Pete Rose: A Living Legend, Off The Record
As baseball emerges from its winter hibernation, one of the game’s greatest and most controversial figures, Pete Rose, is back …
Justice Department Warns Of ‘Pain’ From Looming Cuts
President Obama minced no words when he talked about how the looming budget cuts known as sequestration could hurt the …
After Tough 2012, Conservative Koch Brothers Regroup
The network of political groups headed by conservative industrialists David and Charles Koch spent millions of undisclosed dollars in last …
Texas Study Points To A Longer Natural Gas Boom
There are few things in life more joyful than discovering a giant oil or natural gas field in Texas. You’re …
Some Political Lessons From The Violence Against Women Act Vote
The fight over reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act is now behind us. But like much of what happens in …
Change In Law May Spur Campus Action On Sexual Assaults
Most cases of sexual assault or harassment on school campuses don’t attract national attention. But a few do. There was …
Two For One: Groupon Replaces CEO Mason With Board Members
Groupon co-founder Andrew Mason has been fired as the daily-deal company’s CEO, one day after Groupon posted financial results that …
With Audubon’s Help, Beat-Up Kid Is ‘Okay For Now’
Fourteen-year-old Doug Swieteck seems to be stuck between a rock and a hard place. He has just moved to a …
A Quvenzhane by Any Other Name… (Storified)
After a weekend that saw journalists on the Oscars red carpet struggling to pronounce the name of 9-year-old Best Actress …
At A Pakistani Mobile Library, Kids Can Check Out Books, And Hope
On a cold, rainy morning, a van pulls up outside a rural elementary school on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan’s …
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