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It's hard to know where to begin with this profoundly important story by Scott Horton, for next month's Harper's Magazine, but let's try this: The three “suicides” at Guantánamo …

Washington - President Obama begins his second year in the White House with such anemic approval ratings, you'd think he was another Ronald Reagan: Among recent presidents, only the …

We saw this type of Iraq-style disaster profiteering in New Orleans and you can expect to see a lot more of this in Haiti over the coming days, weeks …

Washington - In June 2008, before the financial implosions that would come a few months later, I asked two smart financiers who happened to be Republicans about the future …

“I AM A MAN,” the signs proclaimed in large, bold letters. They were held high, proudly and defiantly, by African-American men marching through the streets of Memphis, Tennessee, in …

On January 18, 2010, America will celebrate the birth, death, and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We will hear those powerful words, "I Have A …

As we observe the life and example of Martin Luther King, Jr., the question arises, “Which Dr. King will we honor?” Will we yet again observe a polished, scaled-down, …

A coordinated Taliban attack in the heart of Kabul, Afghanistan killed at least five people and cast new doubts on the security apparatus in the capital city. Multiple explosions …

President Obama brought the energy from his 2008 campaign to Boston Sunday in a rally for Democrat Martha Coakley. She's locked in a tight race with Scott Brown to …

I've been trying to answer this question: does the Republican Party have a “leader”? Surely it's not Michael Steele, the loose-lipped chairman of the RNC. Not Mitch McConnell, the …