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Seriously, even if the invitation is a diplomatic courtesy, this is unseemly. The goons of the Iranian regime are murdering protesters. They shouldn’t be

The Obama administration today announced plans to abandon a controversial last-minute Bush-era rule that made it easier for mining companies to fill valleys and

The Club For Growth, which is backing GOP candidate Joe Miller in his Alaska Senate bid, released the results of a new survey it commissioned yesterday that

Giuliani’s decision not to run for Senate is great news terrible news for Gillibrand. After the brutal health care battle, senators are wary of tackling

In his State of the Union address in January, President Obama laid out a bold initiative to double the United States’ exports in five years, helping create

It’s a rhetorical gambit predicated on a mostly false hypothetical that pretty much assumes its conclusion: There’s a bomb set to go off but you don’t know

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education released the final criteria for its Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge — and it looks like Florida is still in jeopardy of losing eligibility for $100 million in federal education grants because of the state’s rejection of federal funds. # The final criteria for the competitive federal education grant includes a requirement that states must participate in a program funded through the Affordable Care Act

Cantor embraces bipartisanship on the GOP’s terms. Dems take advantage of their snow day. Sarah Palin needs help. Wall Street, speaking with its

So far, this Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Afghanistan is less about Kandahar and more about parsing what President Obama meant when he

Despite mixed economic reports, job growth is almost certain. Massa’s chief of staff had informed a Pelosi aide of incidents. The Byrd Rule can be an

Let’s say you’re a high-ranking figure in the Iranian religious-political establishment. For 30 years, you’ve used U.S. bellicosity as an excuse for social

Texans filled the pews at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Houston Friday night, to join religious leaders and activist organizations in opposing “The

TWI’s David Weigel is on the ground in Massachusetts reporting on the latest developments in the special election. Chris Beam captures the enthusiasm on the

It took until after his corruption scandal-induced resignation, but interim Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gave an interview in September to the Israeli

Yesterday, the Access to Birth Control (ABC) Act was reintroduced in the U.S. House and Senate by Rep.

While on tour of flooded areas near the Missouri River in Iowa Monday, U.S.

Obama plans to sign an executive order to create a deficit commission. The financial crisis is creating greater inequality of wealth in the United

This morning marked the opening of Netroots Nation , the national progressive organizing and media conference, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Formerly called YearlyKos, the four-day summit this year features a keynote tonight by former Sen.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer arrests a suspect in Virginia (Pic via ice.gov) Brazilian immigrants met Tuesday night in a Pompano Beach restaurant to view the documentary Lost in Detention and discuss the impact current immigration detention and deportation policies have on their South Florida community.

Google adopts new approach to China. Pope forgives woman who knocked him down. NASA releases picture of trees on Mars. Vermont to