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After the victories of many of the insurgent primary candidates she's sponsored, Sarah Palin is off to Iowa today (Friday) for a high-profile series of political events. Is it …

Plans by the Senate Interior Department to pass a bill that would have blocked West Coast offshore drilling have been delayed, according to a statement from the Senate Appropriations …

With their loud voices and antic style, the “tea party” activists may lead voters to expect something new and different if the Republican Party returns to power. But observing …

Some world leaders mature as they head into the sunset: Jimmy Carter often makes more sense in his 80s than he did as president nearly four decades ago. Others …

What happens when music fails to inspire, but instead entertains only?

Maybe you're one of the thousands of young lawyers in America working in some low-skill, part-time job because law firms have cut so many of the starting positions you …

Amherst, MA - With unemployment in the region lingering at record levels, and job security a wistful memory for many, it's easy to look for scapegoats. Thus a familiar …

After years of neglect by politicians and the media, education is now a public issue. The reasons are straightforward: in this depressed economy, credentials seem to have lost their …

After years of neglect by politicians and the media, education is now a public issue. The reasons are straightforward: in this depressed economy, credentials seem to have lost their …

Kandahar, Afghanistan - U.S.-led forces began a key operation Wednesday in the nine-year-old war in Afghanistan, meeting surprisingly little initial resistance in the district in the south of the …