At the home of Gail and Robert Anderson, a large statue of the Virgin Mary sits in the yard, welcoming guests into the home while protecting the family…
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Even as the White House today hosts a much-vaunted jobs summit with economists and leaders of businesses, nonprofits and unions, there are growing concerns among progressives that neither…
A bipartisan group of legislators wrote a letter to President Barack Obama to oppose his call to increase the number of US troops in Afghanistan. The group consists…
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An interview with British journalist Andy Worthington about his latest film, “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo.” Andy Worthington has spent the past several years exposing the…
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke employed his characteristic smoothness and conciliatory nature as he navigated the questioning at today’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, helped by…
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, has agreed to pay $40 million to as many as 87,500 current and former employees in Massachusetts, the largest wage-and-hour class-action…
For all the focus on healthcare, a different issue ranks more than twice as high on Americans’ priority list: the state of the economy and job market. …
Students stand to gain a lot from federal student aid legislation in Congress, but lenders have assembled an arsenal of PR campaigns, lobbyists, and campaign contributions.