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  • Asheville area looks to lose N.C. House Democrat under map Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:17PMMembers of the public will get a chance to give their opinions on the new N.C. House districts in Buncombe County at a special hearing. When: 3-9 p.m. Monday.
  • McCain: JSF Has Racked Up $771 Million In Overruns Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:04AMNumber Given To Armed Services Panel Monday, Senator Informs Twitter Followers Arizona Senator John McCain (R) issued a Tweet on Tuesday saying that Lockheed Martin overshot its cost targets for the early F-35 models by $771 million, and called the figure "outrageous."
  • Western Pennsylvania getting pounded by MMA boom Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:26AMThere is no denying that mixed martial arts is a violent sport. Cards are held throughout the world and pit two disciplined athletes in an environment where one will walk away victorious and the other possibly will be left a heap on the mat. It is an a  read more »
  • Guard staying on border Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:26AMPHOENIX -- National Guard troops are going to stay at the Mexican border, at least for a little while longer.
  • McCain calls for special cybersecurity panel Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:48AMWashington (AFP) July 13, 2011 Veteran US Senator John McCain on Wednesday urged the creation of a special Senate committee on cybersecurity and electronic intelligence leaks to cut through legislative delays to crafting a US response. McCain requested the move in a letter to Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell citing a need for ...
  • Republicans react Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:27AM"Currently, there is not a single debt-limit proposal that can pass the House. Nothing can get through the House right now. Nothing."
  • Gaddafi remains "direct threat" to US national security: McCain Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 4:49AMWashington, July 4 (ANI): US Senator John McCain has warned that Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi still remains a "direct threat" to American national security.
  • Mittmentum, Continued Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:29PMDespite the mania around Michele Bachmann, you can sense a new Washington conventional wisdom hardening around the idea that Mitt Romney is quite likely to be the 2012 Republican nominee. Even John Chait is reconsidering his insistence that Romney is a dead man walking. After all, Tim Pawlenty and Jon Huntsman don’t seem to be [...]
  • ¡ASK A MEXICAN! Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:17PMGustavo Arellano Dear Mexican: Just suppose that all of the southwestern United States had remained in Mexican hands. Would the Mexicans have done any better with it than they have with the present confines of Mexico? Reversible Reconquista? Dear Gabacho: The gran parlour game! If we turn back the clock and changed a [...]
  • Gates Retires Again After Serving Two Presidents Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:09PMDefense Secretary Robert Gates burst out of his office in mock horror.
  • The Afghanistan debate we should be having Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 9:23AMBack in 2009, when President Obama announced his political compromise plan for a "surge" in A fghanistan there were complaints from both "hawks" and "doves" alike.
  • Electric cooperatives seek Hoover Dam allocation Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:12PMArizona’s electric cooperatives want their fair share of the hydroelectricity produced by Hoover Dam and are looking to the United States government to help them.
  • Burma Draws Foreign Envoys Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:25PMOfficial visits aim to detect any measurable change among civilian leaders
  • Michael Sigman: Note to GOP Candidates: Stick to ABBA Songs Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:33PMThe good news for GOP hopefuls is that they need look no further than the ABBA canon when selecting their own theme music.
  • Kerry, McCain push Libya resolution Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 8:13PMWASHINGTON (AP) - Two top senators on Tuesday unveiled a resolution giving President Barack Obama limited authority in the three-month-old war against Libya, warning that the drastic step of cutting off funds for the military operation would be a lifeline to a weakened Moammar Gadhafi.
  • Kerry, McCain push resolution authorizing limited US military role in Libya Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 8:06PMWASHINGTON - Two top U.S. senators on Tuesday unveiled a resolution giving President Barack Obama limited authority in the three-month-old war against Libya, warning that the drastic step of cutting off funds for the military operation would be a lifeline to a weakened Moammar Gadhafi.
