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Dana Liebelson

CHART: 40 years later, Roe v. Wade is still under siege

Dana Liebelson

CHART: 40 years later, Roe v. Wade is still under siege

Edward Morrissey

Can the 113th Congress get anything done?

Matt K. Lewis

In four years, we'll be inaugurating President Marco Rubio

Paul Brandus

Why the GOP should embrace Obama

Black swans

April 1, 2011, at 1:28 PM

From 9/11 to Japan's earthquake, history is shaped by events that seem impossible — until they happen

USAID, a government agency providing U.S. economic and humanitarian help, holds a cholera awareness activity January 26, 2011 in Haiti.

Aid to the world

March 25, 2011, at 12:36 PM

The budget debate has sharpened scrutiny of U.S. foreign aid. Are we getting our money’s worth?

An employee in Ford's mexico-based factory works on a car; The U.S. automaker's international expansion has caused a 16 percent drop in it's American-employed workforce.

Where America's jobs went

March 18, 2011, at 10:04 AM

In a globalized economy, American corporations are rapidly shifting their workforces abroad

The 1980s classic "E.T." excited audiences with the notion that there was life beyond our planet; scientists are now finding this increasingly possible.

Hunting for E.T.

March 11, 2011, at 12:04 PM

Astronomers have discovered that the sky is teeming with planets. Are any inhabited?

If tenure is taken away, unions worry that cash-strapped school districts will fire the most experienced and best-paid teachers instead of the worst.

Taking aim at tenure

March 4, 2011, at 12:45 PM

As public budgets go bust and schools falter, should teachers still be getting the ultimate in job protection?

Severe droughts in China as well as epic flooding in Australia have withered crops and driven food prices up worldwide.

Fighting over food

February 25, 2011, at 1:15 PM

Soaring food prices are spreading hunger and helping to spark revolutions in the Mideast. Why is food so scarce?

A Texas Tea Party rally: Conservative Republicans and Tea Partiers argue the federal government has exceeded the limits intended by the constitution.

The constitution: What the Founders intended

February 18, 2011, at 11:45 AM

Liberals and conservatives are locked in a battle over how to interpret the U.S. Constitution. It's not the first time

Muslim Brotherhood member Mohamed el-Balatagy (top-center) protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square last week.

Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood

February 11, 2011, at 1:45 PM

All eyes are on Egypt's biggest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood. What are the Brotherhood's goals?

With California fending off vendors and Arizona selling its Senate buildings, it's desperate times for America's states.

The dire state of the states

February 4, 2011, at 12:15 PM

From California to New York, states are facing monstrous deficits. The forecast calls for pain

Jared Loughner (right), shown here in a Federal court room sketch with his attorney, reportedly shows signs of schizophrenia.

Jared Loughner's separate reality

January 28, 2011, at 10:23 AM

What do experts mean when they say Tucson shooter Jared Loughner shows symptoms of schizophrenia? A guide to this complex disorder

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reportedly looks for opportunities to challenge the U.S.

The anti-American

January 21, 2011, at 12:35 PM

Embattled Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is cracking down on dissent, and ramping up his hostility to the U.S.

A boy walks through the destroyed Port-au-Prince cathedral before the anniversary services began. Less than a tenth of the rubble has been cleared in the capital city.

Haiti mired in misery

January 14, 2011, at 10:44 AM

A year after the devastating earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010, what happened to the world's promise to help rebuild the country?

Jean-Claude Trichet is president of the European Central Bank, which takes contributions from the 17 countries that make up the eurozone.

Trouble in the eurozone

January 7, 2011, at 10:45 AM

The 17-nation European currency union is fracturing, as the haves battle the have-nots

This holiday season, shoppers are rummaging for bargains and taking advantage of web deals on "Groupon.com."

Shopping for bargains... and buying with cash

December 17, 2010, at 10:26 AM

’Tis the season for sales, but can the economy count on the newly cautious American consumer?

The world's oil consumption is on the rise with China alone using four times what it did in 1985.

The search for oil

December 10, 2010, at 2:15 PM

Demand for oil is driving exploration in ever more unlikely frontiers. Are the benefits worth the risks?

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