Buried in the billions of dollars of spending on new weapons and other items in the 2010 defense appropriations bill is a little-noticed expression of regret over how the U.S. had in the past used its power. The bill contains an "apology to Native...

The "Stupak Amendment" goes farther in restricting a women's right to choose than Republicans passed during the entire Bush presidency!

A political-economic oligarchy has taken over the United States of America. This oligarchy has institutionalized a body of law that protects businesses at the expense of not only the common people but the nation itself. Happy Independence day?

"Instead of passing time, enjoy your time. Instead of just being there, victimized by everything that happens, feel freedom in your life. Real freedom. Real joy."

Doyle McManus notes that counterinsurgency guru David Kilcullen has told Congress that US drone strikes in Pakistan are backfiring and should be stopped. Until now, Congress has been reluctant to challenge the drone strikes, as they are reluctant . . .

JUNEAU -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will have to pay back taxes on nearly $18,000 in expenses she charged the state for living in her home instead of the state capital, officials said Wednesday.

Pope Benedict XVI lectured House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the "dignity of human life" ..... a decidedly less cordial reception than is frequently given many U.S. leaders.... Pelosi.... describes herself as an ardent Catholic but.....

The gay-rights movement is expressing elation over President-elect Barack Obama's invitation to gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson to give the opening invocation of inauguration week

Hospital CEO Pamela Davis Wore FBI Wire for 8 Months

"Progressives were misled about what Obama is and what he believes. But it wasn't Obama who misled them. It was their own desires, their eagerness to see what they wanted to see rather than what reality offered."