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Thousands of pilgrims celebrated a huge outdoor mass with Pope Benedict today in Nazareth, home town of Jesus. The Pope urged Muslims and Christians to find a way to live together in ... (article)
For high quality video, click the "HQ" button. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke to the graduating class at New York University yesterday. Did she tell the new grads ... (article)
It may not be as profound as "wear sunscreen," but what are your words of wisdom for this year's graduates? Maybe it's advice you were given, or something you learned in your own life... (article)
Headlines; Stimulus funding (article)
Biden Gives the Stimulus Plan an A+. Grade Inflation? (episode)
Vice President Joe Biden is in charge of implementing the White House’s $787 billion economic stimulus package. In his first quarterly accounting to President yesterday, he gave the ...
The LA Times reported this week that the U.S. and Pakistan are beginning a new joint operation that allows Pakistan to get substantial control over U.S. drone targets, flight routes, ...
GM and Chrysler are making big plans to slash dealerships. The idea is that if they have fewer dealers, those remaining will be more profitable. Chrysler tells us today which dealers ...
Democratic Congressmen Henry Waxman of California and Edward Markey of Massachusetts will unveil a bill on climate change as early as today. Waxman and Markey say the bill will create...
Today's chapter in our series "Pomp In These Circumstances" looks at graduation speeches, and one speech in particular. Chicago Tribune Columnist Mary Schmich wrote a column for the n...
Public defenders in Miami-Dade County, Florida, represent the poor who can't afford to hire private attorneys when charged with crimes. They say they need to be able to focus on the f...
H1N1, commonly known as “swine flu," has now been found in 45 states in the U.S., with over 3,300 confirmed cases across the nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ann...
Bringing change to Washington — it’s the campaign promise that helped land President Obama in the White House. But far away from the intricacies of Washington politics and way outside...
An American man swam across a lake in Myanmar and, as a result, a pro-democracy leader is imprisoned. Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel peace prize laureate, has been taken to a top securit...
Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman yesterday spoke in support of President Obama's opposition to releasing new photos allegedly showing U.S. troops abusing prisoners in Iraq and Afghan...