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Washington - As the Obama administration ramps up the war in Afghanistan, veterans advocates say the government must develop a better plan to handle the wounded when they come …

Washington - This is the paradox of the moment: President Obama's speech on Afghanistan and his subsequent jobs summit underscored why it's essential to get a health care bill …

Last Sunday, in a referendum, the Swiss decided by a majority in excess of 57 percent of voters to ban construction of minarets, according to the definitive results of …

Why women have signed onto marijuana reform — and why they could be the movement's game-changers. In September, ladymag Marieclaire ruffled some feathers when it published a piece about …

Some 8,000 kilometres from the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Native American environmental experts from 66 tribes came together at a summit here this week to address the most …

The Associated Press reports: "A victory by Morales, who led opinion polls with about 55 percent support, would extend the stability he has brought to a country notorious …

A new Pew poll finds Americans are at record levels of isolationism, although large numbers are unilateralist and a plurality see China as the world's leading economic power.

The Associated Press is reporting that President Obama, urged by Democrats, is headed for Congress in an effort to bring the party together on health care reform: "Sixty is …

The job market remains the worst since 1983, but November's unemployment rate improvement — from 10.2 percent to 10 percent — may begin feeding an employee exodus. Based on …

As health care reform legislation enters a critical phase in Congress, it's important to keep our eye on the ball - elements essential to the success of any reform …