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Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the central figure in the tumultuous national drama surrounding assisted suicide, died Friday in a Michigan hospital. He was 83 and lived in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. …

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FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell. (Photo: Greg Elin / Flickr) The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) long-overdue quadrennial review of media ownership rules is quickly approaching its most recent …

Isareli Prime Minister Binjamin Netanyahu. (Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Pete Souza, Philip Bump) After witnessing the weird, dissonant political theater surrounding Bibi Netanyahu's visit to …

Cairo - Syria’s military forces continued pressing to crush a three-month-old popular uprising on Thursday, shelling a string of southern and central towns even as Secretary of State Hillary …

Washington - House Democrats pressed President Obama on Thursday not to cave in budget talks with Republicans, especially by yielding on cuts to Medicare. Maintaining the Medicare …

Today is likely a decision day for John Edwards. Edwards' legal team was gathered in the Triangle late Thursday, apparently in the final stages of negotiations over …

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Imminent SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A new, brief video by the Rosenberg Foundation highlights the positive impact of a historic lawsuit currently pending before …

Rachel Maddow reports on a movement to oppose the birth control pill that is finding some quarter in the broader big government conservative movement. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, …