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Headlines | Is Health Care a Human Right? | Washington Takeout: Rep. Rangel Squeaks By | Business Takeout: No End to Wall St. Bonuses in Sight | Sports Takeout: MLB Playoffs | Michell... (article)
The wildcard. Since 1995 it has been in effect to give non-first place teams with the next best record after the divisional leaders the chance to make it to the playoffs. In the 13 ye... (article)
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Is Health Care a Human Right? (episode)
Since the health care debate began, advocacy groups, including the NAACP and the National Council of La Raza, have been arguing for a public option and for health care that's affordab...
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) is still the chairman of the influential House Ways and Means Committee, despite the fact that House Republicans voted to oust him from the chair. As expe...
There seems to be no end to the lavish bonuses that Wall St. firms – even previously struggling firms – continue handing out to their top employees. Even Merrill Lynch executives st...
America's pastime has headed into the post-season. Baseball's playoffs are underway; last night the Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 in the first game of their series. The New...
How far back in your family tree can you go? Most people draw blanks if asked to go farther back than their great-grandparents. Our two guests, Rachel Swarns, Washington corresponden...
The grandson of infamous dictator Joseph Stalin has hauled a Russian newspaper into court alleging they defamed the reputation of the former Soviet leader. The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-...
As we've brought more phones, laptops and assorted gadgetry into our lives, we've gotten used to bringing along all the cords, chargers and batteries necessary to keep them powered up...
The United Nations Security Council will vote today to reauthorize the mandate for international forces in Afghanistan. Forty-two countries have troops in Afghanistan in numbers small...
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office delivered its final estimates on the Senate Finance Committee's proposed health care reform bill. The CBO estimates the bill will cost $829 ...
Google wants the world to be able read books online for free. That's great news for readers, but if reading books is free, how do authors get paid? Is the future of books neither pape...
It's no secret that more low-income American families than ever before are facing foreclosure. But there's a new problem that is making it even tougher for those families to navigate ...
Today in Stockholm, the Nobel prize committee announced that Romanian-born German poet Herta Muller has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature. Muller is the author of such books as ...
A heated debate has emerged in parenting circles: Should kids be allowed to walk to school? In 1969, nearly 50% of kids walked. Today, that number has dropped to 13%, with many parent...
In the eyes of Yankees fans, Derek Jeter earned his hefty salary last night with a two-run homer that helped the Yankees cement a 7-2 win against the Minnesota Twins in the first game...