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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) offered a grim outlook on the fates of competing bills aimed at keeping student loan interest rates from doubling in July.

German auctioneer PFC Auctions announced Thursday that they have canceled bidding on a vial containing residue of former President Ronald Reagan’s blood. The anonymous individual selling the item says that he intends to give the vial to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, despite the fact that bidding had risen to…

From The Heritage Foundation, I’m Ernest Istook. Some state and federal lawmakers are pushing a law to increase your energy bills. It’s called a Clean Energy Standard, sometimes a Renewable Energy Standard. It requires electric utilities to use a certain level of so-called “clean” or “green” energy to generate power….

The former Massachusetts Governor trails Obama by a 42 to 48 percent margin, according to a NBC/Marist poll released Tuesday.

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Friday advocating for the passage of the Law of the Sea Treaty. Panetta stressed the importance of the Treaty to American military and security interests “We are strong precisely because we play by the rules. For too long…

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) launched a new online initiative Wednesday that aims to help governments in developing countries share expertise and experiences dealing with environmental issues. “Given the global events of the last few years never has the need for South-South Cooperation been so prominent,” Amina Mohamed, President of UN High-Level Committee…

A trio of top administration officials told lawmakers on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations that they must support passage of the Law of the Sea Treaty.

Americans appear to be closely divided over their impressions of Vice President Joe Biden, according to a new Gallup poll. 45 percent of those surveyed said they held Biden in an unfavorable light while 42 percent gave him a favorable rating, marking the first time in Biden’s Vice Presidency that…

Gen. John Allen, the top military officer in Afghanistan, told reporters Wednesday that he will wait until after the upcoming fighting season to determine how many troops ISAF will need in Afghanistan through 2013. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Gen. John Allen, the top military officer in Afghanistan, told reporters Wednesday that the Pakistani government’s decision to close down supply lines following a cross-border skirmish last November has not impacted the Afghan campaign.