GOP Rep. Resigning to Run Trade Group
To become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
Politics
Illinois Pension Payment to Increase by Another Billion Next Year
Politicians dither while problem continues to grow
Opposition Candidate Wins Slovenian Presidential Election
Former center-left prime minister elected to largely ceremonial position
Bob Costas Pitches Gun Control After NFL Murder-Suicide
All kinds of weapons can be used in murder-suicides
Obama Wants Wasserman Schultz to Remain DNC Chair
Lack of introspection a good quality for party cheerleader
NFL Murder-Suicide Leads to Anti-Gun Pontificating at Half Time
Bob Costas pitches gun control during half-time commentary at the Eagles-Cowboys game
Feds Evicting Oyster Farm, Ending 100 Years of Harvesting
What do you think this is, a free country?
Higher Taxes, Smaller Government?
To curb spending, Republicans will have to insist on clear, enforceable measures to induce greater discipline, and stick to them.
Boehner: If Taxes Go Up, Deficit Won't Go Down But Spending Will Increase
"Flabbergasted" by Tim Geithner's comments that taxes could go up for everyone
Please read this if you think deficits don't matter and that spending doesn't drive deficits.
Or, Fun Facts About the Fiscal Cliff!
Chicago School Closing Decisions Pushed Back
Maybe the world will end and nobody will have to make an unpopular choice
Poll: Support for Gay Marriage Recognition at 51 Percent
Huge generational divide in the numbers
US Criticizes Israel's Planned West Bank Construction
Day after UN votes to recognize Palestine, announces plans to build 3,000 more homes
Obama May Name Next Defense Secretary in December
Sooner than expected, along with his pick for next Secretary of State
Lindsey Graham Challenged in Primary By Libertarian-Republican Fusion Candidate
Somebody take the SOB out, please
WA Initiative Would Let Voters Ban Traffic Cameras
The state Supreme Court ruled they have no right to a say
Georgia Congressman Wants Amendment to Limit Free Speech for Corporations
Can we limit the free speech of politicians instead?
Boehner: Fiscal Cliff Negotiations At "Stalemate"
Obama hits campaign trail after re-election
EU Court Rules Disclosing Documents Related to Greek Debt Crisis Against "Public Interest"
Europeans think highly of their democratic inclinations
Obama Set to Campaign on Fiscal Cliff Tax Hike Plan
Insists on only a partial extension of the Bush era tax cuts
U.S. Drug Czar on Legal Pot in Colorado and Washington: It's "very clear that federal law will continue to be enforced"
Gil Kerlikowske tells Marketplace radio, "There are questions in front of the Department of Justice. They've made some statements, and it has been very clear that federal law will continue to be enforced."
China and U.S. Conduct Disaster Exercise
Comes amid territorial tensions in the Pacific over Chinese territorial claims
Israel Authorizes the Construction of More Settlements
The Palestinian Authority will not negotiate unless the construction of settlements in the West Bank is stopped
European Parliament Urges U.N. to Back Force in Mali
Al Qaeda-linked militias have taken the north of the country
