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In releasing his budget proposal last week, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour might've tapped into his own version of economic stimulus.
The Obama administration is shifting the focus of its Iran policy from talk to sanctions, but the prospect of winning early international support for toughened new penalties appears dim.
The Obama administration has a simple-sounding strategy for the problem that is Hamid Karzai: Work with him and around him at the same time.
President Barack Obama's first visit to China underscored a shifting balance of power: two giants moving closer to being equals.
The United States has issued a clear warning to Afghanistan's president that he must fight corruption, or may not get significantly more U.S. troops. But the Obama administration has a weak hand as it seeks to play tough — with few other options if President Hamid Karzai refuses to go along.
Throughout the Cold War, Germany was the steadfast trans-Atlantic ally — and France the perpetual skeptic. Paris snubbed NATO, booted allied soldiers off its soil and sought a privileged relationship with Moscow.
Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and key legislators say they won't try to offset Mississippi's sluggish revenue with a tax increase in 2010, but fees are open for discussion.
For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.
Disgraced ex-New York Times reporter Jayson Blair talking to college students about ethics?
Ten months into Barack Obama's presidency, Democrats are accusing Republicans of creating "a dark mark on the Senate" by delaying confirmation of his federal court nominees.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's tense exchanges with Pakistani civilians and Arab diplomats over a harrowing week of foreign stops exposed the confining limits of her office.
What we learned from the off-year elections: The president's influence is limited, independents rule, incumbents beware, issues trump ideology and, once more, "It's the economy, stupid."
Delay is rarely good for politicians trying to pass legislation. The possibility that Congress might not complete action on a major health care bill this year is another frustration for President Barack Obama and his allies.
Voters nervous about the economy and fed up with the political establishment dominated the off-year elections, sending a strong message to President Barack Obama, who won the White House as a change agent but has himself become the face of political power and incumbency.
The stars seemed aligned for supporters of gay marriage. They had Maine's governor, legislative leaders and major newspapers on their side, plus a huge edge in campaign funding. So losing a landmark referendum was a devastating blow, for activists in Maine and nationwide.
Members of a state board in Kansas don't appear to like the hand they've been dealt for proposed casinos in Kansas City and the Wichita area, and they're wondering whether they should fold.
If Western leaders were still puzzling over Iran's approach to nuclear talks, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad offered a timely tutorial.
President Hamid Karzai's leadership is weak, his government corrupt and nearly a third of the votes he won in the August election were thrown out as fakes.
The mood is grim behind the scenes at the headquarters of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, with diplomats expressing dismay at Iran's response to a Western proposal to defuse the standoff over its nuclear program.
Tugged in different political directions, the White House is seeking credit for good economic news and trying to escape blame for the bad stuff.
The Obama administration is quietly laying the groundwork for long-range strategy that could be used to contain a nuclear-equipped Iran and deter its leaders from using atomic weapons.
When Mayor Ray Nagin jetted off to Cuba recently, the buzz around town and on the Web had little to do with trade opportunities or disaster preparedness, the jaunt's stated mission.
After claiming for more than a year that it could not do so, the Missouri Department of Social Services finally has obeyed a state law and published a list of employers whose workers get government-funded Medicaid health care coverage.
Take a hard look now. A new agency that consumers were promised would make bankers, credit card companies and mortgage lenders treat them fairly will never look as strong again.
Military Analysis - In 3 Tacks for Afghan War, a Game of Trade-Offs - NYTimes.comA discussion of the three presumed alternatives the administration is considering for Afghanistan. The competing voices in the white house and the generals all seem to have ideas that do not end the war.
You think St. Lucie County has weird newsStaff at the Web site analyzed nearly 2,000 strange news stories from the last year. Tampa ranked 20th to claim the title as the Florida city with the most weird news stories, but Fort Pierce and Port St.
Barack Obama 'risks Suez-like disaster' in Afghanistan, says key adviser"A key adviser to Nato forces warned today that Barack Obama risks a Suez-style debacle in Afghanistan if he fails to deploy enough extra troops and opts instead for a messy compromise.
