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For the "well, duh" file. Sen. Tom Coburn, an outspoken critic of government waste, said a new GAO report of duplication of federal government redundancy "will make us all look like jackasses." Some of the details:

I can't remember doing it, so please set me free now:

More than four decades after Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, his convicted murderer wants to go free for a crime he says he can't remember.

Just because the governor has majorities of his party in both House and Senate, that doesn't mean he's going to get everything he wants:

A bill to abolish Indiana's 1,008 township boards failed in the Senate Tuesday -- an ominous sign for the township reform campaign pushed by the governor and the Chamber of Commerce.

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Even when it comes to honoring presidents, we've resorted to praising everybody instead of trying to single out the really great ones. So, we forget George Washington and celebrate President's Day, the nation's "most nondescript holiday" and another one of Richard Nixon's terrible ideas:

Reaction to Joe Biden's "Hey, let's spend $53 billion on high-speed rail" contribution to the latest "boondoggle in the name of Progress":

The Wall Street Journal seems almost giddy over the opportunity presented by this "constitutional moment":

Mike Pence on President Obama's SOTU address: "It appears the president is committed to more spending, more government . . ."

Keep your silly old gay-mariage disputes to yourselves, says the Supreme Court:

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it would not hear a challenge to the District's 10-month-old same-sex marriage law, marking a likely end to legal disputes over gay marriages in the city. But opponents of the law say they will press Congress to intervene, potentially requiring the city to hold a voter referendum.

No matter how much everybody talks about austerity and the need for state cutbacks, there will always be some who don't get the word or don't have a clue:

LINCOLN CITY, Ind. — Some southern Indiana lawmakers say they'll fight to keep funding in the state budget for a park amphitheater where outdoor musicals about Abraham Lincoln are performed.

Good question:

The tea party has certainly made its mark on the politics. But does it have a future?

It's a question that political observers have been asking ever since the tea party came along -- whether it's here to stay or is simply a flash in the pan.