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The Republican Party is being replaced with secret donors and unlimited donations as concentrated corporate interests spend hundreds of millions in the midterm elections.

The election is one month from tomorrow and, yes, it looks hopeless. November 2nd — the day the Dems are expected to crash and burn. Sadly, it's a situation …

Washington - Following serious setbacks to the U.S. military's war plan in Afghanistan, the Barack Obama administration has taken the first tentative step toward a negotiated settlement of the …

Swedish voters have re-elected their center-right prime minister, and that has caused rejoicing among my right-wing colleagues. “Sweden votes for tax cuts, privatization and deregulation,” a Wall Street Journal …

Rouse Named White House Chief of Staff

Paul Volcker, or the “big guy,” as President Barack Obama refers to the former Federal Reserve chair who heads his Economic Recovery Advisory Board, nailed it in a series …

Mexico City - Exposing a dark page in its history, the U.S. government acknowledged Friday that its scientists had infected hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis in experiments conducted from …

While local banks are held in check by the new banking czars in Basel, Wall Street's “shadow banking system” has hardly been curbed by regulators at all; and it …

For Americans still suffering from persistent unemployment, falling incomes and rising inequality, politicians of either party probably generate little enthusiasm. Yet although political ennui is understandable, the disaffection and …

Boston - Iran temporarily stepped out of diplomatic isolation last week with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech to the UN General Assembly. For Americans, it was a rare opportunity …