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Call it the Gripe & Grab.Call it the Rip & Reach.Or you can simply call it politics as usual.The problem with taking a principled stand is that a principled stand can box you in.The principled stand isn't always the universally popular stand.There c

My father, a mapmaker for the U.S Army, had modest means but a keen interest in saving and investing.As a child of the Depression, he would have appreciated National Save for Retirement Week, which runs this week and offers everyone the opportunity

Santiago, Chile – Chile's 33 trapped miners hadn't even been hauled to the surface when a coal mine collapse in Colombia trapped two more workers.Days later, four more miners were trapped underground in Ecuador.And in China, a coal mine explos

Paris – Strikes and protests in France were inconclusive on a day seen that was expected to help determine the strength of a movement against pension reform that has become a visceral harangue against the Sarkozy administration.But brinkmanshi

LONDON - Real Madrid passed an early test of its Champions Leaguecredentials under Jose Mourinho by defeating AC Milan, while Chelsea, Arsenaland Bayern Munich also notched up their third successive victories Tuesday toclose in on the knockout phas

A suicide bomber who killed seven CIA agents at a base in Afghanistan in January had not been properly vetted before gaining entry, the CIA says.

After years of abuse, Judith finally separated from her husband.In retaliation, he broke into her apartment, wrote obscenities on the walls, tore apart furniture, and smeared excrement all over Judith's belongings.The following week, the property ma

WASHINGTON Large swathes of the planet could experience extreme drought within the next 30 years unless greenhouse gas emissions are cut, according to a study released Tuesday. We are facing the possibility of widespread drought in the coming deca

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Actor David Arquette is lending his quirky star power to the campaign against a November ballot measure that would suspend California's greenhouse gas emissions law.Arquette appeared in Sacramento on Tuesday in an American-flag-pr