The Political Enclave That Dare Not Speak Its Name

No sign explains the prim and proper red brick house on C Street SE.

Witness says Wis. mother thought illness was sin

WAUSAU, Wis. -- A mother accused of rejecting medical treatment and relying on prayer as her 11-year-old daughter died of untreated diabetes believed people got sick because they sinned, a former friend said Tuesday at the woman\'s homicide trial.

Starbucks to close 600 stores in the U.S.

Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday that it had drastically increased the number of stores it plans to close, citing in part continued weakness in the U.S. economy.

Obama to expand Bush's faith based programs

Reaching out to evangelical voters, the Democratic presidential candidate wants to steer federal social service dollars to religious groups and support some ability to hire and fire based on faith.

Changing Your Lifestyle Can Change Your Genes

David Byrne to make music with NYC building

Ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne plans to turn a landmark building in Manhattan into a giant musical instrument.

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Dark matter may have been found on Earth

Particles of invisible "dark matter" have been detected deep inside a mountain in Italy, a collaboration of Italian and Chinese physicists claims. But others remain [skeptical] of the result, because other experiments have failed to detect any dark matter at all.

Clinton-Obama Debate: ABC Decides Top Issues Facing Americans Are Gaffes, Flag Pins and '60s Radicals

In perhaps the most embarrassing performance by the media in a major presidential debate in years, ABC News hosts Charles Gibson and George Stephanopolous focused mainly on trivial issues as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama faced off in Philadelphia.

AP-Yahoo poll shows McCain winning back unhappy Republicans

Growing numbers of people like what they see in John McCain, vaulting him into a tie with the two Democratic presidential contenders just a few months after Republicans faced a steep disadvantage.

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Scientist sure God particle will be found

Physicist Peter Higgs said on Monday it should soon be possible to prove the existence of a force which gives mass to the universe and makes life possible -- as he first argued 40 years ago.

Star Wins 'Whiter Shade of Pale' Appeal

The lead singer of the British band Procol Harum won an appeals court judgment Friday awarding him the full royalties to the iconic hit, "A Whiter Shade of Pale."

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Manhattan Pub Lifts "Danny Boy" Ban

"Danny Boy" is back in the musical fold at a Manhattan pub where the familiar ballad was banned for all of March.

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The Ethical Dilemma (Please Keep God Out Of Politics)

As is usual in America, there has been a lot of discussion lately about religion. No matter how long we have been striving for a separation of church and state (or how long we debate the meaning of the phrase), we can't seem to leave God out of our public institutions.

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Wright? How About Falwell, Robertson, Hagee, and Inhofe? Republican Prayers And The Altar of Hate

As the wingnut chorus predictably disses Obama's eloquent speech, it's important to remember how completely ridiculous and manufactured this whole Wright "controversy" is:

Obama's Minister Committed "Treason" but When my Father Said the Same Thing He Was a Republican Hero

When Senator Obama's preacher thundered about racism and injustice Obama suffered smear-by-association.

Windows Product Manager, Former COO, and Windows VP Complain of Vista Problems

It turns out that Mike is clearly not a naïf. He's Mike Nash, a Microsoft vice president who oversees Windows product management. And Jon, who is dismayed to learn that the drivers he needs don't exist? That's Jon A.

AP Poll: Leaving Iraq Will Help Economy

The heck with Congress' big stimulus bill. The way to get the country out of recession — and most people think we're in one — is to get the country out of Iraq, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll.

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