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Is racial fear the driver of today's Republican politics?

Two news items breaking on the same day give rise to the often alleged and troubling concern over whether race baiting and fear mongering are...

If things in America don't work out for her, Michele Bachmann now has Switzerland to fall back on.The Minnesota congresswoman and former...

The Senate on Tuesdayfailed to approve a bill that would keep federal student loans at their current interest rates for another year, once again...

The dueling speeches in Lorain, OH, this week are more than just a microcosm of what to expect in the coming presidential campaign.On Wednesday,...

Confident or overconfident?Mitt Romney's campaign is offering supporters "preferred status at the first Presidential Inaugural retreat...

Another flip-flop moment for Mitt Romney. Apparently, he was for moms going out and working before he was against it.After several days of...

For at least one 24-hour news cycle, Ann Romney was the center of her husband's campaign after Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen told CNN'...

Is an apology next?In a Saturday morning tweet, Iowa GOP Sen Chuck Grassleycalledthe president stupid, sparking reaction in the blogosphere and in...

Forget any effort to boycott Rush Limbaugh; there's a new target in town: ALEC.ALEC is short forthe American Legislative Exchange Council, an...

The Republican National Committee is out with a new counterattack ad that attempts to turn the tables after Democrats made hay over Rush Limbaugh&...