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At some point a sideshow to a story becomes so painfully obvious that it becomes the story, and this now should be: Why is the media taking such pains …

(Photo: Cpl. Joseph DiGirolamo / Flickr) As America closes out its mission in Iraq, the Pentagon is gearing up to provide hundreds of thousands of returning soldiers …

The defining political issue of 2012 won’t be the government’s size. It will be who government is for. Americans have never much liked government. After all, …

In a wayward attempt to rebrand himself as a middle-class hero, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is running headlong into his history with Bain Capital. Not only does the …

Cairo - After four days of street fighting with protesters that has left 13 people dead, Egypt’s military rulers faced calls on Monday from the United States, the United …

Occupy Wall Street protesters, along with union workers, stage a demonstration on the pedestrian walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge, in New York, Nov. 17, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / …

Too many academics for too long have turned their backs on addressing important social issues.

Washington - Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein quietly used a $915 billion spending bill to accomplish a long-standing and, in some circles, controversial goal of easing Central Valley water sales. …

Tokyo — With the abrupt death of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, the fate of his isolated, nuclear-armed regime has dropped into the hands of his youngest son, …

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), right, watches as Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) discusses their Medicare plan in Washington, on Dec. 15, 2011. Wyden and Ryan discussed their bipartisan plan to …