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Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Mexico City - Uncertainty has defined the mood in Honduras since its president Manuel Zelaya was arrested and deposed on June 28 – with the condemnation …

Samut Sakhon, Thailand - Soon after Winko joined his fellow captives on a Thai fishing vessel, he witnessed his first killing. The murdered man was, like Winko, a newly …

Toronto, Canada - There are moments in a country’s history when collective myths become so divorced from reality that almost everyone can hear them burst with a pop. It …

Spy agencies foil Obama plan for transparency. Washington - President Obama will maintain a lid of secrecy on millions of pages of military and intelligence documents that were scheduled …

Washington - The most surprising and disappointing aspect of our politics is how little pushback there has been against the vile, extremist rhetoric that has characterized such a large …

The puzzling thing about politicians of either party who claim to be “centrist” or “moderate” is how much they sometimes sound like party-line right-wing Republicans. Distinguishing among these species …

A government investigation found that fraud and abuse are diverting millions of dollars in contracts intended to go to businesses owned by service-disabled veterans. Millions of dollars worth of …

Sustaining a progressive movement based on shared politics requires not only unification on positive values, but an understanding of the opposition and their tactics. Analysis of the various elements …

Predator drones kill al-Qaeda leaders without risk to American soldiers; dangerous plotters of terror are efficiently annihilated; and those not yet killed are kept off-balance, in a constant state …

Viterbo, Italy - “Angry” is not the adjective that comes to mind when you first meet Nelly Damaris Chepkoskei. The immaculately dressed 53-year-old Kenyan is generous with her time …