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When Congress returns to Washington to begin work in earnest following the shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 other people in Tucson, gun control advocates will likely be making the case for new measures. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D- N.Y.,…

Last week in this space, I mused about how quick we can be to over interpret events and ascribe tenuous meaning to actions that so often defy explanation. Less than 48 hours after I posted that column, 19 people…

Reince Priebus, left, and Republican National Committee chief Michael Steele participate at the chairmanship debate earlier this month. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. It's Election Day for the 168 members of the Republican National Committee. They will head…

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in 2010 (Getty Images) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, announced Thursday that she will not run for a fifth term in 2012, leaving a wide-open Republican primary. Hutchison, who was first elected in 1993…

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's whirlwind media tour swept through Washington, D.C., Thursday, the city he hopes to make his home a little more than two years from now. "I'm seriously considering it," Pawlenty said of a potential 2012…

President Obama speaks during a memorial service in Tucson, Ariz., for the six people who were killed and 14 wounded in the assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. The Morning Line starts off…