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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, WASHINGTON and KABUL, Afghanistan — President Obama made a brief, unannounced visit Friday to Afghanistan. But in a scenario that seemed symbolic of star-crossed U.S. relations with the administration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, ...

City backs off on tax plan...

By now, most of us are aware that our health care system has been compromised yet again...

If you aren’t a member of the news media, you may not be aware that it’s officially Sunshine Week, so here’s your chance to celebrate. It shouldn’t just be journalists who are taking time this week to appreciate our so-called sunshine laws — we all benefit greatly ...

Google unveiled “Project Glass” earlier this week...

One of the ads on Andrew Romanoff ’s website shows three guys in a bar — representing the triumvirate of oil, banks and insurance companies — talking about how they have Sen. Michael Bennet in their pockets because of all the money they’ve thrown at him. One asks who...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At a picnic table outside his office...

The oil and gas industry has a dirty little secret, make that a dirty big secret … no, make that one of the biggest, dirtiest secrets in U.S. history...

It was just announced that Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, will perform an interview at this year's SXSW Interactive Conference in Austin, TX...

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it would begin phasing out its contracts with private prisons, eventually ending the use of...

LOS ANGELES — Daryl F. Gates...

WASHINGTON — The Taliban are mad at Sen. Lindsey Graham, and the South Carolina Republican couldn't be happier...