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Alex Pareene

Alberto Gonzales doesn't remember something, bankers are doing it for themselves, and Fox attacks some rabbis

01/28/2011 00:28 EST

Rand Paul kicks Big Labor when it’s down

Andrew Leonard

Union membership is at a 70-year low, but that's not good enough for the new senator from Kentucky

01/27/2011 23:35 EST

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks after being endorsed by U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley as he awaits a ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court regarding his residency which could remove him from the ballot in the upcoming mayoral election, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) (AP)

Rahm Emanuel is back on the ballot for Chicago mayor

Don Babwin

Former White House Chief of Staff can legally run after Illinois Supreme Court overturns lower court's decision

01/27/2011 23:20 EST

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs laughs during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (AP)

Obama taps former Time editor to replace Robert Gibbs as press secretary

Ben Feller

The President has named Jay Carney, former Time editor, as the next White House press secretary

01/27/2011 22:35 EST

*FILE* In this undated file photo providd by the Department of Defense, the F-117A Nighthawk Stealth fighter from the 49th Fighter Wing, 9th Fighter Squadron, from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. flies during a training mission over the New Mexico desert. Holloman Air Force Base will say farewell to the F-117 Nighthawk, which the nation is retiring from its arsenal after 27 years. The last F-117s scheduled to fly will leave Holloman on Monday, April 21, 2008, then stop in Palmdale, Calif., for another retirement ceremony before arriving at their final destination _ Tonopah Test Range Airfield in Nevada, where the fighter made its first flight in 1981. ( AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Staff Sgt. Andy Dunaway/HO) (Associated Press)

Why military spending remains untouchable

Andrew J. Bacevich

Despite extraordinary expenditures, it's clear that Americans just aren't getting much for their money

01/27/2011 17:30 EST

Mark Salter, embittered McCain aide with “writer’s block,” wrote “O”

Alex Pareene

The man who invented the Maverick myth is the "Anonymous" behind the not-well-reviewed campaign novel

01/27/2011 17:15 EST

A snowball fight breaks out at Dupont Circle in Washington in the still-falling snow, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Monsivais) (AP)

Snowstorm wallops Northeast, piling on the misery

Rodrique Ngowi

Heavy snow causes a roof collapse in Massachusetts, travel nightmares abound, sledding enthusiasts thrilled

01/27/2011 13:17 EST

The roots of Fox News

Steve Kornacki

The anniversary of a famous on-air showdown reminds us what Roger Ailes' big idea sprang from

01/27/2011 01:45 EST

Specialist Patrick Murphy, left, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (AP)

Dow Jones closes below 12,000 benchmark after day of ups and downs

Peter Finocchiaro

Amidst Obama's ponderings on tax reform the market failed to close above 12K a feat Wall St. hasn't seen since 2008

01/26/2011 17:45 EST

The missing word in Obama’s State of the Union

Andrew Leonard

We heard the president talk about deficits and competitiveness and even smoked salmon, but not "unemployment"

01/26/2011 13:30 EST

President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP)

From the Pundits: Obama’s corporate pep talk

Adam Clark Estes

Met with high approval ratings, Obama's SOTU -- particularly the please-all tone -- left some commentators uneasy

01/26/2011 13:27 EST

Why does the GOP hide its agenda?

Joan Walsh

Ryan stays mum about his budget-busting "Roadmap" while Bachmann peddles debunked myths in rebutting Obama's SOTU

01/26/2011 04:45 EST

U.S. students not proficient in science

Christine Armario

Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the results are not good enough to ensure future American competitiveness

01/25/2011 23:05 EST

WASHINGTON - APRIL 27: House Budget Committee ranking member Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) (R) delivers an opening statement during a conference committee meeting in the U.S. Captiol April 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. House and Senate lawmakers have already struck a tentative deal on the FY2010 budget resolution and they hope to file a conference report after today's meeting. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Paul Ryan (Chip Somodevilla)

House GOP votes to return to pre-Obama spending levels

Andrew Taylor

Over at the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid rejects president's call for banning earmarks in spending bill

01/25/2011 21:45 EST

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama, visiting Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, N.C., speaks about the key to boosting American competitiveness, that it rests in the nation's willingness to invest in a more educated workforce, a deeper commitment to research and technology, and improvements in infrastructure, from roads and airports to high-speed internet. Under pressure to boost the economy the same message will likely be at the center of his State of the Union address Tuesday, Jan. 25. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) (AP)

Obama State of the Union: Spending, but restraint

Ben Feller

In his speech tonight, the president will announce a five-year freeze on discretionary spending

01/25/2011 20:27 EST

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel leaves a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, where he responded to an Illinois appeals court ruling that threw him off the ballot for Chicago mayor because he didn't live in the city in the year before the election. The court voted 2-1 to overturn a lower-court ruling that would have kept Emanuel's name on the Feb. 22 ballot. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) (AP)

Court halts ballots without Emanuel’s name

Deanna Bellandi

The State Supreme Court offers some good news to the Mayoral candidate with one month before the election

01/25/2011 19:20 EST

President Barack Obama looks up to the audience as he arrives at an event to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of John F. Kennedy's inauguration address, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, at the Kennedy Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (AP)

Obama’s impossible speech

Andrew Leonard

Talking about Tucson or racism is easier than getting Americans to a consensus on the economy and federal spending

01/25/2011 17:35 EST

Giffords intern, Christina Green’s family to attend State of the Union

Darlene Superville

Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Giffords, has declined an invite and will stay in Houston with the congresswoman

01/25/2011 00:13 EST

The State of the Union message Obama must deliver

Sasha Abramsky

On Tuesday night, the president needs to return to his roots and articulate a moral vision of governance

01/24/2011 14:01 EST

A young patriot salutes heroes at the 2009 National Memorial Day Concert on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol.

An American wish list on the eve of Obama’s speech

Calvin Woodward

Citizens from around the country weigh in on the issues they hope Obama will address in the State of the Union

01/24/2011 11:40 EST

FILE- In this Jan. 4, 2011, photo, now House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cantor on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, promised a vote next week to back up the GOPs promise to cut spending for most Cabinet agencies back to the levels in place before President Barack Obama took office. Thats about $1 of every $6 that domestic agencies spend on their-day-to-day budgets. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (AP)

Eric Cantor: Obama is a citizen

Associated Press

The GOP House majority leader backs the president's birth records, but refuses to call birthers "crazy"

01/23/2011 16:52 EST

President Barack Obama waves as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011, from a trip to Schenectady, N.Y. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

Obama: Open markets lead to jobs

Darlene Superville

The president espouses value of free trade

01/22/2011 16:51 EST

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2010 file photo, General Electric's Jeffrey Immelt, looks on as President Barack Obama speaks at a roundtable discussion with business leaders in Mumbai, India. President Barack Obama is restructuring his economic advisory board and naming Immelt as it new head. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (AP)

GE’s Immelt to head Obama economic advisory board

Jim Kuhnhenn

Jeffrey Immelt, the latest corporate transplant, to run newly renamed President's Council on Jobs & Competitiveness

01/21/2011 12:43 EST

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., left, laughs as Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 18 ,2010, to push for the repeal of military Don't Ask Don't Tell rule. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) (AP)

Bipartisan praise for Joe Lieberman

Glenn Greenwald

He's spent decades advocating for violent, brutal, repressive policies, but that's no impediment to Beltway love

01/21/2011 09:22 EST