May 23, 2011 – CLARENCE, N.Y. — Jane Corwin slipped off her shoes Sunday afternoon as she made calls from the phone bank at her campaign headquarters. The Republican’s feet have blistered as she’s stepped up her campaigning in the homestretch of an unexpectedly competitive special House race. Democrat Kathy Hochul was confident ahead...

May 23, 2011 – The race for the Republican presidential nomination gained some long-awaited clarity Sunday when Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels ended months of speculation with an early-morning email alerting supporters that he won't run. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, meanwhile, announced his candidacy in a video Sunday night and said he plans to...

May 23, 2011 – Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Monday that Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan should run for president. The Virginia Republican, asked Monday if Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, should run, Cantor said “sure,” adding that Ryan shows “real leadership.” It’s a striking statement from the No. 2 House Republican, who is the...

May 23, 2011 – (Newser) – Be careful how you act in Utah: If you get too “sexy,” you could find yourself arrested under a new law. The law broadens the definition of solicitation—agreeing to trade sex for money—to include “lewd acts” that imply you want to trade sex for money, like exposing or...

May 23, 2011 – (Newser) – In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has upheld a panel’s order that California release 46,000 inmates over the next two years to reduce overcrowding in state prisons. In 2009, a three-judge panel called on the state to reduce its prison population to 137% of capacity; overcrowding was...

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May 23, 2011 – (AP) – An Ohio husband and wife pleaded guilty today to charges that they plotted to help finance a Mideast terrorist group, under a deal that spares them from potential life sentences. Hor and Amera Akl, dual citizens of the US and Lebanon, were arrested in June 2010 after authorities...

May 23, 2011 – (Newser) - Chrysler will announce with some fanfare tomorrow the repayment of $7.5 billion in bailout loans from the US and Canadian governments. CEO Sergio Machionne will announce the milestone tomorrow alongside White House manufacturing adviser Ron Bloom at Chrysler’s Sterling Heights, Michigan, plant, the Wall Street Journal reports. Chrysler...

May 22, 2011 – This post was written by Kyle Olson, founder and CEO of Education Action Group Foundation. Last week, I told you about an Indiana teacher who compared the state’s new education reform initiatives to the Holocaust. My organization, the Education Action Group, responded to this teacher’s email, and told him...

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May 21, 2011 – In his recent address at the National Summit of the American Federation for Children in Washington D.C., Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett made an important point about the state of public education. “For years, we’ve talked about failing schools,” Corbett said. “Now, in addition to talking about failing schools, we find ourselves...

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Jun 9, 2011 – Jon Huntsman’s decision to skip the first New Hampshire presidential debate on Monday has Republicans in the state confused — and predicting that he’ll suffer politically for it. “As a guy who has said publicly he’s going to skip Iowa, it seems like he’d want to be here...

Jun 9, 2011 – According to Associated Press sources, numerous members of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s campaign resigned today. The AP is reporting that Gingrich press spokesman Rick Tyler and campaign manager Rob Johnson have resigned, along with strategists and aides in key early primary states. Other sources are reporting that Dave Carney,...

Jun 9, 2011 – Newt Gingrich's campaign staff has resigned en masse, the Associated Press is reporting, raising questions about the future of former House speaker's presidential campaign less than a month after it was formally launched.

Jun 9, 2011 – Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is spending his second day in Detroit today to gather support and money for his campaign. Although temperatures in the Motor City have been as blistering as much of the rest of the country, it’s cooler there today — and former Democratic Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm...

Jun 9, 2011 – Not to say that she is for sure running for president, but Sarah Palin just released a Facebook note that resembles the framework of a foreign policy speech on the campaign trail. In it, she blasts President Obama for wanting “to give Russia our missile defense secrets because he believes...

Jun 9, 2011 – Egyptians oppose the U.S. sending aid to political groups in their country. This is particularly the case among those who look to the U.S. as a political example. While 75% of the general public opposes U.S. aid to political groups, 88% of Egyptians who see the U.S. as a political...

Jun 9, 2011 – The alliance between likely Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann and possible candidate Sarah Palin appears to be fraying. And it's being fueled largely by Bachmann's new campaign manager, Ed Rollins. On Tuesday, veteran Republican strategist Rollins took some shots at Palin. “Sarah has not been serious over the last couple...

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Jun 9, 2011 – The first family is making a rare trip to Camp David this weekend for a little R&R. The retreat in the Maryland mountains has been a favorite of many presidents but hasn't been used as much by President Obama and his family. It will Obama's 17th visit there, according to...

Jun 9, 2011 – BLACKSBURG, S.C. — Kings Mountain National Military Park has promised to respect visitors’ free speech rights after a man says he was told to leave the park over a car decal promoting presidential candidate Ron Paul’s political group. Jack Faw, a 73-year-old Virginia resident whose ancestors fought in the Battle...