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Washington - Less than 24 hours after their upset victory in the race for a vacant House seat, Democrats sought to press their advantage on Wednesday, forcing Republicans in …

Billionaires are different from you and me, for obvious reasons, including the fact that they buy much pricier baubles than we do.

Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, speaks to supporter, Jennifer Fung, in North Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1, 2011. (Photo: Ronda Churchill / The New York Times)

Rally for Barack Obama in Manchester, NH, September 13, 2008. (Photo: binarydreams) In 2009, then-White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel infamously said that progressives are “fucking …

Steam rises from the Fukushima #3 nuclear reactor, March 19, 2011. (Photo: daveeza) On April 12, 2011 the Japanese government officially announced that the severity of the …

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was produced with support from a New America Media fellowship to report on children in poverty in California, and is part one of a three …

John Edwards Faces Indictment According to The Associated Press, federal prosecutors have finished a comprehensive investigation into John Edwards' political operation and could indict the former presidential …

Israel is now dictating conditions to the United States and upbraiding President Obama for having the nerve to suggest finally following UN Resolution 242, which has long called for …

It is not true, as a Wall Street Journal reviewer claimed, that the HBO movie version of Andrew Sorkin's book “Too Big to Fail” was “Too Boring to Watch.” …

Tony Harrington waits in line to talk with potential employers at a job fair, which drew more than 250 people, in Bloomington, Minnesota, May 2, 2011. (Photo: Craig Lassig …