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Sarah Palin’s Popularity Slips to 60% Disapproval Rate in Poll

Filed under: Sarah Palin, 2012 President, Poll Watch, Economy, Barack ObamaThe Bloomberg survey found 60 percent viewed Palin unfavorably -- numbers that suggest she faces a challenge attracting voters beyond her conservative base if she decides to run...

Wisconsin Governor Signs Bargaining Bill, But Wider Political War Looming

Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Humor, Budget, Governors, Video, 2012 ElectionsIt will take years to sort out the winners and losers in Wisconsin in the aftermath of the bitter struggle to limit the collective bargaining rights of public employee ...

Wisconsin Fight: Bill Limiting Unions Passes in Messy Process

Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Budget, Governors, 2010 Elections, Jobs, EconomyEvents in Wisconsin demonstrated that elections have consequences -- and that state government can touch people's lives in a more direct and personal way than the fede...

Biden in Russia: Pegs More U.S. Trade to Corruption Cleanup

Filed under: Joe Biden, Gaffes, Trade, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, International, EconomyBiden told students at Moscow State University, 'Don't compromise on the basic elements of democracy.' Permalink | Email this | ...

Latest From Gingrich: Presidential Announcement Likely in May

Filed under: House, Republicans, Fundraising, 2012 President, Conservatives, Campaigns, Newt GingrichThe choreographed run-up to announcing an official candidacy promises would-be candidates like Gingrich free media attention every step of the way.&nbs...

Biden’s Absence From Budget Talks Miffs GOP Negotiators

Filed under: House, Republicans, Joe Biden, Budget, Obama Administration, Congress, Deficit, Barack ObamaWith time running short on the latest temporary budget, Majority Leader Eric Cantor called for President Obama to get directly involved in talks se...

Peter King’s IRA Support Resurfaces as Lawmaker Probes Muslim Radicalism in U.S.

Filed under: House, Republicans, Investigations, Terror, CongressRep. Peter King's own past as a supporter of the violent Irish Republican Army has come into play as he prepares to open congressional hearings on extremism in the American Muslim communi...

Donald Trump Lashes Out at Lamar Alexander for Dissing His Presidential Chances

Filed under: Senate, Republicans, Humor, 2012 PresidentTrump said he didn't know Alexander personally and hasn't heard much about him -- "perhaps because of a certain ineffectiveness." Alexander had said The Donald has no chance of becoming president.&...

‘Daily Show’ Hot on the Trail of AWOL Wisconsin Lawmakers

Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Scandal, Gaffes, Humor, GovernorsFaux reporter John Oliver turned up disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich -- who couldn't (or wouldn't) help him find the 'Wisconsin 14.' Permalink | Email th...

Mitt Romney in New Hampshire: Lots of Buzz But No Announcement — Yet

Filed under: Republicans, Mitt Romney, Primaries, Obama Administration, 2012 President, Governors, Campaigns, Unemployment, Jobs, Economy, Barack ObamaRomney, who was governor in next-door Massachusetts, ran a close second in the 2008 New Hampshire Pri...

ROTC Returns to Harvard After Four Decades in Wilderness

Filed under: Education, Gay Rights, Obama Administration, Military, White HouseThe White House welcomed the announcement, calling it "an important step in moving past old divisions" and sending a powerful message that a nation at war stands united.&nbs...

Obama to GOP: Let’s ‘Step Up Our Game’ and Nail Budget Deal

Filed under: Senate, House, Democrats, Republicans, Budget, Education, Obama Administration, Congress, Conservatives, Deficit, Barack ObamaThe two sides must close a $50 billion difference between them in proposed spending cuts over the next two weeks....

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