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As Haiti moves forward from the current point of devastation of its population, capital city and economy, what could a different nation look like? Who knows better than the …

This Just In: the war in Iraq is not over. There has been plenty of news of late to obscure this fact, to be sure: GOP Senator Bunning of …

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If the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti carry any message for those of us fortunate enough not to live in those places, perhaps it is that government regulation could …

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The absolute ... spells doom to everyone when it is introduced into the political realm. - Hannah Arendt [1] Democracy in the United States is experiencing both …

Phoenix, Arizona - When Maricopa County sheriff's deputies raided Celia Alejandra Alvarez's workplace and discovered her hiding place, she says they lifted her off her feet and slammed her …

Following a month of delays, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to send Dawn Johnsen, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Justice Department's powerful Office of Legal Counsel …

In recent weeks, former Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen has been on a public relations campaign defending the efficacy of waterboarding, going so far as to say that the torture …