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The president, consumed with cleaning up after his predecessors, can't just strip emotion from the public parts of his job. The BP oil spill is the perfect metaphor for …

Here's the president on March 31st, announcing his plan to lift a longstanding moratorium on offshore drilling: "Given our energy needs, in order to sustain economic growth and produce …

Did the nation heave a sigh of relief when BP announced that their latest gambit to “cap” the Deepwater Horizon gusher will result in hosing up fifty percent of …

The deficit hawk gang is again trying to take our children hostage with new threats of enormous debt burdens. As in the past, most of what they claim is …

Washington — Leaders of a government commission accused Goldman Sachs Monday of “stonewalling” their inquiry into causes of the financial crisis and said the panel has issued a subpoena …

If there's one number that should matter most to politicians right now — in Washington, in Arizona — it's 83. That is the percentage of young Hispanic voters who, …

Turkey is starting to scare Americans, for good reason. There was the high-profile clash at Davos over the Palestinians, fraying Turkish ties to Israel. Then came the surprise uranium …

Looks as if Ohio and New York have something in common, and it's not coveting the future career of LeBron James. We care about kids. And we cared about …

Giant plumes of crude oil mixed with methane are sweeping the ocean depths with devastating consequences. ‘I'm not too worried about oil on the surface,’ says one scientist. 'It's …

Every gay-pride parade seems to have its share of sailor suits, aviator sunglasses, and camouflage trousers. In the U.S., such costumes are often drawn from the Halloween bin, since …