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***Live Updates*** GOP Debate Night in South Carolina

Ted Cruz, Donald Trump

The Republican presidential candidates debate tonight in North Charleston, South Carolina less than three weeks before the Iowa caucuses. Carly Fiorina, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum will participate in the undercard debate, which starts

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Osama bin Laden Dead

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (AP) – Osama bin Laden was holed up in a two-story house 100 yards from a Pakistani military academy when four helicopters carrying U.S. forces swooped early Monday, killing the world’s most wanted man and leaving his final

'Gang of Six': Senators Craft Budget Plan Behind Closed Doors

From The Associated Press: The six have met in private for several months, even as House Republicans and Obama developed more partisan plans that have little chance of being enacted into law because of Washington’s divided government. House Republicans passed

The End of the American Social Welfare State

Just a year ago, the Obama Administration was on the verge of converting America into a European style social-welfare state. The President had pushed up federal, state and local deficit spending to 41% of our gross-domestic-product (GDP), a level not

Congress to Hold Hearings on White House Visitor Logs

From The Hill: On Tuesday of next week, a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee will hold a hearing titled “White House Transparency, Visitor Logs and Lobbyists.” The hearing comes after a report by the Center for Public Integrity detailing disclosure

Sunday Open Thread: May Day Edition

Today is May 1st, the International Workers Day, a celebration of labor unions. We will make a point to do lots of capital-intensive work today.