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Immigration

E pluribus unum: Out of many, one

Immigration is an issue that is not going away. It has dominated the coverage of the early stages of the 2016 presidential campaign and is likely to continue to do so. And with good reason. Today, there are more than 11 million people living in America illegally. And although a

terrorism

Islamic State training camp takes direct hit, Pentagon says

WASHINGTON (AP) — American jets struck an Islamic State training camp in rural Libya near the Tunisian border Friday, killing dozens, probably including an operative considered responsible for deadly attacks in Tunisia last year, U.S. and local officials said. The strike did not appear to mark the beginning of a

Massachusetts

New England brimming with potential Supreme Court appointments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speculation surrounding President Barack Obama's short list of candidates to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died suddenly last week, has focused on Sri Srinivasan, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. "Any

Donald Trump

A nation at risk?

H.L. Menken famously noted that "the saddest life is that of a political aspirant under democracy. His failure is ignominious and his success is disgraceful." With Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and Hillary Clinton performing strongly in the national polls, as well as in the Iowa Caucuses, this

Abortion

US abortions continue to decline, down 4 pct in 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. abortions continue to fall, according to a new federal report released Wednesday. Federal statistics show abortions have been in a general decline for about 25 years.

Russia

Assad can stay, for now: Kerry accepts Russian stance

MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accepted Russia's long-standing demand that President Bashar Assad's future be determined by his own people, as Washington and Moscow edged toward putting aside years of disagreement over how to end Syria's civil war.

Massachusetts

In Boston, Sen. Bernie Sanders calls for ‘political revolution’ — Gallery

BOSTON — Referring to his run for presidency as a "political revolution," 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) addressed a crowd of more than 20,000 supporters on Saturday at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. "The media always seems to be asking me, 'How

Barack Obama

Obama: US will defeat terror threat’s new phase

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed Sunday night the U.S. will overcome a new phase of the terror threat that seeks to "poison the minds" of people here and around the world, as he sought to reassure Americans shaken by recent