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Obama, Pentagon plan cyberspace war command

The Pentagon plans to create a new military command for cyberspace, stepping up preparations by the armed forces to conduct both offensive and defensive computer warfare, the New York Times…

Widespread abuse of government credit cards

Laser eye surgery may improve one's visual horizons, but it doesn't qualify as a travel expense, a congressional office says in a report on abuses of the federal travel card…

The two sides of Sonia Sotomayor

There are two sides to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor: a Latina from a blue-collar family and a wealthy member of America's power elite.

The White House portrays Sotomayor…

Not much drama in Sotomayor confirmation

This town loves nothing so much as the prospect of a good battle over a Supreme Court nominee. Endless hours are devoted to speculation about the chances of Senate confirmation…

So, what happens to Detroit now?

It's surreal to be here in the Motor City these days, wondering how or if it will reinvent itself. As Pittsburgh was once Steel City and then became a Mecca…

Let’s face it: America is broke

"We're out of money," President Obama admitted. "We're operating in deep deficits," he said in a C-Span interview last week.

While Obama is refreshingly realistic, he resembles a man…

RIP for AOL

Time Warner's long corporate nightmare is almost over. It announced that it would dump AOL by spinning off the onetime new media giant as an independent company by the end…

What should the U.S. do about North Korea?

North Korea is rattling the saber again. But this time, Kim Jong Il may unsheathe his sword on South Korea and U.S. troops stationed there.

Pyongyang this week tested…

So now there are going to be 6 Catholics on the High Court?

Someone has to say this. Someone has to be willing to break the taboo and say that Obama is not perfect. Someone has to say this is a terrible mistake.…

Can Republicans risk a fight over Sotomayor?

For the Republican Party, already reeling over recent suicidal moves, a fight over the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court seems doomed appears doomed from the start.