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Arne Duncan, the U.S. Secretary of Education, turned a few heads July 29 in public remarks in which he called for teachers to be paid $60,000 as a starting salary.

DAYTON, Ohio -- Sen. Barack Obama is speaking exclusively to small crowds on his current tour through the Midwest, but during most nights this week, his

The American Independent has previously reported on declining American cities and rising income inequality since 1979. Now, the Atlantic Monthly combines income

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Please forgive me for harping on Arizona. It is my adopted home state, and having lived here or in New York for most of my life, I have

Unemployment rate continues to rise. Detroit morgues fill up as recession continues. JumpStart works with subprime lender CompuCredit. Texas judge

MSNBC is reporting that President Obama has just landed in Baghdad, where he is scheduled to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal

Despite attempts by the federal government to delegitimize WikiLeaks, a new review from The Atlantic indicates that the whistleblowing organization has a great

Congressman Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., a co-sponsor of the FRAC Act with Colorado Democratic Reps. Diana DeGette and Jared Polis, on Sunday called for a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) probe of the natural gas industry after a New York Times article brought up allegations of an “Enron-style Ponzi scheme.” Rep.

Lou Dobbs, the TV and radio commentator famous for his rants against illegal aliens and the employers who hire them, employed undocumented workers to care for

Obama urges House Dems to campaign on health care reform. U.S. troops ship out to Haiti. Cheech and Chong want to smoke up with Palin. National

Remember Michael D. Furlong, the Pentagon official under investigation for allegedly using a government information program to launder money for an

Sen. Max Baucus’ (D-Mont.) letter requesting that the IRS investigate a number of Section 501 nonprofit organizations -- accused of abusing their tax-exempt

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s nomination to become secretary of state has cleared its most important hurdle. This morning, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

After watching businesses in their neighboring states profit for years, businesspeople and officials along the Mexico-New Mexico border impressed it upon their beltway representatives that they, too, finally wanted to cash in on what has not been coming their way. Meaning: extend the traveling distance into which Mexican nationals can penetrate New Mexico, so that they can bring their cash to cities like Las Cruces, Lordsburg, and Deming.

U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle this morning denied the government’s attempt to further delay the hearing of Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohammed Jawad and, as