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The US Supreme Court today heard arguments over whether the religious beliefs of business owners trump Affordable Care Act requirements for covering contraceptives.

The NSA's surveillance capacity is so vast it's scaring foreign clients away from the US technology industry. We look at the conflicts and economic consequences.

When the World Cup or Olympic Games are held in repressive countries, who's accountable for human rights abuses? Can the publicity over such events lead to improvements?

The Healthcare.gov roll-out was a PR disaster, and the political consequences may last until 2016. But, there are unexpected signs of momentum. We get a progress report.

Annexing Crimea is a done deal as far as Vladimir Putin is concerned, but the US and Europe are ready to ramp up economic sanctions. We look at the possible downsides.

President Obama is about to set a record for deportations, so he’s called for enforcing the law "more humanely." What’s it mean for immigration reform? Elections?

In yesterday's referendum, 95% of Crimean voters elected leave Ukraine and rejoin Russia. We look at the options available to Ukraine, the US, Western Europe and Putin.

The web was created with a strong sense of Western values, but China and India are adding billions of new users. What can be done about censorship?

Democrats and Republicans agree that our prisons are overcrowded, expensive and ineffective. Today, AG Eric Holder laid out a set of reforms that might well be adopted.

As Crimeans prepare for a possible breakaway vote this coming Sunday, the G-7 nations have essentially told Russia to keep hands off of Ukraine.