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(Photo: Lawrence Jackson / White House) Today, we have taken the final major step toward ending the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law that undermines our military readiness …

President Barack Obama holds a town hall event at the University of Maryland on July 22, 2011. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) Will Obama …

Oslo - Powerful explosions shook central Oslo on Friday afternoon, blowing out the windows of several government buildings, including one housing the office of the Norwegian prime minister. The …

In Monday's Atlantic column, the part that upset the most people was (not surprisingly) the following paragraph on Social Security: "The dollars are in programs …

The chained Consumer Price Index (CPI), a provision included in the Gang of Six's deficit reduction package, raises taxes on low- and moderate-income workers, according to a recent report …

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks about President Barack Obama's push for a bipartisan solution to the debt ceiling in Washington on July 19, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott …

Last week, ThinkProgress raised questions about the timing of a $1 million contribution from News Corp. to the US Chamber of Commerce that came shortly before the Chamber launched …

In the past, I have called the euro zone a “roach motel”. But as usual, I've been outdone in the metaphor design department by the Italians: Guilio Tremonti, the …

“Anxiety Hovers Over Iraqi Commandos” reads the title of Tim Arango's July 13 “Baghdad Bureau” post in the New York Times. When one reflects back on all the suicide …

A recent report by McKinsey and Company was seized upon by opponents of health care reform to create a new myth: that President Obama’s health insurance reform (the 2010 …