“For the First Time in My Adult Lifetime, I’m Really Proud of My Country”~Michelle Obama, 2/18/08   CBS News (AP)  WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama is challenging assertions she's forcefully imposed her will on White House aides, saying s… more »

Al Arabiya News AFP JERUSALEM Israeli ministers reacted angrily on Sunday after local media quoted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as saying she feared for the future of Israel’s democracy and the rights of women in the Jewish state. C… more »

WASHINGTON -- This week's big debt deal has left progressives despairing over a disconnect between Washington and the rest of the country that they say has possibly never been wider. Their concern arises from the fact that while the country suffers fro… more »

Huffington Post By Sam Stein WASHINGTON -- The debt ceiling bill set to be voted upon Monday evening has left labor advocates in yet another precarious -- and deeply frustrated -- position. A president who began his term with the promise to not only… more »

  4356 An eyewitness who saw three Yosemite hikers get swept away at Vernal Fall said the trio was warned to get away from the raging waterfall. Just before the hikers fell in, Jake Bibee, 28, said he saw a man in… more »