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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has requested political asylum from Ecuador.

While supporters and opponents rush to opine on the civil rights implications of the court's decision, few appreciate the serious risks to church autonomy and people of conscience.

Assangeu2019s freedom now depends largely on Ecuadorian President Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado, a new breed of independent-minded leader like Venezuelan President Hugo Chu00e1vez.

What the Egyptian revolution has thus far failed to do was to destroy the real basis of the old regime's power, ensuring that the regime would re-consolidate itself. The …

There is no safe level of exposure to ionizing radiation, only legally u201callowableu201d doses. Types of ionizing radiation include gamma rays, beta and alpha particles, and X-rays emitted by …

After 10 years of Congress stonewalling on the Dream Act, the president has now acted. For the students and families affected, the presidentu2019s new immigration policy directed at young …

Faced with a wide range of signs warning of an economic slowdown, the Federal Reserve is expected to announce Wednesday that it will extend a controversial bond-buying program even …

The U.S. Marine Corps buried a massive stockpile of Agent Orange at the Futenma air station in Okinawa, seriously sickening the base's former head of maintenance and potentially contaminating …

Government payrolls grew in the early part of the recovery, largely because of federal stimulus measures. But since its postrecession peak in April 2009 (not counting temporary Census hiring), …

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday itu2019d extend a controversial bond-buying program known as Operation Twist to help spark economic activity but gave only vague guidance about what kind of …