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As Iraqi national elections on March 7 approach, violence and political discord in the country have escalated dramatically. On February 22, Gen. Ray Odierno, the top US commander in …

Americans want to help Haiti; Democrats control the US Congress; the Haitian Parliament has passed legislation saying Haitian workers should be paid at least $5 a day; and specific …

All of a sudden, things are getting weird in Washington, DC. We've all gotten used to nothing coming out of government but a whole lot of obstructionism and big …

Today, the House of Representatives debated the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, legislation that would repeal the 65 year exemption health insurance companies have from anti-trust regulations. Speaking …

Years ago I worked at an agency in Washington called the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC predates the New Deal. It was set up in 1914 during the administration …

“Collapsed house, no number” is an old expression that Haitians use to indicate that their flimsy homes of sticks and mud or shoddy concrete blocks have finally fallen apart. …

If you own a cell phone, you should care about the outcome of a court case that "could well decide whether the government can use your cell phone to …

Eager to score Willie Horton points, conservative Republicans have aimed their fire at three points about the handling of the arrest and interrogation of Farouk Abdulmutallab, the alleged underpants …

Most progressives have little respect for the Fox News-generated “Tea Party” movement. However, it has tapped into a very real populist anger with the direction the country is headed …

These days, many U.S. Catholic bishops don’t seem to understand the distinction between church and state. In fact, there’s a powerful lobbying group working on the bishops’ behalf, the …