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March 27, 2008	Economic Growth Nearly Flat
March 25, 2008	Report Warns "Enormous Challenges" for Medicare, Social Security
March 24, 2008	U.S. Deaths in Iraq Top 4,000 Mark
March 21, 2008	States Statistics Mask Dropout Problem
March 19, 2008	The Public and Iraq, Five Years After the Invasion
March 18, 2008	Supreme Court to Consider Gun Law
March 17, 2008	Bear Stearns Woes Cause Stocks to Tumble
March 14, 2008	Smog Restrictions Eased at White House Request
March 13, 2008	Bush Says House Version of Surveillance Bill Doesn't Go Far Enough
March 12, 2008	Adm. Fallon of Central Command Steps Down
March 10, 2008	Carbon Output Would Have to Stop to Prevent Global Warming, Study Says
March 07, 2008	Economy Sees Fallout in Job, Stock and Housing Markets
March 06, 2008	Home Foreclosures Reach All-Time High
March 05, 2008	Panel to Endorse 'Essentials' in Math Education
March 04, 2008	Iran Condemns UN Sanctions
March 03, 2008	College Lenders Expected to Scale Back on Student Loans
February 29, 2008	Relatives Provide Most Child Care, Census Says
February 28, 2008	Bush Urges Congress to Pass Surveillance Bill
February 27, 2008	Gas Prices on the Rise
February 26, 2008	Health Care Projected to Top $4 Trillion by 2017
February 25, 2008	Brown Ends Tuition for Low-Income Students
February 22, 2008	Homeland Security to OK Arizona Virtual Fence
February 20, 2008	Study Shows Higher Ed is Key to Economic Mobility
February 19, 2008	Fidel Castro Resigns
February 15, 2008	Five Killed in Northern Illinois Campus Shooting
February 14, 2008	Seniors' Benefits Costs Reach Record Levels
February 13, 2008	Clemens Faces Congress on Steroid Allegations
February 12, 2008	One in Five Americans Projected to be Foreign-Born by 2050
February 11, 2008	U.S. Will Seek Death Penalty for 9/11 Suspects
February 07, 2008	Senate Version of Stimulus Package Falls Short
February 06, 2008	White House Defends Waterboarding ; Three Ugly Little Truths About the Federal Budget
February 05, 2008	Super Tuesday: Not Just Who, But Why?
February 04, 2008	Bush Submits First $3 Trillion Federal Budget
February 01, 2008	Report Says Military Unprepared for Attack
January 31, 2008	New Border Rules Go Into Effect
January 30, 2008	Bush Not Likely to Further Reduce Troops in Iraq
January 29, 2008	Senate Unveils Revised Stimulus Package
January 28, 2008	Last Time at Bat
January 25, 2008	Senate Committee to Investigate College Endowments ; Public Opinion on Economic Stimulus
January 24, 2008	Deal Reached on Stimulus Package
January 23, 2008	Federal Deficit Projected to Rise
January 22, 2008	Fed Cuts Benchmark Interest Rate
January 18, 2008	Stimulating Proposals
January 17, 2008	Abortion Rate Continues Steady Decline
January 16, 2008	From Our Blogs
January 15, 2008	FDA Approves Food From Cloned Animals
January 14, 2008	Antarctic Ice Sheets Melting
January 10, 2008	Bush is Confident on Mideast Peace
January 09, 2008	Feel Like Bashing Pollsters? Take a Number
January 08, 2008	Medicare Spending Rises with New Drug Benefit
January 07, 2008	Iranian Boats Provoke U.S. Navy Ships
January 04, 2008	The Issues in Iowa
January 02, 2008	Pakistan Postpones Elections After Bhutto Assassination
December 21, 2007	Happy Holidays
December 19, 2007	New Law Raises Fuel Economy Standards
December 17, 2007	Democrats Make Concessions on Spending Bill ; New Jersey Bans Death Penalty
December 14, 2007	$9 Trillion in Debt and Counting: Visit the Facing Up Blog Carnival ; Steroids, Sports and Daily Life
December 13, 2007	Federal Judge Affirms California Law to Curb Auto Emissions
December 12, 2007	Study Shows Teen Drug Use Declining
December 11, 2007	Former CIA Agent Says Waterboarding Was Approved
December 10, 2007	U.S. Resists Climate Change Goal at Bali Conference
December 07, 2007	CIA Destroyed Interrogation Tapes
December 06, 2007	Teen Birth Rates Rise for First Time in 15 Years
