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Donald Trump has fired himself. Mr. Trump, the real estate mogul and reality television host, is not going to run for president, he said Monday, ending months …

Now we know why Obama has gone to such outrageous lengths to keep Bush's lawyers out of prison, claiming powers of secrecy and immunity beyond Cheney's wildest dreams and …

US Hits Debt Ceiling The Hill reports that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is taking steps to prevent the US from defaulting after the government officially hit the …

We're on offense again, this time putting the spotlight on David Koch and denying him a chance to spend his millions on credibility and social status. We …

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We don't usually offer much space here to sex scandals, unless, in some cases, they demonstrate, for example, blatantly offensive hypocrisy in regard to everyone else's civil rights (talking …

Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) discusses cuts to the budget. (republicanconference) They came, they saw, they were conquered. That sums up the fate of many tea-partying freshmen in the …

I shall leave aside for now the strategic question of whether America should stiff China, ie repudiate our $3 trillion in obligations to them. Strategically, repudiation of debt …

At age 77, George Mitchell's resignation as President Barack Obama's envoy on Arab-Israeli affairs may have indeed been for personal reasons, as he claimed. More likely, however, it came …

When the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan in March, Brian Tucker was in Padang, Indonesia. Tucker was working with a colleague to design a refuge that could save thousands …