Al-Qa'ida prefers U.S. to stick around A key objective is the denial of al-Qa'ida access to sanctuary in Afghanistan -- a goal the Bush administration also shared. There has been vigorous debate within the US political establishment about what strategy will best achieve this goal.
Gun Possession and Assault With a Firearm: Risky Stuff-- Wesley Elsberry Dissects Recent 'Study' by BranasFor myself, I'd have expected that a dataset to do what was reported would have included assaults with a firearm that either resulted in a shooting of the victim or did not result in the shooting of the victim, and do whatever "adjusting" magic was needed to control for dif …
Top 10 ways for Chicago Bears' offense to improveOne problem is that the offensive line is not giving quarterback Cutler time to throw.
Documentary: American CasinoAnyone who already understands the current economic disaster will find little new in "American Casino." But for the rest of us, this "Frontline"-esque documentary is at turns eye-opening (a former mortgage broker smilingly admits that he, and everyone he worked with, regularly al …
Music of some of the greatest musicians of all time.Find out exactly why that hook's so catchy or that lyric's so deep. A great place to listen and know about the great tunes - Shmoop!!
Whales Are Polite Conversationalists: Rhythms Can Be Spotted In Ocean's ChatterGeorge Ioup at the University of New Orleans and colleagues have developed a way to analyze calls produced by marine mammals.
Potential Impact of Health Reform on the Cost of Private Health Insurance CoverageStudy by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) on effects of the Baucus health-care plan.
Nearly Half of People Hospitalized With H1N1 Were Previously HealthyWednesday, October 14, 2009 The largest U.S. analysis of hospitalized adult swine flu patients has found almost half were healthy people who did not have asthma or any other chronic illnesses before they got sick.
The Science of Islamic TerrorA number of important advances made in the past decade are now helping us to put together a scientific model or theory of the phenomenon of religion-based terror.
Dr Reuben Abati Breaks His Silence [Satire] Let me declare here without any equivocation that I am neither shocked nor perturbed by the furore the report has generated within Nigeria and elsewhere outside our shores thus far. Whoever thinks that I am having sleepless nights over the exposé is deceiving himself or herself.
Health Care Reform - All Politics is LocalFTA: "For those who have chosen to take action in supporting health care reform there is an important resource that may help them with their activism as well as in preparing them for debate and discussion on the merits of the proposed legislation".
Through the Eyes of a ChildI asked a child to take a few moments on Flickr, DeviantART or PhotoBucket and select several images that appealed to them. With no instruction or guidance at all from anyone here are the results of their browsing.
Ideas for Professional Journalists to Prove Their ValueIf you were a professional journalist and I asked you, "what does mainstream media provide that the crowd can't?" I have some guesses about what I might hear in your answer: It's more credible, more comprehensive, fact-checked, less biased, professionally composed, more knowledge …
"The Whole is Other than the Sum of the Parts" "When the perceptual system forms a "percept" or "gestalt," the whole thing has a reality of its own, independent of the parts."
Big Brother will soon be watching you, major leaguers, and it's a really, really good thing:
Analysis: Michigan suffers highest economic stress in nation -Under a rough rule of thumb, a county is considered stressed when its score zooms past 11. In May, 36 percent of the counties scored 11 or higher, up from 34 percent in April.
The Case Against Twitter, by the numbersDo you know that just ten percent of Twitter users account for 90 percent of all the Twittering being done?? Or that sixty percent quit after a month?
Leap in U.S. debt hits taxpayers with 12% more red inkTaxpayers are on the hook for an extra $55,000 a household to cover rising federal commitments made just in the past year for retirement benefits, the national debt and other government promises, a USA TODAY analysis shows.
More abuse found at Texas school for disabledAt least 40 employees were fired or resigned over abuse or neglect allegations at a state-run school where some workers are accused of forcing the disabled residents into fights.
Girl allegedly finds condom in 'Happy Meal'Swiss police say they are investigating a 7-year-old girl's discovery of a condom in her McDonald's Happy Meal.
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