One of the most reported and anticipated numbers in Washington is the unemployment rate. Currently, the official unemployment rate stands at 8.1 percent. Each month, this number is calculated by taking the number of people without
Fox News' Roger Ailes said this recently during an address at his alma mater, Ohio University: "I have one wish for OU, that it continues to be a place for open debate where people from different points of view with various opinions
Real reform begins before children enter school
Re: "Rebooting education reform," May, 23
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Republicans and Democrats continue to disagree about how to fix the struggling economy, but most members of both parties agree on at least one thing: Technology will continue to drive economic growth in the future. The life sciences
Who: Salon editor Joan Walsh
What: Said on MSNBC that Catholic institutions suing the Obama administration over the contraception
It's bad enough when your town has to worry about high mountain forest fires. It's even worse when the scorched earth left behind gives way to monsoon rains that drive mud and boulders smashing into your municipal water pipeline
"Do not buy into the B.S. that you hear about spending and fiscal constraint with regard to this administration," White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters on Air Force One on Wednesday. Carney went on to cite a
When Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng and his family arrived in Greenwich Village from Beijing, Chai Ling was among the crowd cheering their arrival. In many ways, Chen was following in Chai's footsteps.
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CHANGSHA, China — On an island in the Xiang River stands a massive bust of the late Chinese ruler Mao Zedong as a young man, his long hair blowing gracefully in an imaginary wind. Good thing for him he's a safe distance from the Expo Central China. If he
WASHINGTON — Here I am on the campaign trail, frenetically promoting my book, "The Death of Liberalism." I appear on scores of radio interviews, in and out of the studio. I appear on Fox News and C-SPAN. I hardly have time for dinner, but it could be more
