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Despite smears, Chuck Hagel's confirmation as US secretary of defense looks likely.

Earlier this month, TSA officials at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport detained 3-year-old Lucy, on her way to a family vacation in Disney World.

As we approach the self-immolation known as “The Sequester,” I find myself thinking about a woman in West Africa, asking people, “Would you like to buy a pen?” She …

When I wrote about MSNBC's documentary on Iraq war lies this week, I linked to an earlier blog post of mine that drew heavily on a House Judiciary Committee …

This post may run through tax geekdom a bit, but it hopefully shows the relationship between federal and state tax policy, and how badly the battle has been waged …

I've had an article in draft for some time — “The 16 Deadlines Facing America” — that details each deadline, describes the dangers, and states why each faces an …

Since 2007, HIV and AIDS rates have gone up throughout rural Mexican states.

A story as old as America itself has a new twist since the fracking boom.

Cinema 2 of the New Parkway Theatre in Oakland is deserted. I take a seat against the arm of a cushy brown couch on the third tier upfrom the …

A new bill by state Rep. Nicholas Schwaderer would restore due process in Montana and counter the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Passed by Congress and signed by President …