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Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) takes another bite at the Afghanistan apple. He says he doesn’t want to compare anything to Vietnam, but he’s worried Afghanistan is

Jon Buice, who confessed to joining in the hate-crime murder of Paul Broussard in Houston in 1991, will be paroled in October after serving less than half of

The most important thing is to understand that before we do a military operation in Afghanistan, we really have got to get the consent of the people who are

New homeowners who used the Obama administration’s tax credits will get special scrutiny from the agency.

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will head the conference committee charged with reconciling the House and Senate versions of financial regulatory reform. The

Likely Republican caucusgoers sent a strong message to GOP presidential candidates in an Iowa AARP survey released Thursday, showing they’re strongly opposed to cuts to Social Security and Medicare and would much rather reduce military spending to address the federal deficit. That message could be made stronger by the fact that more than 20 percent of those surveyed are still unsure who they’ll support in the Jan

Sandra Pianalto, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, gave a speech explaining how she analyzes the economy and forecasting a long, slow

President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderón announced a trade agreement Thursday, making good on an aspect of the 1994 NAFTA pact that has long been

GUANTANAMO BAY -- Crisis averted. With his right hand shielding his eyes and dabbing at his eyes with a tissue, Omar Khadr returned to court for his pre-trial

The online betting site -- with a record on these matters slightly better than that of the average political pundit -- is seeing a big surge in Obamacare to

US. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is again pushing for legislation to require top officials from the Obama administration as well as Senate leadership to purchase health care from the soon-to-be established health care exchanges.

A new conservative activist hidden-camera video dropped on the internet Tuesday as part of a multi-state effort to catch Planned Parenthood staff on tape offering assistance to men running a child prostitution ring . The immediate aim of the video and its wide distribution is to strip Planned Parenthood of government funding

The presidential campaign for Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced members of its Iowa team Friday.

Offering comparison charts of educational town hall meetings over the past several months, Iowa Senate Democrats charged their party’s offerings have been held at more more family- and teacher-friendly times.

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla

National People’s Action and the Public Accountability Initiative are up with a report on financial links between payday lenders, Main Street banks and Wall

Newly released guidelines from the Justice Department are calling renewed attention to the fact that the FBI is allowed to initiate assessments of individuals

It is over. After a marathon 20-hour session, the conference committee reconciling the House and Senate versions of financial regulatory reform completed their

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Though it’s unlikely the New Mexico Legislature and Gov. Susana Martinez will agree on measures to tighten rules for foreign national driver’s licenses, fewer foreign nationals are applying for them, according to the AP : An average of 22 foreign national licenses have been issued daily from January through July this year. That’s down from 52 a day during the same period last year and an average of 38 a day in 2009, according to an AP analysis of state records A total of 9,079 new foreign national licenses were granted from August 2010 through July 2011 — a drop of about 7,200 from the previous 12 months

Colorado Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Udall has long urged his colleagues to reform three of the most controversial provisions of the Patriot Act , saying the provisions are ripe for abuse. This week Congress decided against reform and extended the act as it stands for four more years.

As expected, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper did push President Obama for a quick decision to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry tar sands crude from Alberta, Canada to the the Gulf Coast of the United States, during their meeting Friday.