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Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear will be the newest chairman of the Southern Growth Policies Board, a think tank that has been led in the past by such notable politicians as Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.
What's Your Reaction? Maureen Dowd's New York Times column this week details the fall of outgoing White House council Greg Craig, and drops an interesting tidbit concerning Caroline Kennedy's senate bid along the way.
Senators who say they’re serious about reducing health care costs have plenty of opportunities in the current bills to fulfill their goals.
Sarah Palin's memoir is selling huge; a look at the monumental influence of Oprah's Book Club; and Colum McCann's award winner goes paperback.
He loosens up on appearances on '30 Rock' and 'Saturday Night Live.' And it hasn't hurt him in the ratings. NEW YORK -- When the writers of "30 Rock" sent Brian Williams lines earlier this fall for his latest cameo, the NBC News anchor had a couple of suggestions. A scene in which he auditioned to be on the show's fictional comedy sketch series was "too blue" for his taste. In another, in which ...
Sites in New York, Texas, Louisiana and Nevada have expressed interest in hosting a bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., but first the fighters must sign on.
The list of expected guests for President Barack Obama's first White House state dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as provided by the White House.
India’s leader was the guest of honor at the Obamas’ first state dinner, which they infused with distinctive touches.
Kentucky Gov. Beshear to be new chairman of think tank Southern Growth Policies Board
Gov. Steve Beshear will be the newest chairman of the Southern Growth Policies Board, a think tank that has been led in the past by such notable politicians as Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.
President Obama’s decision to cling to antipersonnel mines keeps the US on the wrong side of history and the wrong side of humanity.
Federal suit seeks to shut down cattle grazing along 150-mile stretch of upper Missouri River
William Kennard, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has resigned from the board of the New York Times Co. to become the U.S. ambassador to the European Union.
In the history of U.S.-India relations, there's been plenty of broken bread and even a few crumbled Triscuits.
Hillary Clinton, read this and weep. Sarah Palin's autobiography, "Going Rogue," handily beat out the secretary of state's memoir, "Living History," in terms of first-week sales, moving 700,000 copies compared to Clinton's 600,000. Palin, the f...
WASHINGTON - The Obama White House is addicted to the “unprecedented.” Perhaps it was a sign when President Barack Obama sat down in January to record his first weekly address and announced: “We begin this year and this administration in the midst of an unprecedented crisis that calls for unprecedented action." What has followed is declaration after declaration of “unprecedented” milestones ...
