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  • GOP Candidates Debate Foreign Aid; Divided Over Waterboarding

    GOP Candidates Debate Foreign Aid; Divided Over Waterboarding

    There were no heated attacks between the candidates at Saturday's Republican presidential debate at Wofford College in South Carolina, but there were some disagreements in the foreign policy debate over foreign aid and the use of torture.

  • Senate Judiciary Votes to Repeal DOMA

    The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 10-8 along party lines for a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act. DOMA says that same-sex marriages or civil-unions recognized by states would not be recognized under federal law

  • GOP Debate: Cain Values Integrity, Perry Says 'Oops'

    GOP Debate: Cain Values Integrity, Perry Says 'Oops'

    The Republican presidential candidates stood firm on their desire to see less government interference in the marketplace during Wednesday night's CNBC debate in Michigan. The most memorable moments of the evening came when the audience booed questions about allegations of sexual impropriety by Herman Cain, and when Rick Perry could not remember the third department that he would eliminate from the federal government.

  • More Republicans Say They're Not Bound by Tax Pledge

    More Republicans have recently followed in the footsteps of Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) in arguing that they are no longer bound to the Americans for Tax Reform pledge to not raise taxes because they did not renew their pledge during the previous election.

  • N.C. Looks at Reparations for Forced Sterilization Victims

    Between 1907 and 1979, 33 states had programs of forced sterilization. While many of those states have officially apologized to the victims of those programs, North Carolina is the first and only state to take steps toward compensation for those victims.

  • Herman Cain Responds to Bialek's Accusations

    Herman Cain Responds to Bialek's Accusations

    Republican presidential front-runner Herman Cain is fighting back against accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior. Cain is planning to address the accusations at a Tuesday evening press conference. Cain said that he would be responding directly to all future controversies.

  • FY2011 Federal Deficit = $1,299,000,000,000

    The federal government spent $1.299 trillion more than it received in revenue for fiscal year 2011, according to the Congressional Budget Office's November report on Monday. Despite congressional efforts to cut government spending this year, federal spending increased $145 billion over fiscal year 2010.

  • Sharon Bialek: Cain, After Groping, Said 'You Want a Job, Right?'

    Sharon Bialek: Cain, After Groping, Said 'You Want a Job, Right?'

    A new sexual harassment charge against presidential candidate Herman Cain was announced at a New York City press conference on Monday. This marks the fourth accusation over the past week, but the first time the accuser stepped into the spotlight. The Cain campaign said the accusations are “bogus.”

  • Poll: Politicians' Private Conduct Important in Vote Choice

    A strong majority of likely voters believe that politicians' private conduct is an important consideration when deciding who to vote for, according to a new poll commissioned by The Hill. A majority also believe that the media behaves unethically.

  • Will Republicans Agree to Increased Revenue in Supercommittee Debt Deal?

    Congressional Republicans opposed revenue increases to lower deficits during the debt ceiling negotiations. As the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or “supercommittee,” nears its deadline, however, more Republicans have been voicing support for a large, $4 trillion, deficit reduction package that would include revenue increases. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) both showed support for such a deal in separate interviews on Sunday.