Nat’l organization for marriage flyer upsets candidate it praises and candidate it bashes

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Poet Shel Silverstein once noted that, “Some kind of help is the kind of help we all can do without.” While candidates targeted by independe

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"… who backed a state bill to expand civil marriage to same-sex couples.State Representative Jeff McCabe, a Democrat, last year voted for a bill, titled “An Act to E …"

Haphazard firefighting might have sunk BP oil rig

By Aaron Mehta and John Solomon

The Coast Guard has gathered evidence it failed to follow its own firefighting policy during the Deepwater Horizon disaster and is investiga

Blue Dogs fill their bowls with cash

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Whether the subject is health care reform, climate change, or pay-as-you-go budgeting rules, almost everyone, it seems, suddenly wants to ta

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"… t cost Democrats control of Congress. One of the co-founders, then-Alabama Representative Glen Browder, says the original members — 23 in all — “were unhappy …"

"… y became “The Blue Dogs.”Over time they evolved into what former Texas Representative Nick Lampson calls “a close-knit group.” Today, they hold weekly meeti …"

"… group [formed] to give moderate and conservative Democrats in the House of Representatives a common sense, bridge-building voice within the institution,” and note …"

"… n Party, which has pushed for low taxes and limited regulation. But former Representative Lampson, a one-time coalition member, believes that the Blue Dogs may be h …"

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Mitch McConnell: Fueled by tobacco and whiskey

By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta and Caitlin Ginley

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Homeland Security pays dividends for Alaska

By G.W. Schulz

Sarah Palin promotes the self-reliance of her state, but she doesn’t mention the mobile command communications vehicle, bought with federal

Following Obama’s speech, parsing key players for global warming legislation

By Matthew Lewis

In last night’s speech, President Obama called on attendees to send him "legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution." A

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"… ssler, former Democratic Energy and Commerce staffer and chief of staff to Representative John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat who chaired that committee before this y …"

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Little-known AMA group has outsized influence on Medicare payments

By Joe Eaton and Joe Eaton

Early this month, a group of 29 doctors gathered in a modern conference room at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, a few blocks from Lake Shore Driv

Hedge funds bet heavily on Republicans at end of election

By Peter H. Stone and Michael Isikoff

A small network of hedge fund executives pumped at least $10 million into Republican campaign committees and allied groups in last year’s el

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"… s financially supported the Center. “No one in America will believe that Representative Garrett can provide impartial oversight of the hedge fund industry after t …"

Center files FOIA suit against Education Department

By Peter Newbatt Smith

On President Obama’s first full day in office, a White House news release announced that the president was “instruct[ing] all members of his

Carl Levin — Senate Armed Services Committee

By Josh Israel

As the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq march toward a second decade, Democrat Carl Levin chairs the Senate committee overseeing the Defense Dep

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"… his economically-troubled state.His brother, Sander Levin, has been a U.S. Representative from Michigan’s 12th Congressional District since 1983 and chaired the t …"

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