How she could face and beat Obama in 2012.

How she could face and beat Obama in 2012.

Could a new wave of populist independents be steered into the Democratic Party? Alas, that seems unlikely, if Democrats are viewed as the compromised, establishmentarian governing party. Moreover, the Republican Party benefited from the last two populist upheavals.

Inside sources reveal that the firm works with the US military in Karachi to plan targeted assassinations and drone bombings, among other sensitive counterterrorism operations.

US set to propose cuts to save Copenhagen deal

US President Barack Obama came to office promising hope and change. But on climate change, he has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor George W. Bush. Now, should the climate summit in Copenhagen fail, the blame will lie squarely with Obama.

The lowest form of pond life may turn into the saviour of Earth after scientists discovered that microscopic algae can be made to produce copious amounts of hydrogen, one of the cleanest and most renewable forms of energy.

After fighting a bloody war in Afghanistan for more than eight years, the United States appears to have undertaken a re-think of its policy and has started engaging the Taliban in negotiations through Saudi and Pakistani intelligence agencies, highly-placed sources told Dawn here on Monday.

For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out.

Washington officials reportedly held secret negotiations with top Taliban and other militant commanders from Afghanistan, sources say.

The problem is, you give up on this and what do Democrats have to exclaim about doing for healthcare reform in 2010? Individual mandates? Making people buy crappy insurance from the same old insurers that will continue to find ways to exclude their claims and jack up their premiums?

"We don't legislate at the orders of the Vatican, we legislate what is in our conscience and what we think is good for our country," said Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Democrat and Catholic who, like Kennedy, supports abortion rights. Murphy spoke at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., where he received a John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award from the la

From a light unto the nations, Israel has become a maligned and ostracized nation. The UN Security Council doesn't condemn Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for announcing his intention to destroy Israel, but Israel, which has been fighting for its life for six decades, has become the most denounced and criticized country on the face of the glo

Could a new wave of populist independents be steered into the Democratic Party? Alas, that seems unlikely, if Democrats are viewed as the compromised, establishmentarian governing party. Moreover, the Republican Party benefited from the last two populist upheavals.

Inside sources reveal that the firm works with the US military in Karachi to plan targeted assassinations and drone bombings, among other sensitive counterterrorism operations.

US set to propose cuts to save Copenhagen deal

US President Barack Obama came to office promising hope and change. But on climate change, he has followed in the footsteps of his predecessor George W. Bush. Now, should the climate summit in Copenhagen fail, the blame will lie squarely with Obama.

The lowest form of pond life may turn into the saviour of Earth after scientists discovered that microscopic algae can be made to produce copious amounts of hydrogen, one of the cleanest and most renewable forms of energy.

After fighting a bloody war in Afghanistan for more than eight years, the United States appears to have undertaken a re-think of its policy and has started engaging the Taliban in negotiations through Saudi and Pakistani intelligence agencies, highly-placed sources told Dawn here on Monday.

For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out.

Washington officials reportedly held secret negotiations with top Taliban and other militant commanders from Afghanistan, sources say.

The problem is, you give up on this and what do Democrats have to exclaim about doing for healthcare reform in 2010? Individual mandates? Making people buy crappy insurance from the same old insurers that will continue to find ways to exclude their claims and jack up their premiums?

"We don't legislate at the orders of the Vatican, we legislate what is in our conscience and what we think is good for our country," said Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Democrat and Catholic who, like Kennedy, supports abortion rights. Murphy spoke at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., where he received a John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award from the la

From a light unto the nations, Israel has become a maligned and ostracized nation. The UN Security Council doesn't condemn Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for announcing his intention to destroy Israel, but Israel, which has been fighting for its life for six decades, has become the most denounced and criticized country on the face of the glo

Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs has never been elected to any government office, but he said Monday he's considering a run for the White House in 2012.

Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world's first 3-D photovoltaic solar system that actually works underground.

Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs has never been elected to any government office, but he said Monday he's considering a run for the White House in 2012.

Scientists from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world's first 3-D photovoltaic solar system that actually works underground.

While the range of abortion related amendments remains a major hurdle for a health care reform bill getting to President Obama's desk, it is clear, as it has been for some time, that the real fight hangs on the Public...What gets less discussion is how circumscribed the public option (in current House and Senate versions) has become...

Isn't there something weird about a conventional wisdom that's at odds with market prices?

Online publishers would likely demand top dollar. Asked about the possibility last week, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said he wasn't convinced even Microsoft could afford it. "If they were to pay everybody for everything they took, from every newspaper in the world and every magazine they wouldn't have any profits left," he said.

Andrew Sparrow: Sir John Chilcot says he will be asking: was this a wise decision, was it well-taken, was it founded on good advice?

While the range of abortion related amendments remains a major hurdle for a health care reform bill getting to President Obama's desk, it is clear, as it has been for some time, that the real fight hangs on the Public...What gets less discussion is how circumscribed the public option (in current House and Senate versions) has become...

