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Congress Approves Final Piece of Health Care Overhaul
Washington - Congress Thursday passed and sent to President Barack Obama the final piece of landmark health care legislation intended to change dramatically how most Americans buy, use and …
Obama Appoints New Chief for War Court at Guantanamo
In the clearest sign yet that the Obama administration is re-energizing tribunals for captives at a Guantanamo it wants closed, the Pentagon this week installed a retired three-star admiral …
Soldier of Conscience Granted Clemency, Released
Last August, Travis Bishop refused to serve in Afghanistan. Having filed for Conscientious Objector (CO) status, Bishop, based at Fort Hood, Texas, in the US Army's 57th Expeditionary Signal …
Senate Approves Fixes to Health Bill, Returns It to House
The Senate Thursday passed by 56-43 the final piece of landmark health care legislation that's intended to change dramatically how most Americans buy, use and maintain insurance coverage. Because …
With 2.4 Million Jobs Lost to China, New Trade Battle Begins
Concern about massive jobs losses due to unfair Chinese trade practices is reshaping the American political battle lines over trade, with labor winning new and sometimes unlikely supporters in …
Pentagon Eases “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Law
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday relaxed the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, raising the bar on how homosexual conduct can be investigated within the military. “I believe these …
Treasury Blacklists Mexican Drug Gangs
The Treasury Department Wednesday imposed financial sanctions on 54 members of two powerful Mexican drug cartels blamed for the recent spike in border violence under a law that …
Ruth Marcus | Those Were the Days
Washington - The writer was an upstate New York lawyer active in Democratic politics. When his column, “Between Neighbors,” debuted in 1928, he outlined his goal of offering an …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | Health Care’s New Nullifiers
Washington - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli seems determined to use an attack on health care reform to bring us back to the 1830s. Cuccinelli, to cheers from the …
The New Dumb
It's pretty much official now. The GOP, in whole and in part, has gone completely over the high side in the aftermath of the House's successful passage of President …