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American and Iraqi Special Operations commandoes on a joint operation mission in search of two suspected car bombers in western Baghdad, June 22, 2011. (Photo: Joseph Sywenkyj / The …

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (twice voted America's Most Livable City) shifted their property tax off buildings and onto land. (Photo: dougtone) The obese American is not just a person; …

Demonstrators react during a march through city center Hama, in Syria, July 16, 2011. “Come on Bashar, leave,” is a song that in the weeks since it was heard …

Moments ago, in a 2-1 decision, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act, ruling that Congress cannot “mandate that individuals …

(Photo: Matt Baran / Flickr) Despite coming up short of retaking control of the Wisconsin Senate, Tuesday's recall elections sent a clear signal to conservative politicians who …

Several days of unprecedented revolt by the most impoverished minority populated neighborhoods of London has shaken the normally staid and reserved British aristocracy. Prime Minister David Cameron cut short …

Helene Cooper of the New York Times wrote a “news analysis” story saying that the challenge for President Obama is this: "Is he willing to …

TRANSCRIPT Thom Hartmann here – on the news…

The debate about the debt ceiling should have been a conversation about how to create jobs. It is time for progressives to remind the government that it has a …

House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama meet with Congressional leadership in the Cabinet Room of the White House to discuss the debt limit and deficit reduction, July …