For decades, AIPAC has dominated DC's Israel lobby. But a popular president and dissent within the advocacy ranks could lead to a showdown on Middle East policy.

Khalid Sheik Mohammed -- the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks -- and four co-defendants will be tried in federal

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The military operates through indoctrination. Soldiers are programmed to develop a mindset that resists any acknowledgment of injury and sickness, be it physical or psychological. As a consequence, tens of thousands of soldiers continue to serve, even bei

why is Vitter so sympathetic to the formaldehyde industry? Campaign finance records show that many of Louisiana's big formaldehyde polluters happen to be--you guessed it--Vitter campaign donors. He's received $9,000 from Dow Chemical's PAC, $5,000 from Mons

For decades, AIPAC has dominated DC's Israel lobby. But a popular president and dissent within the advocacy ranks could lead to a showdown on Middle East policy.

Top White House lawyer Greg Craig's resignation went public, just as President Barack Obama landed in Tokyo for a weeklong east Asia tour. Craig has been haunted by Guantanamo failure.

As the president decides what to do about this war, he must persuade the public his policy is reality-based. And he's already having trouble.

President Obama is currently poised to send 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan and the Pentagon is gearing up to ask for another $50 billion in funding for the wars (on top of the $130 billion they have already received.) We can't afford to let this happen