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Get ready for the Grand Old Tea Party takeover

The loony wing of the Republican Party prepares for a big day in Tuesday's elections

Finally, GOP unveils draft of its healthcare bill

After months of waiting, Republicans debut their reform plan -- but is it anything more than a political move?

Are today's elections a referendum on Obama?

Voters go to the polls Tuesday for several closely watched elections. What will the results mean?

Foxx: Healthcare bill bigger threat than terrorism

A Republican congresswoman says we have more to fear from Democratic plans than from "any terrorist" Video

How Israel destroyed Syria's nuclear reactor

In a hushed-up mission in September 2007, Israeli jets blew up a mysterious complex in the Syrian desert

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Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 13:25 PST

GOP congresswoman: Health bill like internal terror attack

A House Republican leader seconds a colleague's remarks about Democratic reform plans
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 12:25 PST

Biden, Palin reprise "drill, baby, drill" fight

A congressional race turns into a battleground for the two old rivals
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 10:01 PST

Pelosi ready to move on House healthcare bill

A vote on the floor of the lower chamber of Congress could come as early as Thursday
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 09:20 PST

Hatch: Healthcare bill could be end of two-party system

The Utah Republican worries about consequences for the GOP if healthcare reform passes
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 07:45 PST

Third-party candidate leading in New York race

Doug Hoffman gets a boost from Republican Dede Scozzafava's exit
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 07:03 PST

Abdullah withdraws from Afghan presidential race

Hamid Karzai's rigged, botched reelection leaves the U.S. with no legitimate partner Video
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 06:03 PST

Al Gore: "I am optimistic"

In an interview, the Nobel winner and former vice-president talks about how to save the world
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 06:03 PST

Healthcare matters, but unemployment matters more

Maybe Obama can turn on a dime from healthcare to jobs, but if not, there will be trouble
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 06:01 PST

Karzai wins amid cries of fraud

After runoff election is canceled, a dubious victory
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 06:01 PST

Cheney FBI interview: 72 instances of can't recall

Released summary shows VP's lengthy equivocation
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 06:01 PST

Millionaire college presidents

The 10 best-compensated private college presidents
Monday, Nov 2, 2009 04:03 PST

Ongoing U.S. efforts to protect and coddle Israel

An Israeli columnist issues a scathing indictment of Israel and calls on the U.S. to apply pressure.
Sunday, Nov 1, 2009 18:31 PST

The pope launches a right-wing affirmative-action program

Benedict wants to beef up the ranks of conservative Catholics. If that means bending the rules, no problem
Sunday, Nov 1, 2009 16:29 PST

America the superpower melts down

American preeminence is disappearing 15 years early. Get ready to be an ordinary nation
Sunday, Nov 1, 2009 16:28 PST

More misplaced remains at Arlington National Cemetery

What happened to Master Sgt. Marion Grabe, says a source, is a clue "that there may be thousands of these problems"
Sunday, Nov 1, 2009 12:02 PST

Taking a few days off

As I leave for a short break, the news that Scozzafava endorsed Democrat Owens in the NY-23 race made my day
Sunday, Nov 1, 2009 11:02 PST

GOP candidate endorses Dem in NY race

Dede Scozzafava, who quit a New York House campaign Saturday, endorses Democrat Bill Owens over a conservative
Sunday, Nov 1, 2009 02:02 PST

Obama's latest use of "secrecy" to shield presidential lawbreaking

What was once depicted as a grave act of lawlessness -- Bush's NSA program -- is now deemed a vital state secret.
Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 15:15 PDT

GOP candidate Scozzafava drops out of NY-23 race

The Republican Party's nominee in a special election bows out in favor of a third-party candidate
Friday, Oct 30, 2009 17:31 PDT

Real men don't read D.C. pundits

Brooks and Krauthammer try to macho-bait Obama into the McChrystal escalation in Afghanistan
Friday, Oct 30, 2009 17:29 PDT

Meet TARP on steroids

A quiet new measure may let the government give away even more of your money to banks
Friday, Oct 30, 2009 15:41 PDT

Newsom drops out of California governor's race

The mayor of San Francisco exits the campaign, leaving Jerry Brown a clear path to the Democratic nomination
Friday, Oct 30, 2009 14:30 PDT

Orly Taitz responds to her case's dismissal

The Birther-in-chief isn't happy to see her hopes of unseating President Obama dashed
Friday, Oct 30, 2009 12:15 PDT

Lieberman: I'll support Republicans in 2010

The senator from Connecticut almost lost his committee chair last time he stumped for the GOP
Friday, Oct 30, 2009 09:45 PDT

New strategy from the right: fake dog poop

An influential blogger launches a campaign to send joke poop to a Democratic congressman