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"What we're seeing taking place in Syria is heartbreaking," President Barack Obama said during a debate with Mitt Romney last October, "and that's why we are going to do everything we can to make sure that we are helping the opposition."

IMMIGRATION WATCH: Senate debate on a massive immigration reform bill moved slowly Wednesday as the floor sat lifeless in a quorum call for much of the day.

Another Republican Supera PAC is jumping into the a increasingly nasty Massachusetts Senate battle, going after Democrat Ed Markey's biggest weakness - his $1.3 million Maryland home.

In a wide-ranging interview with Playboy , Fox News host Sean Hannity contended early on that he's a "registered Conservative" and "not a Republican, though people often mistake me for one."

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It's as if they didn't learn a thing from the 2012 elections. Republicans are on the same suicide mission as before - - trying to block immigration reform , roll back the clock on abortion rights , and stop gay marriage wherever possible.

It's not really news that America's economics departments, particularly at elite institutions, are stuffed with people whose careers are founded on protecting monied interests.

This was an idea that Mitt Romney criticized in January 2012, garnering a lot of sneers from the foreign policy establishment.

SAN DIEGO, June 19, 2013 The unassuming blonde woman with her hair pulled back filled out the required form to address the San Diego City Council during the non-agenda public comment period on Tuesday.

Quantum fluctuations in science, space and society, from quarks to Hubble and Mars.

"When the facts come out, I believe people will know I'm not guilty of anything that is alleged and I'm innocent of most of the wrongdoings."

We're about 30 months away from the 2016 Iowa Caucuses , but why not take a look back at the last go-round? Filmmaker A.J. Schnack is doing just that with "Caucus," which is premiering in the U.S. at Washington's AFI Docs festival this week.

Actually, that's not true. They have one; a respected former state senator. They just don't like her.

Mitt Romney certainly thought it was popular, as he purchased airtime for an ad that alleged that President Obama has gutted the law: And some of the numbers seem to suggest this support is justified.

In the midst of negotiations in Congress over an immigration overhaul, House Republicans are planning a series of meetings with Hispanic-Americans in the nation's capital as part of a partywide effort to woo minority voters.

Two years ago, a spat between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner over Planned Parenthood funding sparked a national debate about birth control that helped lead to a historic gender gap in the 2012 elections, with Obama beating Mitt Romney by about 10 points among women voters.

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The controversy swirling around the alleged IRS targeting of conservative groups has placed severe scrutiny on that agency.

The candidate: Republican Tom Emmer , a former state representative who ran an unsuccessful campaign for governor in Minnesota in 2010, now seeking the 6th District.

As far as I can tell, if the Republican were to adopt a platform today, it would have two planks: Opposition to any tax increase and opposition to anything Barack Obama supports.