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For anyone who has studied Guantánamo's military commissions closely over the last eight years, it was obvious that their revival last week, in a supposedly new and improved form, …

Alex Brummer, The Daily Mail UK reports: "Raising taxes is never normally a popular step for any Chancellor. But Alistair Darling is unlikely to encounter much opposition when …

Much is heard of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but the story of the determined, long-term nonviolent resistance of many Palestinian villagers to the loss of their lands, striking …

In democratic societies, the acknowledgment of individual talents and merit should not depend on social heredity and the vagaries of birth. It is not acceptable that, in essence, future …

A group of 10 Senate leaders reached a consensus Tuesday night to resolve disagreements as to whether a public option should be included in the final version of a …

Update #2: Coakley, Brown Win Senate Primaries Update #1: Democrat Coakley Takes Early Lead, Republican Brown Wins in Massachusetts Primary. Matt Viser, Andrew Ryan, Michael Rezendes, and Noah Bierman, …

Something is afoot among the conservative base — voting Republican doesn't seem to cut it anymore, and incumbents are getting nervous. Establishment Republicans, take notice. The Tea Party is …

President Barack Obama has proposed increasing spending on highway, transportation and other infrastructure projects, as well as increasing tax breaks for small businesses and offering tax incentives to people …

Each of the four Democratic candidates tends to skew pretty far left, and many likely voters are dedicated Democrats as well. Massachusetts holds its primary in the race for …

Whether the Copenhagen meeting concludes in “failure” or “success” is a rather secondary question. For this dramatic moment is no finale, but the moment when the powerful forces moving …