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Our colleagues at The Iowa Independent have been all over the race for a state legislative seat that the National Organization for Marriage, the

Politico takes a look at the coalescing roles of Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Obama administration, a

On the House floor, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) just said he will introduce legislation that would prevent oil companies from claiming a tax deduction for oil

There’s a lot to agree with in my friend George Packer’s post about what’s happening in Iran. But I think George, who excels at intellectual history, might be

Watch live here. And here is the full text: It’s good to be back in the Great Hall at Cooper Union, where generations of leaders and citizens have come to

The New Mexico Independent caught up with Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) at an event on health care today in Las Cruces, N.M., during which she reaffirmed her

Science is still unclear how much humans contribute to global climate change, but the consensus seems to be “it’s a modest amount,” former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Friday in an interview with WHO-AM’s Jan Mickelson . “I think climate change occurs, but the bulk of it is natural, historic trends in the climate,” Pawlenty said.

The Brennan Center for Justice, a self-described part think tank, part advocacy group at the NYU Law School, just held a news conference at the National Press

The polling wars on immigration reform have officially begun. Today, the Center for Immigration Studies, which aims to restrict immigration to the United States

There used to be this line among Iraq war supporters that the road to Jerusalem runs through Baghdad, meaning that the intractable problems of the

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said today she stands by her hold on President Obama’s nominee for White House Office of Management and Budget director because the

Lawyers and court-watchers have been eagerly waiting to see how the Obama Department of Justice will define an enemy combatant -- and wondering whether the

Legislation to restore federal regulation of fracking would not protect households that draw water from private wells because such wells are not overseen by the

New documents obtained by an environmental news service show that an EPA analyst believes that wastewater from fracking may be partly responsible for a fish kill in a West Virginia river. Scientific American reports : U.S

Well, that was fast. The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a petition by environmental and conservation groups to ban the use of lead bullets and

From Texas, another installment of angry white conservatives protesting a Democrat who had the audacity to lead her party to a national election win. Glenn

A group of lawmakers is calling on Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to create a new bureau within the Interior Department that will focus specifically on

The Hill has a great piece this morning revealing how some powerful Democrats have lobbied the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation urging bailout funds for

The chair of the Senate Committee on Higher Education has filed a comprehensive public information request for documents related to university proposals created

One of the major turning points of 2006 with regard to the Iraq war was the so-called Generals’ Revolt, in which a group of respected and recently retired