Most “open letter” paid ads to government officials are directed to Congress or the president, sometimes to a regulatory agency or, on occasion, a Cabinet official, urging the passage or veto of legislation, a new regulation, or perhaps the saving of the b… (source: Washington Post) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Darfur activists shine spotlight on not-so-big names (source: Washington Post)

A majority of Americans say President Obama and congressional Democrats should suspend work on the health care bill that has …

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Poll: Regroup on health care, most say (source: USATODAY)

Federal investigators said Thursday that railway companies should have to install and monitor audio and video recorders in locomotive cabs to help discourage the kind of distractions blamed in a head-on collision that killed 25 people in suburban Los Angel… (source: Washington Post) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Railways should install recorders in train cabs to avoid distractions, accidents (source: Washington Post)

The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and senior Afghan officials have resisted moving forward with a bold and potentially risky initiative to support local militias in Afghanistan that are willing to defend their villages against insurgents, according to U.S… (source: Washington Post) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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U.S. ambassador puts brakes on plan to utilize Afghan militias against Taliban (source: Washington Post)

Baghdad — Alarmed that the disqualification of hundreds of candidates from upcoming parliamentary elections threatens to derail Iraq’s fledgling democracy, the Obama administration is dispatching Vice President Biden in hopes of defusing the looming polit… (source: Washington Post) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Biden going to Iraq due to concerns about candidates barred from elections (source: Washington Post)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican state senator who shook the political landscape from Massachusetts to California this week descended on Capitol Hill to a celebrity’s welcome Thursday as he to introduced himself to a Congress he says has lost its way…. (source: Associate Press) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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GOP’s 41st senator gets movie star’s greeting (source: Associate Press)

BOSTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Treasurer Joe Malone said Thursday he expects to run against an incumbent congressional Democrat this fall, part of a wave of political recalibrations occurring nationally after Republican Scott Brown’s upset win in … (source: Associate Press) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Candidates rethink nationally after Mass. results (source: Associate Press)

Indefinite Detention-Themed Design To Be Used In New Campaign FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today announced that a design by New York-based designer Christopher King is t… (source: aclu.org) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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ACLU Announces Winner Of ”Restore America” Poster Design Contest (source: aclu.org)

C.I.A. interrogators used the near-drowning technique, which Obama administration officials have described as torture, 266 times on two key prisoners from Al Qaeda. (source: New York Times) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Waterboarding Used 266 Times on 2 Suspects (source: New York Times)