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Reporting from Washington— Retreating from partisan stalemate days before a potential government shutdown, the Senate passed a temporary 2012 funding bill that also replenishes federal disaster aid. …

Who could have imagined even a year ago that the Arab Spring would blow a fresh wind across the Middle East, opening minds and hearts to new possibilities? Now, …

On the same day that more than 250,000 unredacted State Department cables hemorrhaged out onto the Internet, I was interrogated for the first time in my 23-year State Department …

Wisconsin has been riveted in recent days by reports that more of Governor Scott Walker's top aides may be implicated in a secret “John Doe” investigation into potentially illegal …

A simple rule meant to cut paperwork for U.S. companies has grown into one of the biggest multinational tax breaks around, costing the United States and other governments billions …

Fidelia Perez sits in a hospital room after receiving emergency dialysis treatment at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, in this October 13, 2009, file photo. (Photo: David Walter …

Washington - How can we end the death penalty in the United States? Every so often, one capital case receives wide attention and makes a public spectacle …

Washington - Here's my question for the Republican Party: How's that Rick Perry stuff workin' out for ya? You'll recall that Sarah Palin asked a similar question …

(Photo: independentyouth; Edited: JR / Truthout) Wall Street has given $41 million in campaign contributions to the members of the Congressional “supercommittee” charged with finding $1.5 trillion …

“The Ever Evolving Egg” by Max Eternity. Click to view larger. At a time when extreme, economic austerity measures are being considered and/or enacted by a number …