December 05, 2007	Supreme Court Hears Gitmo Challenge, Again
December 04, 2007	Intelligence Report Could Alter U.S. Policy on Iran
December 03, 2007	Death in the Family
November 30, 2007	Businesses Show Support for Curbs on Climate Change
November 29, 2007	Musharraf Says Emergency Rule Will End Dec. 16
November 28, 2007	U.S. Reading Scores Show No Improvement Since 2001
November 27, 2007	Israel and Palestine Leaders Agree to Resume Negotiations
November 21, 2007	New Research on Stem Cells Could Sidestep Ethics Debate ; Happy Thanksgiving
November 20, 2007	UN Lowers Estimate of Worldwide AIDS Cases
November 19, 2007	NEA Reports Americans Reading Less
November 16, 2007	Court Orders New Fuel Standards to Fight Climate Change
November 15, 2007	San Francisco to Offer ID Cards to Residents
November 14, 2007	U.S. Students Match Many Nations in Math, but Lag Behind Asia
November 13, 2007	Studies Say Disruptive Children Can Still Succeed ; Income Gap Widens Between Black and White Families
November 12, 2007	UN Panel to Issue Final Climate Change Report
November 09, 2007	House Passes Fix for Alternative Minimum Tax
November 08, 2007	House Votes to Protect Gays From Job Discrimination
November 07, 2007	Oil Prices Near $100 Per Barrel
November 06, 2007	Major Weaknesses Cited at U.S. Border Patrol
November 05, 2007	U.S. Criticizes Pakistan Crackdown But May Continue Aid
November 01, 2007	Education Department Announces Rules on Student Loan Industry
October 31, 2007	Attorney General Nominee Challenged on 'Waterboarding'
October 30, 2007	Supreme Court To Decide Execution Case Today
October 29, 2007	Changing the "Dropout Factories"
October 26, 2007	Mexicans Receiving Less Money from Family Members in the U.S.
October 25, 2007	U.S. Imposes New Sanctions Against Iran
October 24, 2007	Rice Says 'Narrow Window' for Israeli-Palestinian Accord
October 22, 2007	Public College Tuition Increases 6.6 Percent
October 19, 2007	Benazir Bhutto Returns From Exile, Narrowly Escapes Attacks
October 18, 2007	It's Good for #$%!@&! Morale, Okay? ; Supreme Court Blocks Virginia Execution
October 17, 2007	Study Finds Immigrants Move Directly to Suburbs
October 16, 2007	Growing Number of Schools Can't Meet NCLB Standard
October 15, 2007	Rice Says Time Has Come for Palestinian State
October 12, 2007	Gore and IPCC Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
October 11, 2007	Court Blocks Crackdown on Illegal Workers
October 09, 2007	Democrats Propose Bill to Extend NSA Wiretapping
October 05, 2007	50 Years After Sputnik, Does the Public Care About Science?
October 04, 2007	New York Times Reports Justice Dept Authorized Torture
October 03, 2007	Bush Vetoes Children's Health Bill
October 02, 2007	States Challenge Bush on Children's Health Insurance
October 01, 2007	Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case on Detainee Rights
September 28, 2007	'I'll Take "Civics" for $200, Alex'
September 27, 2007	U.S. Convenes Major Polluters on Climate Change
September 26, 2007	Math Scores Up in 'Nation's Report Card'
September 25, 2007	Looking Back at Little Rock ; Bush Announces Sanctions on Myanmar
September 24, 2007	UN Secretary Calls for Global Effort on Climate Change
September 21, 2007	Senate Blocks Withdrawal Legislation
September 20, 2007	Thousands Rally for 'Jena 6'
September 19, 2007	Senate Blocks Measure to Expand Detainee Rights
September 18, 2007	Performance Pay for Teachers Gains Traction
September 17, 2007	Iraq to Revoke Blackwater License After Shooting Incident ; We Admit It; We Forgot About Constitution Day, Too
September 14, 2007	San Francisco Offers Health Care to All Uninsured
September 13, 2007	U.S. Court Endorses State Regulation on Emissions
September 12, 2007	Americans Living Longer, Retiring Later
September 11, 2007	Health Insurance Premiums Increase 6.1 Percent ; Petraeus and Crocker Say Iraqis Need More Time
