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The Fed chairman Ben Bernanke could have acted to burst America's housing bubble – and yet he did nothing.

Barack Obama is trying once again for balance. On the one hand, he wants enough government spending to offset the timid spending of consumers and businesses. Otherwise, the jobs …

African immigrants are given drinks inside a hospital tent in Los Cristianos on the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain. The Spanish government set up operations in African countries to …

Eagle Peak Rock and Paving created and saved 32 jobs thanks to an $8 million federal stimulus contract to repair Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park. But you …

The latest story out of Copenhagen has to do with a leaked draft agreement put together by Denmark, the U.S., and the UK. According to the Guardian‘s breathless coverage, …

For anyone who has studied Guantánamo's military commissions closely over the last eight years, it was obvious that their revival last week, in a supposedly new and improved form, …

Alex Brummer, The Daily Mail UK reports: "Raising taxes is never normally a popular step for any Chancellor. But Alistair Darling is unlikely to encounter much opposition when …

Much is heard of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but the story of the determined, long-term nonviolent resistance of many Palestinian villagers to the loss of their lands, striking …

In democratic societies, the acknowledgment of individual talents and merit should not depend on social heredity and the vagaries of birth. It is not acceptable that, in essence, future …

A group of 10 Senate leaders reached a consensus Tuesday night to resolve disagreements as to whether a public option should be included in the final version of a …