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Edward Bernays, the American nephew of Sigmund Freud, is said to have invented modern propaganda. During the First World War, he was one of a group of influential liberals …

Washington - The first Middle East peace talks in nearly two years got off to a quick start Thursday, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President …

Washington - According to polls, Americans are in a mood to hold their breath until they turn blue. Voters appear to be so fed up with the Democrats that …

Update 8:24 am Eastern, Friday: After initial reports of an oil sheen spreading from the site of the burning Mariner Energy oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, crews …

Washington - Military auditors failed to complete an audit of the business systems of an Ohio- based company - Mission Essential Personnel - even though it had billed for …

Glenn Beck's newly created Black Robe Regiment — which he has said would be apolitical — apparently has a clear political direction, according to two of its members. Dr. …

Since Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez came to power in 1999, Caracas has maintained a testy relationship with the United States, a nation which Chávez views as the primary threat …

Government scientists have found that private water walls in Pavillion, Wyo. are polluted with toxic chemicals used in the controversial gas drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking — …

There is something missing in the constant political argument about the size of the federal government. Most of the American public want federal programs when needed for disasters, national …

Japan’s lost decades may have changed its society for the worse. Twenty years of struggling with stagnation have left a mark, reports economics writer Charles Hugh Smith in an …