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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says healthcare reform would actually reduce the US budget deficit over 20 years.
Congress was overrun by calls from 200,000 constituents yesterday in support of Obama’s healthcare plan.
Karzai’s assent to an election runoff is apparently the result of some seriously high profile arm bending.
New York City real estate developer Ian Reisner spent 15 years at Salomon Brothers. He remembers the consequences of coming out of the closet on the trading floor, during a […]
Sara Nasserzadeh is no stranger to fielding complicated questions about sex. She hosted a radio program for BBC where she answered queries from callers in Afghanistan and Iran about the […]
Historian Robert Lacey is known for getting very serious about his subjects, immersing himself in the culture and personalities of the people and places he studies. He just released up […]
The world’s scientists are getting together in November to figure out how to put off getting old and dying.
The new FTC guidelines for cyberspace advertising not ‘intended to patrol the blogosphere.’
New research finds that getting on the treadmill is much less effective for shedding girth than eating less.
A scientist who helped discover water on the moon has been arrested on charges of spying for Israel.
Terrorist groups the Taliban and Al-Qaeda are reportedly expanding their recruiting bases to Europe and the US.
Sky rocketing onto our screens, Japan’s Astro Boy cartoon is a classic tale with spectacular effects!
Obama can earn his Nobel Peace Prize through action in Latin America, writes The Guardian.
BoA emails claim US regulators told them its subsidised purchase of Merrill Lynch would ‘boost shares’.
Astronomers have discovered 32 new planets outside the solar system, bringing the total to over 400.
Stunning new images of Saturn at Equinox cast new light on the beautiful and distant planet.
These are not particularly easy times for novelists. For one, they have to figure out how to stay focused on a single project or idea for a sustained period of […]
Would you like to have access to your genetic information? Isn’t your genetic information fundamentally yours? Shouldn’t it be your choice whether to access it? These are the questions that […]
Illegal pet turtles spike blamed for salmonella outbreak last year.
Bottlenose dolphins have been caught on film playing soccer with jellyfish.
Clinton and other US envoys will lead America’s long awaited Sudan policy. But where’s Obama?
Online Forums at the Guggenheim billed as ‘innovative’ may be a bad idea in retrospect.
Research finds that only a few specific ‘friendly bacteria’ actually aid the immune system.
Democrats must work to wake up young voters, says E.J Dionne Jr.
Scientists have developed the first artificial hand with feeling.
New research shows growing numbers of homeless lost houses to foreclosure.
A new federal policy will be launched today advocating dope for medical use.