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A hearing in Sen. Claire McCaskill’s Contract Oversight subcommittee on contracting in Afghanistan has highlighted some important statistics that provide a window into the extent to which the Obama …

The Taliban surf on the population's rejection of a corrupt government sustained by foreign armies that kill civilians. Women make the point that violence against them increases incessantly. With …

Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s proposed resolution to pull troops out of Afghanistan seems to be getting a favorable reception from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. At a roundtable with reporters on …

Iranian troops have entered southern Iraqi territory and taken control of an oil well, reports say. An Iraqi official played down the incident, saying the area was abandoned and …

At Copenhagen global warming talks, President Obama urged heads of state to agree on a new pact this weekend and move beyond ‘the same stale arguments’ that countries have …

Washington - As the attempt to pass meaningful health care reform stumbles oafishly toward home plate, having missed a base or two along the way, it's hard not to …

Wednesday morning opened with a bang here at the Climate Summit in Copenhagen, with heated speeches coming from Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales. Both South American leaders railed against …

President Obama's speech in Oslo was powerful, subtle, honest and provocative - provocative in that it cries out for thoughtful citizen response, especially in the context of the cognitive …

After a decade of denial and ideological assault on science-based public health, the passage of the omnibus appropriations bill this past weekend represents a major win for youth advocates …

“Don't make the perfect the enemy of the better,” says the President and congressional insiders when confronted with the sorry spectacle of a health-care bill whose scope and ambition …