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Illinois's Democratic redistricting--and how Republicans may respond

By: Michael Barone 05/27/11 6:01 PM

Illinois Democrats’ congressional redistricting map has been releas Read More

Feds’ accounting is dodgy at best

By: Deroy Murdock 04/17/11 4:00 AM

Imagine that Uncle Sam suddenly morphed into Samuel Smith, CEO of Federal Enterprises, a conglomerate with 2.8 million employees in 2009, $2.2 trillion in revenues in 2010 and a proposed budget of $3.7 trillion for 2012. If this private company were run the way Washington works, newspaper headlines soon would scream: “Mr. Smith goes to Attica.” Read More

Rachel Maddow throws a cheap shot at an honest vote

By: Staff report 02/16/10 2:00 AM

It started with President Obama's much-praised appearance before House Republicans on Jan. 29. Discussing last year's $787 billion stimulus bill, Obama accused the GOP of hypocrisy, saying lawmakers are returning to their districts to take credit for federal spending they opposed in Washington. "A lot of you have gone to appear at ribbon-cuttings for the same projects that you voted against," Obama said. Read More