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Odds are rising that in the coming years, the priest at the neighborhood parish will have roots in Mexico or...

President Barack Obama on Monday lashed special interests and their “exotic projects” that he said drain the defense budget of...

A tropical storm that lost steam after blowing ashore Monday dumped rain on Florida and Alabama, while the first hurricane...

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle said Monday he won’t seek a third term in 2010 because he believes governors should limit...

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining forces with two unlikely allies, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Republican former House Speaker...

Every president has his rough-and-tumble or mundane days, but also some that float above the norm and compel him to...

President Barack Obama, honoring the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, hailed the seating of Associate Justice...

U.S. employers who have cut jobs over the past year are in no hurry to start hiring again just because...

As Congress agonizes over health care, an even more daunting and dangerous challenge is bearing down: how to shore up...