Orrin Hatch On Gays: ‘Their Religion Is Politics’
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) says that Republicans need to get the money flowing the way the gay community does for Democrats -- though it helps,...
Texas Lobbyists Use Concealed Handgun Permits To Skip Capitol Inspection Lines
Lobbyists spend so much time in the Texas state capitol that they're sick of waiting in line for metal detectors, so they've started to sign...
Obama Calls For Rolling Back Oil Company Tax Breaks To Net Billions For Alternative Energy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says it's time to roll back "billions of dollars in tax breaks" for oil companies and use the money...
Israel Sending Edward Peck, Former U.S. Ambassador, Home From Seized Ship, Wife Says
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former U.S. ambassador aboard a Gaza aid ship seized by Israel commandos is on his way home, his wife said Monday...
Gulf Oil Spill Now Far Worse Than Exxon Valdez, Worst In U.S. History, Scientists Say
COVINGTON, La. (AP) -- The Gulf oil spill has surpassed the Exxon Valdez as the worst in U.S. history, according to new estimates released Thursday,...
Biden Cracks Blumenthal Joke At Veterans’ Barbecue
Vice President Biden poked fun at Richard Blumenthal's Vietnam-record scandal during a poolside barbecue for wounded veterans Tuesday night. "I didn't serve in Vietnam. I...
BP Took ‘Shortcuts’ Before Rig Explosion, Witnesses Say
COVINGTON, La. (AP) -- Senior managers complained oil giant BP was "taking shortcuts" by replacing heavy drilling fluid with saltwater in the well that blew...
Obama Repudiates Bush Doctrine In West Point Graduation Speech (VIDEO)
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) --The U.S. must shape a world order as reliant on the force of diplomacy as on the might of its military...
Bristol Palin Signs Deal For Up To $30,000 Per Speech: Report
Bristol Palin has signed with a speakers bureau for a tidy sum of between $15,000 and $30,000 per speech, RadarOnline reports. Palin is indeed listed...
White House Blocking Media Access To Elena Kagan’s Family
In a move unlikely to reassure Elena Kagan skeptics who want to know more about the Supreme Court nominee, the Obama administration is evidently keeping...
Onetime-Longshots Sestak, Halter May Unseat Incumbent Senate Democrats
Even a month ago, political insiders scoffed at the idea that progressive challengers could unseat Democratic Sens. Arlen Specter (Penn.) and Blanche Lincoln (Ark.). But...
Milbloggers Urge Repeal Of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
A group of prominent military bloggers blasted out a statement Wednesday calling on Congress to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and allow gays to serve...