  • Walter Peterson Remembered Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:24PMThe accolades and remembrances have been pouring in for Walter Peterson, governor of New Hampshire from 1969 to 1973.  Peterson died last night at the age of 88.   Governor John Lynch called Peterson a true New Hampshire icon, a gentleman and a strong example of courage and honesty in politics.   Peterson was a Republican who loved his party but was willing to break with it and whose work after ...
  • Romney enters White House race Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 10:03PMUS Republican hopeful Mitt Romney has officially entered the 2012 White House race.
  • Breaking Urgent Flash Really Rush: Mitt Romney is running for president, again, still Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 9:49PMMitt Romney is running, as everyone knew, so now the real GOP presidential competition begins.
  • Romney enters White House 2012 race Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 8:18PMRepublican hopeful Mitt Romney has officially entered the 2012 White House race, urging a radical change of economic course and accusing President Barack Obama of failing America.
  • Mitt Romney makes second presidential bid official Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 7:54PMFor Iowans, Mitt Romney is oddly both a front-runner and an underdog in the Republican race for the presidency.
  • Mitt Romney Making Second Run at US Presidency Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 7:09PMFormer Massachusetts governor lost Republican nomination in 2008, but joined presidential race again for 2012 elections
  • John McCain: The damage torture does Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 11:34AMOsama bin Laden’s welcome death has ignited debate over whether the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques used on enemy prisoners were instrumental in locating bin Laden, and whether they are a justifiable means for gathering intelligence.
  • New York ripe with possible presidential candidates Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 6:19AMTo every thing there is a season and this season belongs to New York.
  • US senators urges sanctions on Syria’s Assad Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 4:33AMWASHINGTON — Three US senators urged President Barack Obama on Friday to expand sanctions against top Syrian officials including President Bashar Al Assad and call for him to quit power.
  • DiManno: No shortage of twisting in torture debate Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 4:11AMThere’s been no shortage of twisting over the disputed usefulness of information obtained by torture in nailing Osama bin Laden.
  • 3 Syrians killed in rallies despite no-shoot order Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 3:17AMAt least three protesters were shot dead in Syria despite an order from President Bashar al-Assad for security forces not to open fire on demonstrators, rights activists said.
  • Meghan McCain fires back at radio host Glenn Beck Saturday, May 14, 2011 @ 2:34AMWashington, May 13 : Daughter of US senator John Mccain, Meghan, had fired back at radio host Glenn Beck in an open letter on the Daily Beast.
  • McCain on torture: We’re better than that in U.S. Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 11:48PMIt’s been quite some time since John McCain was legitimately considered a maverick in the United States, given he’s frequently aligned himself since his presidential defeat in 2008 to those on the far right reaches of the Republican party.
  • AP News in Brief Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 10:06PMA dog, a pony and 5 oil company CEOs all props in Senate response to $4 a gallon gasoline WASHINGTON — The hearing was for verbally flogging oil company CEOs, and no senator bothered to pretend it was about making gasoline prices more affordable or helping the economy recover. Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch set the tone Thursday when he opened with a portrait of a dog sitting on a pony. Sen. Charles ...
  • Flaherty calls on U.S. lawmakers to reduce debt Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 12:33PMCanada’s finance minister shook hands with a congratulatory John McCain, sat down with other Republican lawmakers to urge debt reduction and extolled the virtues of majority government to a business audience on Wednesday in a visit to the U.S. capital.
  • Five Republican senators to watch Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 11:22AMToday Obama sits down with Senate Republicans in what, almost certainly, will be a more contentious gathering.
  • McCain Attacks Napolitano Over Border "Spotters" Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 10:19PMArizona Sen. John McCain accused Secretary Janet Napolitano of denying a problem with "spotters" along border.
  • If needs be, Obama will act in Pakistan again Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 8:56PMUS President Barack Obama reserves the right to act again against top terror suspects inside Pakistan, says the White House.
  • Soft on Terrorism? Bin Laden Kill Shatters Another Obama Myth Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 5:40PMDuring the 2008 presidential election campaign, the GOP plan of attack on then-candidate Barack Obama was simple: pound him relentlessly as soft on terrorism and antagonistic toward the military. GOP presidents Reagan, Bush Sr., and especially George W. Bush in...
