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The Fix by Chris Cillizza
Mitt Romney will not take part in March 1 debate in Georgia — the final debate before Super Tuesday on March 6.
The Take by Dan Balz
The two men will appear at an event together on Thursday.
2chambers: Covering Congress
The Chinese vice president had a half hour huddle with key senators on his second day in Washington.
In the Loop
The critical Michigan GOP primary may be affected by Democrats voting against Romney.
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44: Politics & Policy
The president has watched the New York Knicks’ guard play and marveled at the highlights of Lin’s game-winning heroics.
The woman who you didn’t hear at the Congressional contraceptives hearing
Future federal employees would have to pay more for their retirement as part of a deal struck early Thursday.
Local media roughes him up over the conscience amendment.
“Clinton involved thousands of people in Arkansas, including a lot of women in Democratic groups, in his lie” about Monica Lewinsky, one Democrat says, and not everyone is over it even now.
You don’t call, you don’t write: “There’s no one there to pick up the bat phone.’’
In today’s super-charged partisan era, fence-straddling is no longer an option, and even a charity has no safe place to sit.
Confused about how both parties can say such radically different things about the budget? We explain the numbers.
Europe’s efforts, led by Germany, to impoverish Greece will not encourage the country to accept needed reforms, argues author James Edward Miller
The report examined policies that led to the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba who later reengaged in terrorism.
Top U.S. officials try to contain fallout after U.S. Marines apparently urinate on corpses of dead Afghans.
Image on new book by Michael Hastings appears to show uniform of retired general
Al Kamen’s In the Loop reports on the winner of the National Security Archive’s annual award, named for Nixon secretary Rose Mary Woods.
Al Kamen introduces In the Loop’s first contest of 2012: “Embassy for Sale.” Tell us what should be done with the sprawling new complex.
A project to deepen and widen the Panama Canal aims to help U.S. businesses meet a new foreign challenge.
Mitt Romney wants to add 100,000 troops to the force, while President Obama wants to trim the Army and Marine Corps. Obama’s path meets current law, so how could Romney manage it?
It’s not unusual for House Republicans to call for limits on federal retirement benefits, but this time the targeted benefits are their own.
FEDERAL DIARY | The most interesting thing about the government reorganization hearing was the title: “Why Reshuffling Government Agencies Won’t Solve the Federal Government's Obesity Problem.”
If Republicans want a petite government, they should applaud the direction the federal workforce is heading.
The continuing contretemps concerning contraception offers a reminder that in Washington, the usual laws of physics don’t apply. For some actions, there is a completely disproportionate reaction.
All of the GOP’s potential 2012 candidates are uninspiring or unelectable.
Though poorly appreciated at home, the former Russian leader should be honored for his great vision.
Unions' fight is the fight of every U.S. worker.
The British prime minister has his own art of the deal.
An appropriate tribute to a “cultural icon in NJ’ history.”
Super-high disapproval ratings made their White House ambitions quaintly Quixotic.
Moderators of upcoming debates should challenge them on their differences with papal decrees.
Now would be a very good time to be a cartoonist. Or perhaps not. As the late cartoonist Doug Marlette frequently lamented, "How do you cartoon a cartoon? We're living in 'Toon Town.' "
Now would be a very good time to be a cartoonist. Or perhaps not. As the late cartoonist Doug Marlette frequently lamented, "How do you cartoon a cartoon? We're living in 'Toon Town.' "
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