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Dr. Rachel Z. Chatters, a pediatrician, left, examines Draven Smith, eight, who relies on Medicaid, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on March 24, 2011. (Photo: Michael Stravato / The New …

Protesters in Thessaloniki, Greece, May 25, 2011. (Photo: Tom Tziros) I spent May 2011 in Greece. On the surface, nothing looked unusual in Athens. The same mess …

Photo from Abu Ghraib of Manadel al-Jamadi's body. While al-Jamadi's death had earlier been ruled a homicide, evidence now being presented to the grand jury may be the start …

(Image: JR / Truthout) This column is a follow-up to my column last week about testing of our weapons and how the Department of Defense (DoD) system …

Miners listen as Rocky Moore, a mine safety inspector, not pictured, talks with them about mine safety precautions at Teco Energy's E3-1 coal mine in Hazard, Kentucky. (Photo: Joshua …

Soldiers of the Pakistani Army on patrol in South Waziristan, Pakistan. (Photo: Tyler Hicks / The New York Times) During the worst days of the cold war, …

A homeless man in Washington, DC. (Photo: Daquella manera) It's been less than two weeks since a guerilla campaign by local activists managed to restore about 20 …

Wisconsin Sen. Fred Risser. (Photo: Dave Hoefler) Fred Risser is a veteran Wisconsin state senator. Actually, he is the longest-serving state legislator in American political history. Bald …

A couple looks out at Cairo from al-Azhar park, February 15, 2011. (Photo: Scott Nelson / The New York Times) Cairo - In the months since Egyptian …

Over the past month, it seems that the news of a natural disaster striking a different area of the country has been a nightly occurrence. Whether a tornado or …