Text of Obama's remarks at the Fort Hood ceremony

EPA: Toxic chemicals in freshwater fish widespread

Nearly half of lakes and reservoirs nationwide contain fish with potentially harmful levels of the toxic metal mercury, according to a federal study released Tuesday.

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Women on pace to be majority of union workers

Women are on track to become a majority of unionized workers in the next 10 years, signaling their growing clout in the labor movement.

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Jerry Brown again? Some Calif. Dems express unease

Attorney General Jerry Brown has relied on a stealth fundraising campaign and his near universal name recognition to wipe out the field seven months ahead of California's Democratic primary for governor.

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Fed officials warn weak recovery won't spur jobs

Unemployment likely will remain high for the next several years because the economic recovery won't be strong enough to spur robust hiring, Federal Reserve officials warned Tuesday.

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Former Gates' exec named foreign aid chief

The Obama administration nominated a young former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to run the nation's top foreign assistance program Tuesday, ending months of speculation and complaints about who would take the vacant post.

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Police arrest 6 protesters at Lieberman's office

U.S. Capitol Police say six protesters have been arrested at Sen. Joseph Lieberman's office in Washington.

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White House communications chief to step down

The White House on Tuesday shuffled its communications team, with Anita Dunn stepping down as expected and her deputy taking over day-to-day management of President Barack Obama's vaunted messaging machine.

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Obama narrows Afghan strategy to 4 options

The White House says President Barack Obama has narrowed down his decision for an Afghanistan strategy to four options.

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Treasury: China must boost domestic demand

China must continue to work to boost domestic demand to avoid global imbalances in the flows of trade and investments between nations, a senior U.S. Treasury official said Tuesday.

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Malawi opposition leaders convicted of sedition

Lawyers say two Malawian opposition leaders have been convicted of sedition and inciting violence while campaigning.

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Housing plan reaches 1 in 5 borrowers

The Obama administration's mortgage relief program has reached one in five eligible homeowners, a government report says, but most of those borrowers are on temporary trial plans that have yet to be made final.

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Obama's "crustmaster" shares his pie recipe

White House pastry chef Bill Yosses' light, flaky pie crusts have earned him the nickname "The Crustmaster" from President Barack Obama. His trick to making fruit pies worthy of a president is to bake the bottom crust first, then fill and top the pie and bake it again.

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CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama pastry chef the Crustmaster

Poor Bill Yosses. He's the White House pastry chef. He makes desserts for a living.

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AP sources: Bill Clinton to speak to Dem senators

Former President Bill Clinton plans to visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss health care legislation with Senate Democrats.

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Obama willing to go to Copenhagen for climate deal

President Barack Obama said Monday that he'd be willing to attend an international climate summit in Copenhagen next month if it appears a deal is in the offing and his presence there would help clinch it.

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White House: Obama weighs 4 options in Afghanistan

President Barack Obama is considering four options for realigning U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Tuesday, while military officials said the choices involve several ways the president could employ additional U.S. forces next year.

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Senate tips Richmond appeals court to Democrats

The Senate gave President Barack Obama a major victory Monday in his efforts to remake the federal courts, confirming a judge who will tip the political balance on the once-conservative appeals court based in Richmond.

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Barack Obama won the presidency with 66% of the vote among adults ages 18 to 29 - a larger share than any presidential candidate in decades. So it's ironic that his health plan could impose its greatest hidden taxes on young adults.

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Imam Robertson is at it again: On his 700 Club TV show yesterday, Pat Robertson claimed that Islam is “not a religion,” but “a violent political system bent on the overthrow of the governments of the world and world domination” Video:

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This must sting a bit. Sarah Palin's newest conspiracy theory on the "disturbing" redesign of U.S. coins was too much, even for Fox News -- on Tuesday night, Fox fact-checked Palin.

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It has recently been brought to our attention that inmates are suffering extreme abuse at the hands of corrections officers in Uinta Unit inside Utah State Prison in Draper, UT.

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Last night on Fox News, host Bill O'Reilly and analyst Brit Hume discussed the prospects for the Senate passing a health care reform bill.

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Poll: Do You Feel Bad For Carrie Prejean? I Do.

I feel bad for Carrie. She's been abused by corporate America. It is really too bad, what happened to her. Corporate America should be ashamed of itself, and so should the MSM and the liberal media (same thing).

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Two senior military officers from the shadowy world of Special Operations are playing a large and previously unreported role in shaping the Obama administration's Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy, a move that underscores that the internal debate has moved past a rigid choice b …

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The White House on shuffles its communications team, with Anita Dunn stepping down as expected and her deputy taking over day-to-day management of President Barack Obama's messaging.

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Very disturbing request from the Justice Department "U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day." What is even worse is that they put a gag order on the request.

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Geller on anonymous Dem strategist claiming WH told him not to appear on Fox again: "Obama Goes Full On Nazi"

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THE VILLAGES — Are residents at this retiree mecca thrilled to catch a second glimpse of Sarah Palin later this month? You betcha. Last year's Republican vice-presidential candidate will be among three notable GOP figures to make pit stops to the mega-retirement community t …

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Former President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America's health care system.

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The Short Version of how Policy is Enacted and Influenced in the US

Few people seem to understand how policy is enacted in this country, so here's how it works.

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