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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) performs tactical maneuvering exercises along with guided-missile frigates on September 1, 2010. (Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ashley Van …

(Photo: The Department of Defense) The agreement in Washington to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts has made a lot of people very unhappy. …

Andreia Soares, a nanny, plays with the 10-month-old toddler she looks after in her boss's apartment in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 17, 2011. (Lalo de Almeida / The New …

The employment rate for blacks hit its 4th consecutive low for the downturn. The Labor Department reported that the economy created 117,000 jobs in July and revised …

President Barack Obama works as his motorcade arrives at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, May 18, 2011. Although Obama has spoken out against nuclear proliferation, he's …

(Photo: Rainer Ebert; Edited: JR / Truthout) In the months leading up to the debt deal struck on August 2, we grew accustomed to news of our …

Traders on the floor with music artist Usher, who rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on August 1, 2011. Stocks on Wall Street followed European …

Virginia Democratic Congressman Rick Boucher was defeated last fall by Republican Morgan Griffith with the help of campaign ads paid for by Americans for Prosperity, a group with strong …

(Image: LP / Truthout; Adapted: Francesco Pappalardo, Antonio Edward) Worldwide, the military is the most secretive, shielded and privileged of polluters because the hallowed mantra, national security, …

Prior to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaking at a news conference about his bill to extend the debt ceiling, field recorders are laid out on top of a …