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First Mexican Woman Picked as Presidential Candidate
Mexico's ruling party on Sunday chose a former congresswoman to run for president, the first time a major party has nominated a woman to...
(UPDATED) Planned Parenthood Raises $650,000 in Donations After Susan G. Komen Kills Grants
(UPDATE, Feb. 3: The Susan G. Koman group reversed their decision to defund Planned Parenthood, bowing to a tide of negative critisism from supporters...
8 US Lawmakers Withdraw Support for SOPA After Websites Go Black in Protest
The blackout of Wikipedia and other websites protesting against the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, have prompted eight US lawmakers to withdraw their support...
El Salvador Apologizes for State Violence on 20th Anniversary of Peace Accords, Offers Reparations
On January 16, crowds gathered in the small community of El Mozote to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Peace Accords...
Hawaii Parade Honors Japanese-American WWII Vets
Hundreds of Japanese-American veterans of World War II were honored Saturday with a parade in Honolulu—nearly 70 years after they volunteered to fight for...
American Millionaires Rewrite Their Own Image
A group called Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength came to Washington this week to ask the debt reduction "Super Committee" to raise taxes on...
Obama Announces New Initiatives to Help Veterans Find Jobs
The overall U.S. unemployment rate ticked down last month and the economy added more than 350,000 private sector jobs over the past three months....
King’s Legacy Honored At Memorial: A Symbol of the Best in America
Thousands attended the formal dedication Sunday of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall – an emotional day for those, including...
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy is Now Military History
Today, the 1993 law known as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' is formally history, repealed by Congress and sealed by President Obama in December,...
New Obama Jobs Plan Will Add 1.9M Jobs, Republican Leaders Receptive
Unveiled last night in a speech before Congress, The American Jobs Act, if enacted, could "deliver exactly the kind of swift, sharp jolt the...
8,000 Afghan Schools Built So Far, 13 More Over Next 6 Months
The Afghanistan Minister of Education, Dr. Farooq Wardak, has been very busy since taking office three years ago. More than 8,000 school buildings have...
Christian Leaders Form ‘Circle of Protection’ for Poor in US Budget Fight
Evangelical, Roman Catholic, mainline Protestant and other Christian leaders joined together to creating a "Circle of Protection" for the poor and vulnerable during this...
12 of The Greatest Things to Love About America
What makes America great? On this, the 235th birthday of the nation's founding Declaration of Independence, it seems like a question we need to...
Republican Heavyweights Urge U.S. to Adopt Tougher Fuel-Mileage Standard
A group of Republican former Environmental Protection Agency administrators, governors and members of Congress are throwing their public support behind a fuel economy target...
22 Year-old Plays His Way into Golf Stardom: Rory’s a Celtic Tiger, With Class
For 15 years golf needed Tiger. He made the game more popular, more accessible, more interesting, by virtue of his virtuosic play and dominance...
Jessica Alba Lends Celebrity Heat to Toxic Chemical Consumer Bill on Capitol Hill
Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics asked the federal government to redo the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that chemicals in consumer...
Senate Rejects House Attempt to Roll Back Environmental Laws
The U.S. Senate yesterday rejected the House of Representative’s attempt to roll back some of the nation’s laws protecting public health and the environment....
Slain Hero a Finalist for Civilian Medal of Honor
A Houston man killed last year protecting a woman from a gun-wielding purse snatcher has been named a finalist for an award created by...
17 New Small Business Tax Cuts for 2010
Since January 2009, President Obama and Congress has passed or extended 17 small business tax cuts and credits, including the exclusion of up to...
President Obama Honors 15 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
Today, President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, to fifteen diverse recipients. The Medal of Freedom is...