Sen. Ted Stevens in the drawn-out race for Stevens’ Senate seat, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Begich is

Steve King really, really wants Republicans to repeal health care reform. He also knows how to rid a lawn of moles. Ken Buck says DADT should stay in

Commenter Decora points to some references to diapering in the 2005 Office of Legal Counsel memoranda on torture. What’s striking is how the CIA describes the

<p>The Kansas power company Sunflower Electric is offering Kansas State University $2.5 million for energy research for 10 years to get support for two

The House voted to extend the Patriot Act, the same legislation many Democrats opposed during the Bush administration. Read about the changes taxpayers

Only about 100 or so oil spill claims had been denied as of the end of September. Given recent comments by oil spill claims administrator Kenneth Feinberg about

First high-res satellite photos show extent of earthquake damage in Port-au-Prince. Hannity has some spelling issues. Dean Baker calls big bankers on

So far it looks like shareholders, employees and, of course, taxpayers are the big losers in the unprecedented Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac government bailout

Slate had an interesting piece yesterday on marriage fraud and domestic violence, looking into whether a small number of foreign-born brides fake domestic abuse

Obama maintains a very narrow edge in voter trust. The left sets up a tug of war over health care. Here are potential paths to primary victory for 2012

On the campaign trail, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin likes to mock Sen. Biden’s comment that paying higher taxes is patriotic. (Actually, what Biden said is paying

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (left) (Pic by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Dawn C.

Former Sen. Alan Simpson says Social Security is like a milk cow with 310 million tits. Senators don’t always read the bills they pass. Obama isn’t

Things aren’t looking good for Deeds and Corzine. Democratic voters seem to be losing enthusiasm. Bill Clinton’s on a solely private mission? Tell it to

GUANTANAMO BAY -- Following a lunchtime recess, Navy Capt. John Murphy asked Col. Patrick Parrish, the military judge overseeing Omar Khadr’s military

One year ago tomorrow—May 16, 2008—former CIA analyst and current security consultant Larry Johnson put up this blog post at his site No Quarter. I now