September 10, 2007	Petraeus Testifies Before Congress on Iraq Progress
September 07, 2007	Bin Laden Expected to Release New Footage
September 06, 2007	Iraq Panel Recommends Change in "U.S. Footprint" ; Spellings Criticizes Proposals to Change No Child Left Behind
September 05, 2007	Suspects Detained in European Terrorism Probes
September 04, 2007	State Funding Declines, Universities Impose More Fees ; New York’s Homeless Challenge Shelter Policy
August 31, 2007	Cancer Society Shifts Ad Focus to Uninsured
August 30, 2007	Va. Tech Panel Says Officials Could Have Prevented Deaths
August 29, 2007	Bush May Request $50 Billion More for Iraq
August 28, 2007	Poverty Rate Declines, Number of Uninsured Increases ; What’s New at Reality CheckED ; SAT Scores Are Lowest Since 1999
August 27, 2007	Hiring - and Keeping - the Next Generation of Teachers
August 24, 2007	What's New at Reality CheckED and Facing Up.org ; Officials Won’t Suspend Raids on Illegal Immigrants for 2010 Census
August 23, 2007	Report Says Iraqis "Unable to Govern"
August 22, 2007	U.S. Increases Pressure on Maliki Government for Change
August 21, 2007	Rules Limit Children's Health Insurance Expansion
August 20, 2007	Democracy, Bureaucracy and the Bush Administration ; Leona Helmsley Dies
August 17, 2007	College Rankings Still Controversial
August 16, 2007	Study Says Teen Drug Use Has Increased ; José Padilla Convicted ; CARE Declines Federal Food Aid
August 15, 2007	U.S. May Cite Iranian Guards as Terrorist Group
August 14, 2007	Lawsuits Challenge Terrorist Spying Program
August 13, 2007	U.S. Starts New Offensive in Iraq
August 10, 2007	Administration to Announce New Steps on Illegal Immigration
August 09, 2007	Minorities Account for Majority in One in 10 Counties
August 08, 2007	U.S. May Expand Anti-Drug Aid to Mexico
August 07, 2007	A Triumph of McMarketing?
August 06, 2007	Bush Signs Wiretapping Law
August 03, 2007	Senate Passes Children’s Health Insurance Bill
August 02, 2007	GAO Reports Lax Oversight on Student Loans
August 01, 2007	House Passes Ethics Overhaul
July 31, 2007	House Leader Proposes Changes in No Child Left Behind
July 30, 2007	Bush Administration Announces Military Package to Mideast Nations
July 27, 2007	House to Vote on 9/11 Bill
July 25, 2007	Study Says Students Spend More Time on Math, Reading
July 24, 2007	New Strategy Assumes U.S. Role in Iraq Through 2009
July 23, 2007	Taliban Threaten South Korean Hostages
July 20, 2007	Israel Releases Palestinian Prisoners
July 19, 2007	Bush Says He'll Veto Spending Bills
July 18, 2007	Food Companies Will Restrict Ads Targeted to Children
July 17, 2007	Intelligence Estimate Says Al Qaeda Remains a Threat
July 16, 2007	IAEA Confirms Shutdown of N. Korea Reactor
July 13, 2007	Statistics Show Improvements for Teenagers
July 12, 2007	Benchmark Report Finds Mixed Progress in Iraq
July 11, 2007	Deficit Down This Year, May Rise Next Year
July 10, 2007	Bush Readies Plan for Next Phase in Iraq
July 09, 2007	Interim Report May Shape Iraq Debate
July 03, 2007	A Thought for the Fourth of July
July 02, 2007	More Arrests in Connection With UK Bombings
June 29, 2007	Bomb Found in London, Supreme Court to Hear Guantanamo Cases
June 28, 2007	Supreme Court Limits Schools' Diversity Plan ; Immigration Bill Fails Key Vote
June 26, 2007	Senate Takes Up Immigration Bill Again
June 25, 2007	North Korea Says it will Close Nuclear Reactor ; High Court Limits Student Speech
June 22, 2007	Senate Passes Energy Bill
June 21, 2007	U.S. Envoy Makes Surprise Trip to North Korea
June 20, 2007	Bush Readies Stem Cell Veto
June 19, 2007	Parents Say They’re in Control of Children’s Media Exposure
June 18, 2007	Teachers in the Spotlight
June 15, 2007	Hamas Seizes Control of Gaza
June 14, 2007	FBI Audit Says Agents Overstepped Authority in Terrorism Cases
June 13, 2007	Sacred Shiite Mosque in Iraq Attacked
