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In this crucial swing state, organizers are betting that a strong grassroots ground game can defeat Romney’s Super PAC cash.

The Affordable Care Act extends coverage to almost 14 million women. Ladies, give the president a hand.

The lessons Washington can't draw from the failure of the military option.

Obama ran a campaign against the foreign policy of the Bush Administration. And then he followed directly in their footsteps.

We need universal healthcare now, Flowers argues.

How would Americans react if air power was used in the US the way it's been used in Afghanistan?

Revelations about Obama's drone assassinations led to official outrage—against the leakers. It's the policy that warrants investigation.

How Obama’s targeted killings, leaks and the Everything-Is-Classified State have fused.

Liberals raised a ruckus over Bush’s abuses. Let’s hold this president to the same standard.

President Barack Obama and his apostles.