1 million stimulus jobs? House panel investigates

1 million stimulus jobs? House panel investigates

By Richard Simon

Hundreds of new jobs in phantom congressional districts. Nearly 500 new teaching slots in a Chicago school district that employs only 290.

 

16 Afghans killed in suicide attack

By Laura King

Authorities on Friday were investigating whether a blast that hit a crowded marketplace in western Afghanistan was aimed at a provincial...

Effects of judge's Katrina ruling could be huge

By Richard Fausset and Ralph Vartabedian

The harshly worded legal ruling that held the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers responsible for much of the flooding during Hurricane Katrina...

 

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Billy Carter's old gas station: a national site?

Billy Carter's old gas station: a national site?
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G.I. joe: Veterans-turned-baristas serve a strong brew

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New view of mammograms

Everyone who knows the prevailing medical wisdom on hormone replacement therapy for menopausal...

Levi Johnston: He's hot, he's cute, he's playing hardball

I'm not proud of this, but I sort of love Levi Johnston. I know he's an opportunistic buffoon. I...

Homophobia and AIDS funding can't coexist

Since its inception in 2003, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief -- PEPFAR -- has...

Church, state and gay marriage

The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is warning the District of Columbia Council that the church...

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Gates orders Pentagon inquiry on Ft. Hood shootings

Gates orders Pentagon inquiry on Ft. Hood shootings

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A wide-ranging review ordered Thursday by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will strive to answer what he...

Egypt recalls envoy from Algeria over soccer violence

Egypt recalls envoy from Algeria over soccer violence

By Amro Hassan

Egypt has recalled its ambassador to Algeria after Egyptian soccer fans were attacked by their Algerian...

Pakistan suicide bomber kills 19 at Peshawar courthouse

Pakistan suicide bomber kills 19 at Peshawar courthouse

By Alex Rodriguez and Zulfiqar Ali

Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan, and Peshawar, Pakistan -- A suicide bombing at a crowded courthouse in...

U.S. flight delays hit Atlanta airport especially hard

By Dan Weikel

Hundreds of flights around the country were canceled or delayed Thursday after a communications failure at a...

Chinese officials rip Obama interview from newspaper

Even after he left Beijing, President Obama apparently fell afoul of the Chinese censors.

Reid rolls out Senate healthcare bill

By Noam N. Levey and Janet Hook

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday unveiled his long-awaited plan for expanding medical...

Man unable to enter China languishes in Tokyo airport

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He is a man caught between two countries, a political protester who has stubbornly steeled himself inside...

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