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From Robert Weissman, president, Public Citizen: Everyone agrees that outdated rules that no longer serve a purpose should be stricken from the books. But the administration’s overemphasis …

When Nintendo slashed the price of its 6-month-old 3-D game device by nearly a third (to $169.99) a few weeks ago, company President Satoru Iwata voluntarily took a 50% …

(Image: The New Press) Bill Moyers has devoted his career to educating, informing and inspiring the American public while leading a national conversation with the conviction that …

Tripoli, Libya - Rebel fighters sought to consolidate their hold on Tripoli on Wednesday and continued to hunt down an elusive and defiant Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, a day after …

Hey here's a real dog bites man story for you: a really, really rich guy says to readers of billionaire Murdoch's Wall Street Journal that he “deeply resents” paying …

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Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) became infamous overnight for berating Elizabeth Warren and accusing her of lying about her scheduling with the committee. (Photo: republicanconference)

If we’re truly looking for paths toward managing debt and promoting economic stimulus — which is about stimulating optimism as much as anything else — then we ought to …

Editor's Note: This story was excerpted from an exclusive report published in February about former Guantanamo detainee David Hicks. Two months after the publication of our story on Hicks, …