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Gibbs on Protests, Jobs

The White House press secretary responds to Republican contentions about the health care bill. Read more »

Lawmakers give Yanks a Bronx cheer

Between healthcare, climate change and the deficit, there isn't much on Congress' plate these days that Democrats and Republicans can agree on. So it was unusual to see a bipartisan… Read more »

Why can't the International Criminal Tribunal drag Radovan Karadzic to court?

Former Bosnian leader and alleged génocidaire Radovan Karadzic refused to attend his war crimes trial at The Hague on Monday and Tuesday and will likely boycott the proceedings next week… Read more »

It doesn't make sense to charge fat people higher insurance premiums.

Safeway CEO Steven A. Burd thinks he's solved the nation's health care crisis. The California-based grocery chain has kept its insurance costs stable for the last four years, he says… Read more »

IN THE MAIL: From Steven Landsburg, The Big Questions: Tackling The Problems of Philosophy with Id…

IN THE MAIL: From Steven Landsburg, The Big Questions: Tackling The Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics, and Physics. Title’s not bad, but I think More Sex Is… Read more »

Weird: Membership-Deprived NAACP Expands to 'All Colors' Inside Prisons

Winning the prize for Weirdest Front Page Story of the Week is the Tuesday Washington Post story on the NAACP spreading out to all colors – in the Maine State… Read more »

Jonas Brothers Cancel Zurich Concert Tonight: Nick Jonas Ill

For the first time ever, the Jonas Brothers have had to cancel a concert, this one to take place in Zurich Switzerland tonight as Nick Jonas is ill. The band… Read more »

Tom Cruise Dead Rumors Circulating on Web

For some reason it seems to be time for another celebrity death hoax on the web because there is some 'Tom Cruise dead' terms floating around at the moment. It… Read more »