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by Mark Silva ST. PAUL, Minn. - As Democrat Barack Obama plans to sit down tomorrow with FOX News' Bill O'Reilly for an interview, the foxes certainly are in the henhouse. Bias, we're told, is part of the political mainstream,......

by Frank James updated at 9:00 pm Peggy Noonan has written an explanation to her "It's over" comment which can be found on the Wall Street Journal site. Bottom line: she wasn't referring to Sen. John McCain's presidential aspirations......

by Mark Silva Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation for the U.S. Supreme Court is "virtually filibuster-proof,'' one Democratic senator said today, but lawmakers should not be forced into any deadline for her confirmation, a Republican leader said. And...

by Mark Silva President Barack Obama plans a stop today at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where some of the most wounded casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are being treated -- and where the Army psychologist accused......

by Michael Muskal A group of Republican senators has revived the traditional remedy for dealing with an elected government reluctant to leave: Impose term limits. Term limits date from the days of the Colonies and have had mixed results. Often,......

by Mark Silva In another decade of firsts for women, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York - the first woman elected to the Senate from New York, and the first and only former first lady elected to public office......

by Mark Silva Was Sen. Hillary Clinton a victim of sexism in her failed bid for the Democratic presidential nomination? Some of her supporters say so. Then again, some will say that Sen. Barack Obama has suffered from racial prejudice......

by Mike Memoli The headline from Tuesday's primary and run-off elections last night was South Carolina state Rep. Nikki Haley's victory in the GOP gubernatorial primary runoff. With a nod to the history her candidacy represents and in recognition of......

by Mark Silva Certainly age will be a consideration in Sen. John McCain's selection of a running mate. McCain, who turns 72 in August, could become the oldest man ever elected to a first term as president. And McCain often......

by Mike Memoli We will indeed have an all-women gubernatorial matchup in Oklahoma this November, as Rep. Mary Fallin (R) and Lt. Gov. Jari Askins (D) won their respective primaries in the Sooner State Tuesday. As noted yesterday, it's the......

by Frank James The Democratic National Convention isn't even half over and already we're looking ahead to next week's Republican version which Republicans have dubbed the "Country First" convention to tie in with the overarching theme of Sen. John McCain'...

by James Oliphant, and updated UPDATE: McCain told a Pittsburgh radio station Thursday that he has not yet made a decision on a running mate. McCain instead joked that actor Wilford Brimley would be a good choice, since he......