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Formed to support slavery before the Civil War and resistant to civil rights, the nation's largest Protestant denomination is about to choose its first black president.

After this weekend's presidential runoff election, the military and the Muslim Brotherhood are still struggling in Egypt.

America's largest group of nuns is in a dispute with their bishops, which accuse them of dissent from church doctrine. We hear about Vatican and the politics of healthcare.

With a presidential runoff scheduled for the weekend, Egypt's elected parliament was dissolved today, and the remnants of Mubarak's military regime declared martial law.

The Supreme Court is about to decide if President Obama's healthcare reform is constitutional. Will liberals and conservatives split and let Justice Kennedy make the call?

Suicides among America's soldiers and veterans are outpacing combat casualties -- and are increasing. Family survivors, the Pentagon and others are searching for answers.

Wisconsin's Republicans and Democrats were divided last week about pensions and benefits for public workers.  There's another division — within the Democratic Party.

Technologies to help the physically and mentally disabled are advancing fast. Will they be available to "able-bodied" people? Do we want to develop into a super-species?

The US Supreme Court took the limits off political donations by corporations in the interests of free speech. Montana calls that an invitation to government corruption.

As bad news piles up, more people are taking a dim view of America's economic prospects. Is it really that bad? Also, results of yesterday's attempted recall in Wisconsin.