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The Army's civilian leader is ousted, after sacking the general in charge at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. If only the men who led the war in Iraq faced the same accountability

The Swiss system of 'a rifle in every closet' may be the envy of the NRA, but some are pushing for more restrictive gun-control laws

The New Orleans mayor could fill a vacuum if the state's most influential African-American politician goes down

Reuters - The United States and Europeans moved on Tuesday to set up a tribunal that would try suspects in the murder of a former Lebanese prime minister, saying a draft U.N. resolution should be ready this week.