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Sure, the quote in the over-title is only my fantasy. No one in Washington — no less President Obama — ever said, "This administration ended, rather than extended, two …

It’s back to the bad old days of the population bomb. That was the title of an alarmist book by Stanford biologist Paul Ehrlich that appeared in 1968. He …

The 2010 Census will have a new message for same-sex married couples like Joyce and me: “You count.” Reflecting a refreshingly new era at the Census Bureau, …

The suicide bomb near a Peshawar courthouse in Pakistan could have killed more if the attacker had been able to enter the building. Peshawar has seen near-daily bombings since …

The whole world appears to be fascinated by Barack Obama, and Fidel Castro is no exception. The former Cuban leader can't seem to stop himself from talking about the …

Boston - You have to hand it to Sarah Palin. I don't mean you have to hand her the 2012 nomination. Nor do you have to hand her the …

Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled the Senate's health care reform bill Wednesday. Now Reid must cobble together 60 senators to avoid a Republican filibuster. Though the congressional debate and …

A long-awaited Justice Department watchdog report that is said to be highly critical of the legal work three attorneys who worked at the agency's powerful Office of Legal Counsel …

How can the stock market hit new highs at the same time unemployment is hitting new highs? Simple. The market is up because corporate earnings are up. Corporate earnings …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gets it. No wonder she drives the wingnuts batty.