Pelosi Expects To Pass Twice-Vetoed Children's Health Bill
House leaders have scheduled a Wednesday vote on legislation to renew federal funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
France has long been considered more enlightened than America on matters of race. But Barack Obama's election as U.S. president has underscored France's failure to achieve a colorblind society. Now, French politicians are being pressed to promote more diversity.
New York Fed official Timothy Geithner admits to a tax mistake that resulted in a $34,000 shortfall.
House leaders have scheduled a Wednesday vote on legislation to renew federal funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
As Barack Obama's reading list pushes book sales, publishers celebrate the election of a president who loves to read.
The academy is training cadets in counterinsurgency techniques and qualitative analysis.
The animal rights organization is attempting to rebrand fish as "kittens of the sea."
A grass-roots path to the White House is the new model, and a once-strong coalition is shattered.
An investigation has concluded that a Bush appointee put conservatives in positions that were supposed to be apolitical
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair sees hope for peace in the form of the new administration.
People who get less than seven hours of sleep per night may be more susceptible to the common cold.
BYD has built the world's first mass-produced, plug-in hybrid car, beating Chevrolet and Toyota.
Weekly Standard writer Matthew Continetti says impeachment causes more problems than it solves.
After talking with Kennedy, New York Gov. David Paterson said "She didn't eliminate herself in the meeting."
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