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In today's On the News segment: There was a massive police crackdown in New York City this morning, the recall effort against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker officially begins today, …

On the day Mitt Romney announced the support of social conservatives, the Republican blogosphere buzzed with reports about how a state agency under the former Massachusetts governor tried to …

Back in September I was sitting in the salubrious office of an official from one of International Financial Institutions – when he slouched back in his chair, sighed and …

The effort to recall Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker begins in earnest tomorrow, November 15. As TPM's Eric Kleefeld reports, Democrats and other opponents of the WI GOP's big …

As relocated Occupy Wall Street protesters regrouped in Foley Square and prepared to march to Canal Street (with a stop at Bloomberg's press conference on the way) the National …

Bettendorf, Iowa - Hoping that his infamous “oops moment” is old news, Gov. Rick Perry returned to Iowa on Monday with plans to unveil a sweeping federal consolidation that …

About an hour ago, news broke that the police began a surprise sweep of Zuccotti Park to destroy the Occupy Wall Street encampment. According to NBC News, “hundreds of …

Occupy Wall Street eviction, November 15th. (Photo: Nick Gulotta) This morning, I watched lower Manhattan turn into a militarized lockdown. The park known as Liberty Square was …

A demonstrator with the Occupy San Francisco protests wears an American flag scarf over their face at the movement's encampment in San Francisco, October 28, 2011. (Photo: Jim Wilson …

Hundreds of New York City police officers began clearing Zuccotti Park of the Occupy Wall Street protesters early Tuesday, telling the people there that the nearly two-month-old camp would …