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A petition calling for Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be barred from entering the UK has gathered more than 370,000 names, so MPs will have to consider debating it.

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The details of how Kerry defused the stalemate, based on accounts from a half-dozen officials familiar with the talks, reveals an Afghanistan closer to the brink than many outsiders may appreciate. It also illuminates rare foreign policy win for Kerry and for an Obama administration staggered by months of setbacks,

Here’s the good news: A bipartisan bill has been introduced into the Senate that might just solve the single most pressing problem with student debt.

A new poll of registered voters in Arkansas shows Democratic sentaor Mark Pryor leading his Republican challenger, Tom Cotton, by 11 points. Pryor receives 51 percent support,

The debate in Washington over raising the minimum wage has been fueled by politicians on both sides of the aisle holding up different sets of figures and projections about the economic impact. Meanwhile, a situation on military bases is providing a real-world example.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 326-90 on Tuesday to prevent a reduction in cost of living increases in pensions for military retirees under age 62.

Behind [the thirst for power and possessions] lurks a rejection of ethics and a rejection of God. Ethics has come to be viewed with a certain scornful derision. It is seen as counterproductive, too human, because it makes money and power relative. It is felt to be a threat, since it condemns the manipulation and debasement of the person

There are several things from this new CBO report that probably deserve commentary, including a new estimate that unemployment will “remain above 8 percent until 2014.”Instead, I want to look at the new budget forecast and see what degree of fiscal discipline is necessary to get rid of red ink.

Public employee-union backed marchers arrived at the Capitol this week after 48 days on the road from Bakersfield, presenting lawmakers with their state budget recommendations Thursday – $40 billion in tax increases and loophole closures they said will avoid service cuts and balance the budget for years to come.

Sen. Chuck Grassley's charge was backed up by the inspector general for the bailout -- also known as the Trouble Asset Relief Program, or TARP. Watchdog Neil Barofsky told Fox News, as well as the Senate Finance Committee, that General Motors used bailout money to pay back the federal government.

I've been a little amused over the last couple of days where people have been having these rallies about taxes. You would think they would be saying thank you,