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Rahm Emanuel, who left Chicago to join the Obama administration as White House chief of staff, should not appear on the Feb. 22 mayoral ballot in the city because he does not meet the residency standard, accor...

US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing at least five people and wounding sever...

 Looks like WikiLeaks has Bank of America's PR department working overtime. They're buying up negative domain names in anticipation of an unconfirmed but hotly rumored release. According to Domain Name Wire, t...

Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spendingOrdered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practicesInstituted enforc...

 1. The Outcome in IraqSecretary of State Colin Powell cautioned President George W. Bush against invading Iraq on the basis of the Pottery Barn rule: "You break it, you own it." But things worked out diffe...