North Korea’s threat to wage war was the No. 1 topic today when senators quizzed the head of the U.S. Pacific Command. Still, Sen. James Inhofe wouldn’t let the morning pass without a chance to attack those who think human...
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A woman covers her face with her sweater in the heavy smog in Haozhou, central China's Anhui province.
Inhofe Can’t Budge an Admiral Who Says Climate Change Matters
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People celebrate in front of the White House on Nov. 7, 2012.
Reddest Reds, Bluest Blues: Obama-Romney Contest
Now that we’ve left behind the obsessive coverage and minute slicing-and-dicing of the swing states that constituted the end-all and be-all of the 2012 presidential election, we were left wondering: Where did the landslides occur? Defining that as any place where one of...
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A supporter at a Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan rally in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Oct. 19, 2012.
Tulsa Coal Executive Invests $4.35 Million in Romney and Republicans
An Oklahoma millionaire coal executive has contributed at least $4.35 million to super-political action committees backing Mitt Romney and other Republican candidates, new Federal Election Commission reports show. Joseph Craft III wrote a $500,000 check last month to Restore Our Future,...
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T. Boone Pickens, founder of BP Capital LLC.
Pickens: Money Misspent on Senate
Billionaire T. Boone Pickens says he’s “fed up” with Washington.He recalls one of his greatest victories as once getting Republican Senator Tom Coburn to sign off on an energy proposal that included a natural gas user-fee. “He wouldn’t pay a...
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A natural gas station in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Natural Gas-Guzzlers: Guvs Pitching
It’s not every day that governors pitch potential vendors on a request for proposal. But yesterday, the governors of Oklahoma and Colorado met with executives from General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Fiat SpA’s Chrysler Group LLC, to ask...
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Senator Kent Conrad's office with items from his state of North Dakota on Capitol Hill on March1, 2012.
North Dakota, Oklahoma Candidate Filing Deadlines Today
Want to run for Congress from North Dakota or Oklahoma? Today’s your last day to file. Deadlines in those two Republican-friendly areas will bring to 31 the number of states where candidate qualifying periods have ended. In North Dakota, the...
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