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Coal consumption has costs — this week's explosion at a West Virginia mine, which killed 25, made that clear. Those costs aren't limited to human lives, either. Massey Energy …

New Orleans - Southern Republicans wrapped up a three-day meeting in New Orleans Saturday unified in fervent opposition to President Barack Obama, but wide open at this early stage …

Among things that TV did indeed change, Calvino suggests, is the way we view our leaders.

The racial and homophobic slurs launched on Capitol Hill finally solidified the Tea Party's reputation. What we knew all along was out in the open - that the Tea …

Who should care about the future of the university? Why should they care? The university used to be an elite institution that most working people rarely encountered. The training …

Washington - The confirmation battle over the replacement for Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who announced his retirement Friday, could become one of the most heated US political …

Candidates pull out, charging that President Omar al-Bashir has rigged the polls. Juba, South Sudan - Voters in Africa’s largest country are going to the polls Sunday through Tuesday …

President Obama and others have used the words “small business” frequently, but I am not sure anyone in Washington understands what small business is, how it operates or what …

Bangkok Thailand - The morning after the Thai troops' bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters here, the mood among them remained as it was after the guns had gone silent …

Washington - Will no one utter a word in defense of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele? With attacks pouring in from both the left and the right, won't …