June 12, 2007	President Bush Lobbies Congress on Immigration
June 11, 2007	Appeals Court Orders Release of Enemy Combatant
June 08, 2007	Immigration Bill Stalled in Senate
June 08, 2007	This Will Probably be Our Only Mention of Paris Hilton, Ever
June 07, 2007	House to Vote on Stem Cell Bill
June 06, 2007	Test Scores Up Since ‘No Child Left Behind’
June 05, 2007	Two Guantanamo Tribunal Cases Thrown Out
June 04, 2007	Violent Crime Increases for Second Straight Year
June 01, 2007	Kevorkian Released From Prison
May 31, 2007	Bush Unveils Global Climate Change Strategy
May 30, 2007	Bush Nominates Zoellick to World Bank
May 29, 2007	Bush Announces Sanctions Against Sudan ; What's New at Reality CheckED and Facing Up
May 25, 2007	Congress Raises the Minimum Wage
May 24, 2007	Iran Defiantly Presses Ahead on Nuclear Enrichment
May 23, 2007	War Spending Bill Will Drop Timetable for Withdrawal
May 22, 2007	Poll Shows Muslim Americans "Highly Assimilated"
May 21, 2007	Gas Prices Reach Record Levels
May 18, 2007	Senators Announce Immigration Compromise
May 17, 2007	Census Says One in Three Americans Part of Minority Group
May 16, 2007	New Data on Iraq Show Attacks Steady Despite Surge
May 15, 2007	Miami Ranks Highest for Road Rage ; Study Shows High School Students Unready for College
May 14, 2007	Padilla Trial Starts Today
May 11, 2007	White House, Congress Agree on Labor Rules in Trade Deals
May 10, 2007	Database Reveals High Dropout Rates
May 09, 2007	Cheney Visits Iraq; Surge May Last Into Fall
May 07, 2007	Gas Prices Reach Record High
May 04, 2007	White House Promises Veto of Expanded Hate Crimes Bill
May 03, 2007	Rice Meets with Syrian Foreign Minister
May 02, 2007	Bush Vetoes War Spending Bill as Promised
May 01, 2007	Immigration Rallies Take Place Today
April 30, 2007	Study: Minorities No More Likely to be Pulled Over, But More Likely to Be Arrested
April 27, 2007	New Hampshire to Approve Civil Unions
April 26, 2007	Justice Department Wants to Limit Lawyer Access to Gitmo
April 25, 2007	House to Vote on Iraq Funding Tonight
April 24, 2007	FCC Seeks Regulatory Power Over TV Violence
April 23, 2007	Medicare Trustees Issue "Funding Warning"
April 20, 2007	Baby Boomers Less Fit Than Parents
April 19, 2007	Bush Gives UN More Time for Diplomacy in Sudan
April 18, 2007	Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Partial-Birth Abortion
April 17, 2007	Nation Mourns Slain at Virginia Tech
April 16, 2007	Report: Global Warming a National Security Threat ; The Pre-Tax Day Media Blitz
April 13, 2007	Bush Reasserts Stance on Stem Cell Research
April 12, 2007	Two Bombs Strike Baghdad
April 11, 2007	Senate Investigates Student Loan Company Gifts to Aid Officers
April 10, 2007	We're Nominated for a Webby ; Bush Tries Again on Immigration
April 09, 2007	Iran Announces Uranium Enrichment
April 06, 2007	UN Panel Issues Grim Report on Global Warming
April 05, 2007	Immigration Drives Metro Area Growth
April 04, 2007	Iran Expected to Release British Military Personnel Today
April 02, 2007	Supreme Court Won't Hear Guantanamo Appeal ; High Court Says Clean Air Act Covers Greenhouse Gases
March 30, 2007	Do Gas Prices Affect Driving Habits?
March 29, 2007	White House Reportedly Prepares Immigration Plan
March 28, 2007	Study Finds Food is Most Advertised Product to Children
March 27, 2007	Tribunal Has First Guilty Plea
March 26, 2007	Report Links Time Spent in Day Care to Disruptive Behavior
March 23, 2007	House Approves Timetable for Troops in Iraq
March 22, 2007	Federal Judge Strikes Down Internet Porn Law
March 21, 2007	Automakers Under Pressure on Fuel Economy
March 20, 2007	Inspector General Reports FBI Abuses of Authority
March 19, 2007	President Bush to Ask for Patience in Iraq
March 16, 2007	Current Winter is Warmest on Record
March 15, 2007	GOP Members Introduce Law to Drop Testing Mandate of NCLB
March 14, 2007	Less Than Perfect?
