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Many Americans are uncomfortable with the Mormon religion — yet Mitt Romney, who is Mormon, is the clear front-runner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, according to a new …

2012 presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty (R) yesterday laid out his economic “plan,” which is based around huge tax cuts that Pawlenty claims will spark a decade of 5 percent …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Yemeni opposition leaders and protesters intensified their demands on Wednesday for the creation of a presidential council that would take power from the country’s …

Delta Charges Returning Soldiers for Baggage Soldiers returning home from Afghanistan said they had to pay Delta Air Lines $2,800 in out-of-pocket fees to check their extra …

It may be a first in the annals of government secrecy: Declassifying documents to mark the anniversary of their leak to the press. But that is what will happen …

Tripoli, Libya - Waves of NATO fighter planes hit the Libyan capital Tuesday with one of the largest bombardments of the city since the Western-led alliance began airstrikes almost …

Madison, Wisconsin - The gears of government tend to grind slowly. But in Wisconsin lately they are racing at turbocharged speed. In just the last few weeks, …

Mexico City - Mexico's rival crime gangs are in an arms race, and the latest sign of that are the homemade “Mad Max” type heavily armored vehicles they deploy …

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen suffered injuries far more extensive than previously known in the attack on his presidential palace last week, with burns …

Editor's Note: This is the third article of a series on border solidarity by journalist and immigration activist David Bacon. This article and subsequent stories were originally published in …