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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed an enthusiastic joint session of Congress today, promising compromises to make peace but not offering much hope for resuming talks with the Palestinians...

Mitch Daniels is out and Tim Pawlenty is in as Republicans struggle to find a candidate to bridge party differences...

When public community colleges are full, private for-profit colleges are an alternative. But they're costly and require federal loans that students often can't repay.

President Obama has made his second major address on the Middle East and North Africa. We hear how he wants the US to adapt to changes brought by the "Arab Spring."

Osama bin Laden is dead. But the way he was killed has led to a UN investigation, and the way he was found has renewed debate over torture. We hear the arguments.

With Middle Eastern regimes under challenge as never before, are the Palestinians adopting a new strategy in their struggle with Israel? How will President Obama respond?

After the economy, the biggest political issue in this pre-election year is government's role in providing medical care. It once looked like a guaranteed loser for Democrats, but...

After the jury heard his wire-tapped phone conversations with financial tipsters, billionaire hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam was found guilty...

Record flooding on the Mississippi and its tributaries has led to choices between farmlands and heavily populated towns and cities. Downstream, there's much more to come.

"So immigration is not just the right thing to do. It's smart for our economy." President Obama returns to a risky issue at the start of his re-election campaign.