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Americans believe China is the leading economic power in the world today, by a significant margin over the United States.

My friend J.T. Young's piece today in the Washington Times lays out a case for Republicans to be a little optimistic about President Obama's vulnerability in 2012.

Even with the president's approval rating showing signs of life and the Republicans busily bashing themselves over the head - "one is a practicing polygamist and he's not even the Mormon," retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor recently quipped about her party's two frontrunners - America continues to track right, according to polling ... (more)

Jim Gardner , vice chairman of the Kentucky Public Service Commission , has been named to lead a new task force of state public service commissioners.

I have been writing for a long time about the real news in the Battleground Poll results over the last decade.A These bipartisan polls which predict election results with remarkable accuracy and which also reveal the answers to all the questions respondents provided including, critically, how people describe themselves ideologically.A In the last ... (more)

Nearly 3 out of every 10 workers in Hawaii , Alaska , and the District of Columbia work for federal, state, or local government, at a time when government employment is declining nationally at all levels.

Former Washington, D.C., school chancellor Michelle Rhee has sent her followers to Alabama to promote charter schools, but Alabama should say "no, thanks." The District of Columbia is no model for school reform.

A town hall-style summit for District of Columbia residents has been praised for engaging the public but criticized for its $600,000 price tag and rigid structure.

In Connecticut, more men than women ticketed for using cell phones while driving BRANFORD -- When it comes to chatting on the phone or texting while driving, it's the men who are more often the culprits.

A The following release was received from the IRS. Before you file your 2011 federal income tax return in 2012, you should be aware of a few important tax changes that took effect in 2011.

Alexis McKenzie, right, shares a light moment with resident Catherine Peake. McKenzie is executive director of The Methodist Home of the District of Columbia Forest Side, an Alzheimer's assisted-living facility.

Ordinarily, lawsuits are brought against governments for denial of benefits. But in a rare case, five senior citizens have sued the federal government to get out of an entitlement program - Medicare.

Attorney General Bill Schuette has announced that the State of Michigan will be taking a leading role in a lawsuit filed by The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty -- on behalf of two colleges and a religious broadcasting network -- challenging health care regulations put forth by the Obama administration.

There is constant talk about how bad the economy is, and that massage therapy is one of many luxuries to have been sacrificed.

With the deadline getting closer, millions of Americans are asking the pertinent question so they don't end up on the wrong side of the IRS: When is the tax deadline for 2012? The Internal Revenue Service announced in January of this year when the 2012 tax season began that taxpayers have until April 17 to file their tax returns this year.

Four men have been sentenced in the last week for their roles in a taxicab bribery scandal in the District of Columbia.

THE MASSACHUSETTS health plan is a work in progress. It has brought about major improvements in the coverage of citizens, without unduly raising costs.

Then and Now asked when? What year was this photograph taken?A The contestant whose answer came closest to the correct answer was Whisky Wolinsky.

A The third and fourth graders in Mrs. Hadlock's class at John Lyman School started a project to collect postcards from all 50 states and the District of Columbia back when school started in September.

Patch's Cutest Couple Contest Official Rules No Purchase Required to Enter or Win 1.A A A Eligibility: Patch's Cutest Couple Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States who are 18 years of age or older.