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The Obama Administration is starting to withdraw American troops from Iraq six years and three months after the March 2003 invasion. This ...

This week marks the midpoint of the year. Specifically Thursday, July 2nd at 1 p.m. eastern time, which is a reflection of earth’s ...

Are we too removed from how things work? When was the last time you used your hands to build something? We look at how one approaches dev ...

As Bernard Madoff heads to court this morning we talk about how he might be sentenced as well as the details of his scheme – how he ...

[REBROADCAST] Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve on a presidential cabinet, was FDR’s Secretary of labor, close friend and a ...

There’s no summer vacation at Philadelphia City Hall. So says our guest Philadelphia City Councilman-at-large JAMES KENNEY. The pas ...

Health care reform is on the front burner in Washington D.C. Reporter David Drucker of Roll Call newspaper provides us with an update on ...

In his new book, The Emporer’s New Clothes, attorney RICHARD BEN-VENISTE writes about the highlights of his career in law – f ...

With a name derived from creation mythology found in Native American folklore, Turtle Island Qu ...

Why are some people more spiritual than others? Are we hard-wired to connect with God? Is there life after death? These are questions tha ...

During the presidential campaign, President Obama had widespread support among the gay community. But recently many gay activists have ex ...

One in ten Americans suffer from migraine headaches including our guest writer ANDREW LEVY. His new book, A Brain Wider Than the Sky: A M ...