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UPDATE: A new CNN poll shows Sarah Palin is viewed favorably by 46% of Americans. That is a seven point gain since this summer, when she resigned as...
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The state’s attorney general and one of the few Republican holding state office easily won their primaries today in the race for Massachusetts’ open Senate seat....
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We don't hear about them often, but there are peace activists in Israel who support a permanent freeze to illegal settlements. and speak up about human rights of the Palestinian...
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Stephanie Villafuerte Coloradogov.org Max Baucus isn't the only one. Governor Bill Ritter is or has recently had an affair with his...
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The Tea Party movement got a big bump this week as they try to stay organized and not fizzle out like so many movements of this type have...
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Over the last two days Glenn Beck has spent much of his show attacking the Obama administration over the appearance of Robert Creamer at...
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During a state visit to Japan, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Tuesday his government was ready for a "respectful"...
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Sarah Palin says she'd consider running as a third-party candidate in the 2012 presidential elections. When asked by conservative radio...
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Open Government Initiative Courtesy of the White House On Tuesday, in accordance with its campaign promise to create more transparency...
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Listening today to President Obama's speech before the Brookings Institute, I was hoping for some sort of rallying cry; something akin to President Bush's call to spending...
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Sen. Brown wins GOP primary, Coakley tops Dems
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Two veteran state legislators won their party's nominations Tuesday amid light turnout that followed a low-key campaign to fill the high-profile Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy.