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A new report shows that the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach metro area has the second highest income inequality in the country; the region is second only to New York City. The new report from the U.S. Census Bureau , which was released on Wednesday, analyzed which cities had the biggest gaps between the rich and the poor

Ever since Dennis Blair, the director of national intelligence, told a congressional panel two weeks ago that he was cut out of the loop on reading would-be

In his first piece for The Washington Independent, political reporter Jeremy P. Jacobs asks, does Obama have a Jewish problem?

After being outmatched by John McCain on national security in 2008, Mitt Romney hopes to capitalize on the issue in 2012.

President Obama this afternoon spoke briefly from the Rose Garden about the tragedy that continues to unfold in Raleigh County, W.Va., where 25 miners were

Colorado’s GOP Central Committee gave final approval this weekend for their preliminary caucuses to be held on Feb. 7, 2012.

Sure to give agita to the Israeli embassy in Washington: The Center for a New American Security publishes a 100-page multiple-case study of how the

Sen. Barack Obama spoke out in more detail on the Fed-Treasury bailout plan on Friday, stressing that while the U.S. faces one of the most serious financial

Planned action Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee to take up a bill to ban partial birth abortions has drawn sharp criticisms not only of abortion rights advocates, but from the Republican leadership. Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) agreed to have a hearing on SB 160 , The Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, during the Senate Judiciary meeting Tuesday afternoon

It’s a day of mixed news for the Pied Piper of the birther movement. The bad news: Taitz’s case, Keyes v. Obama, got a hearing in Santa Ana, an event that had

Updated April 10, 12:11 p.m. EST with two excerpts of Rep. Michele Bachmann’s video address at Friday’s Awakening conference in Lynchburg, Va. Stuck in

After seeking to dismiss at least a half-dozen lawsuits alleging torture, illegal wiretapping and other abuses by Bush administration officials, each time on

At a Monday rally for Scott Brown in North Andover, Mass., I met Bill Hudak, a first-time candidate for Congress running against Rep. John Tierney

The political moment is right for ending off-shore tax evasion tactics, but obstacles stand in the way.

Former speaker of the House Republican Newt Gingrich has set up a new Spanish-language website . # According to The Hill : # Newt Gingrich’s simultaneous courtship of the base of the Republican Party and Latino voters could pose major problems for his likely bid for the White House. # Gingrich, who is soon expected to announce the formation of a presidential exploratory committee, frequently stresses the need for the GOP to reach out to Latinos

From the Twitter feed of Sen. David Vitter. I’m trying to get a look at the amendment itself.

Texas A&M University faculty are unhappy with a recent report on faculty productivity written by Rick O’Donnell, a former special adviser to the

Xcel Energy’s announcement this week that it’s pulling the plug on a controversial and hotly contested transmission line project in the San Luis Valley is being cheered by local environmentalists but viewed with skepticism by Xcel’s partner in the project, Tri-State Generation and Transmission. The San Luis Valley is home to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Great Sand Dunes National Park (Park Service photo)

With just four days remaining until Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin, a new poll showed a markedly low percentage of

Vice President Joe Biden is coming under serious fire from the conservative blogosphere for “hiding out” in Aspen over the weekend ahead of President Barack Obama’s key speech justifying ongoing U.S. airstrikes in Libya.

Add another cut to the already long list of health care services that Gov. Rick Scott vetoed last week: $1.8 million dollars in vaccinations for postpartum women on Medicaid