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Economist Samir Amin deciphers the latest CIA report on the state of the world. He shows that intelligence agency experts still see a single view only: the American model's …

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Washington - The Department of Transportation furloughed nearly 2,000 employees without pay Monday as the government began to feel the impact of Republican Sen. Jim Bunning's one-man blockage of …

The Supreme Court Monday decided not to hear the appeal of a group of Uighurs who have been held without charge at Guantanamo Bay for eight years. The case …

In its March 8, 2010 edition, the Weekly Standardhas a long article about the “Drone Wars” that praises the use of Predator drones for targeted assassinations in Pakistan and …

Obama's summit sets a precedent. The summit at Blair House didn't get stellar reviews: bloggers found it boring, and the participants left with mostly the same views they held …

Party leaders may have settled on a healthcare reform strategy: muscle through legislation with only Democratic votes. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will face defections. Democrats have paused and …

Manatee - A mounting crisis created by the record number of foreclosures in Manatee County has hit Jeannette Traylor right where she lives: An abandoned foreclosed home has brought …

Elinor Ostrom was an unusual choice for the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. For one thing, she is the first woman to receive the prize. Her Ph.D. …

War has been a part of my life virtually for as long as I can remember. First, as a child and adolescent playing and then preparing for war, as …