Isn't there something weird about a conventional wisdom that's at odds with market prices?

Online publishers would likely demand top dollar. Asked about the possibility last week, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said he wasn't convinced even Microsoft could afford it. "If they were to pay everybody for everything they took, from every newspaper in the world and every magazine they wouldn't have any profits left," he said.

Andrew Sparrow: Sir John Chilcot says he will be asking: was this a wise decision, was it well-taken, was it founded on good advice?

This is a time when a lot comes together. And the United States simply cannot continue as it has. And yet it appears set to do so--or at least to try.

This is a time when a lot comes together. And the United States simply cannot continue as it has. And yet it appears set to do so--or at least to try.

An Oakland, California-area transit police officer was captured on video forcing the head of an unruly man into a heavy-duty glass window, which shattered, during an arrest at a passenger station, authorities said.

Khmer Rouge survivor tells of reunion with his childhood companion, an elephant.

Russia has turned into a "criminal state", according to the man who was once its leading foreign investor.

The East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according to a new study.

Mohammad Ali Abtahi, who "confessed” to his alleged crimes at a trial widely denounced as a charade, is the most senior of hundreds of dissidents who have been locked up over the past five months.

There's been a lot of misguided criticism of President Obama's trip to Asia. You're upset that he bowed to the emperor of Japan? Get over it. Obama was being respectful -- which was in keeping with the tone of...

The Catholic and Mormon churches are both extremely hierarchical, repressive churches. For them, women are inferior, sex is bad, homosexual sex is even worse, and abortion is murder. And that's all okay with the IRS, which not only uses your tax dollars to collect more of your tax dollars, but apparently uses them to not collect from organizations

Consider, then, what we can at present know now about this Pentagon build-up, country by country from Qatar to Jordan, and while you're reading, think about what we don't know -- and why Washington has chosen this path.

An Oakland, California-area transit police officer was captured on video forcing the head of an unruly man into a heavy-duty glass window, which shattered, during an arrest at a passenger station, authorities said.

Khmer Rouge survivor tells of reunion with his childhood companion, an elephant.

Russia has turned into a "criminal state", according to the man who was once its leading foreign investor.

The East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according to a new study.

Mohammad Ali Abtahi, who "confessed” to his alleged crimes at a trial widely denounced as a charade, is the most senior of hundreds of dissidents who have been locked up over the past five months.

There's been a lot of misguided criticism of President Obama's trip to Asia. You're upset that he bowed to the emperor of Japan? Get over it. Obama was being respectful -- which was in keeping with the tone of...

The Catholic and Mormon churches are both extremely hierarchical, repressive churches. For them, women are inferior, sex is bad, homosexual sex is even worse, and abortion is murder. And that's all okay with the IRS, which not only uses your tax dollars to collect more of your tax dollars, but apparently uses them to not collect from organizations

Consider, then, what we can at present know now about this Pentagon build-up, country by country from Qatar to Jordan, and while you're reading, think about what we don't know -- and why Washington has chosen this path.

Two influential analysts told lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week that America's strategic position in the world is eroding. America is losing its technological edge and is in deep financial trouble, while purchasing power is shifting from the West to Asia. Those trends cannot be undone, they warned, so the U.S. must adapt and seek greater cooperat

If the country is serious about the words Obama spoke during the White House Tribal Conference, where he stated he is "absolutely committed...that [American Indians] can be full partners in the American economy and...have an equal shot at pursuing the American dream," then federal investment will be necessary to finally turn the page on the history

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told reporters that any construction by Israel on land beyond the 1967 borders would put a damper on "final-status negotiations" and further augment the stagnation of the peace process. He also warned Peres that Israel would anger all Muslims if it does not resolve Jerusalem's disputed status, emphasizing that the f

Two influential analysts told lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week that America's strategic position in the world is eroding. America is losing its technological edge and is in deep financial trouble, while purchasing power is shifting from the West to Asia. Those trends cannot be undone, they warned, so the U.S. must adapt and seek greater cooperat

If the country is serious about the words Obama spoke during the White House Tribal Conference, where he stated he is "absolutely committed...that [American Indians] can be full partners in the American economy and...have an equal shot at pursuing the American dream," then federal investment will be necessary to finally turn the page on the history

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told reporters that any construction by Israel on land beyond the 1967 borders would put a damper on "final-status negotiations" and further augment the stagnation of the peace process. He also warned Peres that Israel would anger all Muslims if it does not resolve Jerusalem's disputed status, emphasizing that the f

WASHINGTON — Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has forbidden Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy to receive the Roman Catholic sacrament of Holy Communion because of his advocacy of abortion rights, the Rhode Island Democrat said Friday.

The newest far-right craze is an anti-Obama slogan that is making its way onto t-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, and even teddy bears:" Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8,” which reads, "Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” It's unclear whether the intent is to hope for an end to Obama's time in office — or an end to his life.