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Obama's Afghanistan Surprise
The president's unannounced overnight trip to meet with troops in Afghanistan is being framed as an... MORE
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Low-Key Climate Confab in Cancún Holds Some Promise
Compared with the epically seismic U.N.... MORE
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Five Reasons the Tea Party Is Not Lobbying for End of Ethanol Subsidies
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Republicans Hold Senate Ransom for Rich Tax Cut
Senate Republicans are refusing to do anything, even ratify the START treaty with Russia to prevent... MORE
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Why Does Barack Obama Want to Cut the Salaries of Federal Employees?
With Monday's proposal to freeze the wages of federal employees Obama has angered his base in... MORE
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Texas Verdict Brings Long-DeLayed End to Hammer Time
Former Republican majority leader Tom DeLay’s conviction on a money-laundering charge in Texas has... MORE
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Basketball Pickup Game Leaves Obama in Stitches
President Obama has taken some flak over his fondness for participatory sports.... MORE
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Meet the GOP Science Skeptics Likely to Hold Top House Science, Energy Posts
Environmental groups are dreading the 112th Congress, in which the number of members who are either... MORE
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Left Opposes Replacing Summers With Wall Street Vet
Investment banker and Clinton administration veteran Roger Altman is rumored to be a likely... MORE
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Cornyn Takes Aim at DeMint, Tea Party
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The House's Dangerous Game of Chicken on Jobless Benefits
The House of Representatives failed to pass a crucial bill extending jobless benefits this... MORE
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Anti-Defamation League Should Withdraw Award It Gave Rupert Murdoch
Fox News president Roger Ailes called NPR a bunch of "Nazis.... MORE