  • Rudd to attend key Libya meeting Sunday, May 1, 2011 @ 10:12AMKevin Rudd will attend the Libya Contact Group meeting in Rome for talks on UN Security Council resolutions.
  • Kevin Rudd to attend key Libya meeting Sunday, May 1, 2011 @ 10:06AMThe Foreign Minister will attend the Libya Contact Group meeting in Rome to discuss the ongoing conflict.
  • Late TV listings Sunday, May 1, 2011 @ 5:55AMState of the Union. Topics: Battle over the budget; conflicts in the Middle East; US education system. Guests: Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming; Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland; Stephen Hadley, former national security adviser; Jane Harman, former US representative from California; Senators Michael Bennet of Colorado and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee; Steve Perry, CNN education ...
  • Ron Paul to Run for President for a Third Time Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 5:14PMRon Paul, the long-term Texas congressman, is expected to announce in Iowa that he will form an exploratory committee to pave the way for his becoming an official candidate for president in the 2012 Republican primary race.
  • Republican Ron Paul to explore presidential run Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 1:15PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Ron Paul, who ran for president in 2008, said on Monday he will form an exploratory committee to consider pursuing the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
  • No consensus in GOP over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 11:59AMWASHINGTON — Shutting down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should fit seamlessly into the Republican drive to shrink government. After all, keeping the ailing mortgage giants afloat has cost taxpayers $150 billion and many in both parties want private lenders to finance a bigger share of the nation’s $11.3 trillion residential mortgage market.
  • Behind a Celebrity’s Bid to Help Eastern Congo Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 2:06PMRedwood City, Calif. Plenty of examples exist of not-so-successful attempts by celebrities to engage in nonprofit work and advocacy. The Eastern Congo Initiative, started by the actor Ben Affleck, is winning some praise as an example of a smart approach.
  • The Trump tease Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 1:36PMPhil Hirschkorn: A great sense of déjà vu fuels my gut feeling that the odds of this being a publicity stunt outweigh the likelihood of a Candidate Trump
  • Matthews zings scrappy political tune Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 11:25AMWashington insider Chris Matthews brought his big bat with him Tuesday to Daemen College as he took on Republicans, Donald Trump and even poked fun at Democrats.
  • McCain reiterates stance on border Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 5:55AMTUCSON â” Saying if his and fellow Arizona Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Kylâs 10-point border security plan had been enacted last year, the U.S. border with Mexico would be in better shape today, the stateâs senior U.S. Sen. John McCain said the proposal will be reintroduced next week in the Senate.
  • Tina Fey Hits Back At Sarah Palin In Her New Book, ‘Bossypants’ Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 4:11PMTiny Fey covers a lot of ground in her new book, Bossypants (“Why is this book called Bossypants? One, because the name Two and a Half Men was already taken”), from discussing sexism and ageism in Hollywood, to her hit TV show 30 Rock, to getting advice from Oprah Winfrey. But the most interesting sections [...]
  • Musician Michel Martelly wins Haitian presidency Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 12:03PM"Sweet Micky" -- dismissed as an election sideshow at first -- takes nearly 68% of vote in beleaguered nation
  • New Haitian president is musician-turned-politican Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 11:42AMThe presidential campaign of musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly at first seemed like an afterthought, overshadowed by the short-lived run of the better-known star Wyclef Jean and dismissed as little more than a sideshow to an election that featured major Haitian political figures.
  • Libya: Why the U.S. Should Not Force Regime Change Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 11:12AMThe idea of bringing down a terror-sponsoring tyrant may be appealing, but the success rate of regime changes imposed by foreign armies is dismal
  • At war in Libya: How long will it last? Will Qaddafi be gone? Sunday, March 20, 2011 @ 8:53PMWith US bombs and missiles hitting Libyan targets, lawmakers and other observers want to know how long the fighting will continue and whether Muammar Qaddafi will be forced from power.