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A police officer rests while demonstrators are arrested behind him. (Photo: a c o r n / Flickr) A political campaign by San Francisco’s well-heeled “property owners” …

Earlier this month, a tweet from Slate political reporter Dave Weigel saying “Gov. Scott Walker just left ATR/Norquist Xmas Party” was the first news to most Wisconsin residents that …

(Photo: Emydidae / Flickr) I met Marsha Coleman-Adebayo in 1990 in Washington, DC. She was working for the World Wildlife Fund, an international environmental organization. Coleman-Adebayo was …

Dewey Square, the patch of earth that Occupy Boston protesters called home from September to December, is empty now.

The San Francisco Chronicle's front-page headline “Governor to Oakland: ‘Keep the port open’ ” could have been gleaned from the newspaper's 1934 edition when Gov. Frank Merriam vowed to …

Washington - After a U.S. airstrike mistakenly killed at least 15 Afghans in 2010, the Army officer investigating the accident was surprised to discover that an American civilian had …

Washington - For all the roller-coaster tumultuousness of the primary season, the general election promises another strange jolt: the likely presence on the ballot in all 50 states of …

(Photo: Michael Kappel / Flickr) Yes, Virginia, there really are silver bullets and here's a sterling one for you. After a lifetime clashing with monstrous …

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California). (Photo: Luke Sharrett / The New York Times) The hard times that most Americans continue to experience don't seem to be making an …

Charity Crowell, 9, checks her school supplies at the trailer where she lives with her family in Asheville, N.C. (Photo: Fred R. Conrad / The New York Times) …