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An immigration raid at an Iowa meatpacking plant has got kosher beef sellers across the country worried about the New Year rush

Northwestern is the latest school to let students shave a year off the traditional three-year slog

Viewpoint: On its 15th anniversary, the controversial policy on gays in the military gets another look from Congress - and poses a complication for Barack Obama

A Gitmo judge's dismissal of evidence against bin Laden's driver could bode ill for cases against others tied to 9/11

In a podcast interview with TIME's Karen Tumulty, the candidate says Afghanistan will be "a tougher job than Iraq"

As the war-crimes trial of Osama bin Laden's former driver begins, Jonathan Mahler explains how an uneducated Yemeni became America's most famous detainee

After the devastating Midwest deluge, Congress may require flood insurance for millions of at-risk Americans. But opponents may yet find a way to water down the bill

Both candidates, at least for now, seem to be moving closer together on Iraq. Which one will benefit?

The nominee meets President Karzai and U.S troops as he gets a firsthand look at the terror battleground

A new voter registration study bodes well for Obama and the Democrats this fall, but the growing ranks of independents are still up for grabs

The walk-up to her appearance at the annual Netroots Nation conference was gloomy if not hostile. But the Speaker had an ace up her sleeve: Al Gore

Dennis Shulman wants to be the first Jewish cleric elected to the House of Representatives. And the first blind congressman since 1935

Can you dial while driving? Make an emergency call? With a patchwork of new laws, it depends on the state you're in

McCain has defied the President more than any other Republican, yet he can't escape Bush's shadow. A close look at the political relationship that could cost McCain the election

Warren Jeffs is in jail, possibly ill and on tape "recanting" his leadership. Who are the men angling to succeed him?

The post-Katrina emergency management agency is doing better in responding to the Iowa floods. But there are still some complaints

The global-warming guru says Americans must replace fossil-fuel power plants with renewable energy within 10 years. But can this "moral and spiritual challenge" be met?

A Senate subcommittee prepares to hear about the bankers and their ultra-rich clients who use overseas accounts to skirt U.S. tax laws

A pilot project aims to upend the publishing industry, and help strapped students, by offering textbooks free of charge online

The return of Dennis Ross reflects the Democrat's intentions - and challenges - in the region

A U.S. District Court rules that in an overwhelmingly white Ohio county, a black community was denied water for 50 years. How could it have happened?

A New York City plan to test a borough's entire adult population for HIV is meeting resistance from health workers

Kept away from the action in 2004, protesters have taken their cases to federal courts in Denver and St. Paul, Minn., in hopes that their efforts might hit their intended targets

The candidate wants to speak in front of Berlin's most dramatic prop. Romesh Ratnesar explains why Germans are hesitant

Viewpoint: Once upon a time, religious art and literature belonged to only one Author. Nowadays, however, ego (or royalties) may trump piety

The former White House spokesman died early Saturday of cancer. He tamed a hostile press corps with humor, honesty and the occasional apology

Democrats who sneaked into Congress two years ago on the wave of revulsion at Republican scandals are seen as vulnerable

Midday meals are expected to cost 12% more this fall, and that prospect is forcing schools to dip into rainy day funds and rethink staples like milk