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Alex Abdo, The Hill reports that the American Civil Liberties Union claims documents show new information about destroyed videotapes of interrogations and of White House participation dating back to …

“Let no gringo come here and tell us that we should let a resident of the Amazon die of hunger.”

The US Senate began voting Tuesday on amendments and counter-amendments to the healthcare reform bill, as senators battle to shape the final product. Tuesday was a big day …

When will people finally realize that the discourse of many leaders over months now about the return of growth, the effectiveness of the G-20 and the end of the …

President Barack Obama presented a case Tuesday for sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan that included both soaring rhetoric and a new emphasis on its necessity for U.S. …

President Barack Obama announced last night that he will send 30,000 additional U.S. soldiers and marines to Afghanistan over the next seven months and that additional resources will be …

Dean Baker released the following statement regarding President Obama's upcoming job summit:

This article was published in Fohla de São Paulo, Brazil's largest circulation newspaper, on November 28, 2009. The English version appears below; the Portuguese version is here.

After months of deliberations, President Barack Obama finally outlined his revised strategy for the Afghanistan war in a nationally televised address Tuesday night. The commander-in-chief repeatedly invoked 9/11, attempting …