March 13, 2007	In Latin America, Bush Shifts Focus to Immigration
March 12, 2007	Bush Touts U.S. Compassion in Latin American Trip
March 09, 2007	Report Reveals Notable Rise of Violent Crime in Cities
March 08, 2007	Iraq General Says Force Not Enough; Democrats Propose Withdrawal
March 07, 2007	Congressional Earmarks Reach New Low
March 06, 2007	Wage Insurance Program Gets Push from Congress
March 05, 2007	Looking Back at Selma ; Supreme Court Rejects Ebbers Appeal
March 02, 2007	Federal Authorities Accuse Thirteen of Insider Trading
March 01, 2007	Report Says Child Care Regulation Too Lax
February 28, 2007	Commerce Department Says GDP Much Weaker Than Estimated
February 27, 2007	Return of the Me Generation?
February 26, 2007	Bush Addresses Governors on Health Care Funding
February 23, 2007	NAEP Reports Grades Rising, Test Scores Lag
February 22, 2007	UN Says Iran Expanding its Uranium Program
February 21, 2007	Officials Report Drop in Number of Border Migrants Caught
February 20, 2007	Don't Worry, This Isn't a Word Problem ; Court Rules Gitmo Detainees Can't Take Their Case to Civilian Courts
February 16, 2007	House Passes Resolution Against 'Surge'; Senate to Debate Saturday
February 15, 2007	Intelligence, Iran and Trust
February 14, 2007	Panel Recommends Toughening No Child Left Behind
February 13, 2007	North Korea Agrees to End Nuclear Program
February 12, 2007	Obstacles on the Road to Alternative Energy ; Bipartisan Ideas for Deficit Reduction
February 09, 2007	CDC Raises Estimate of Autism Cases
February 08, 2007	Nuke Talks with North Korea Resume on Positive Note
February 07, 2007	Companies, Unions Join on Health Care Effort
February 06, 2007	Senate Republicans Block Debate on Iraq Resolution
February 05, 2007	Bush Proposes $2.9 Trillion Budget Plan
February 02, 2007	Climate Panel Attributes Global Warming to Human Activity
February 01, 2007	Senate Compromises on Anti-"Surge" Resolution
January 31, 2007	Six States Get "A" for Fighting Obesity ; Bush Criticizes High Executive Pay
January 30, 2007	Attacks Kill Dozens in Iraq; Fallon to be Confirmed for CENTCOM
January 29, 2007	Climate Change Conference Opens in Paris
January 26, 2007	Bush Authorizes Killing of Iranian Agents in Iraq
January 25, 2007	Congressional Budget Office Predicts Deficit Reduction
January 24, 2007	Bush Pushes Energy, Health Care Plans
January 23, 2007	Reality CheckED is Back ; Energy and the State of the Union
January 22, 2007	Rising Health Care Costs Spur a Call to Action
January 19, 2007	Senate Passes Ethics Proposal
January 18, 2007	Bernanke Warns Congress on Entitlement Programs
January 17, 2007	The End is Near(er): Doomsday Clock Moves Closer to Midnight
January 16, 2007	UN Says More than 34,000 Killed in Iraq in 2006
January 12, 2007	House Passes Stem-Cell Bill
January 11, 2007	The Public and the "Surge" in Iraq
January 10, 2007	2006 Reported Warmest Year on Record
January 09, 2007	House Starts "100-Hour Agenda" With 9/11 Bill
January 08, 2007	States Take Lead on Health Care
January 05, 2007	Bush to Replace Top Iraq Generals
January 04, 2007	Congress Changes Hands Today
January 03, 2007	Bush Plans to Balance Budget by 2012
January 02, 2007	National Day of Mourning for President Ford
December 22, 2006	Home for the Holidays...
December 21, 2006	New Jersey Governor to Sign Civil Unions Bill
December 20, 2006	Is There a Price for Prestige?
December 19, 2006	Pentagon: Iraq Violence Reaches New Heights
December 18, 2006	Va. Episcopal Churches Split on Gay Marriage ; Violent Crime Jumps Four Percent
December 15, 2006	To Get a Good School System, Do We Have to Start Over?
December 14, 2006	Kevorkian Will Get Parole
December 13, 2006	New Congress to Halt Earmarks, Delay Budget
December 12, 2006	Facing Up to the Nation's Finances
December 08, 2006	Payrolls Rise, But Unemployment Holds Steady
December 07, 2006	Bush: We Need a New Approach on Iraq
December 06, 2006	Iraq Study Group Calls for Major Diplomatic Push
December 05, 2006	Gates Says U.S. Is Not Winning In Iraq
December 04, 2006	Supreme Court to Consider School Integration
December 01, 2006	UNICEF Warns of "Catastrophe" on World AIDS Day
November 30, 2006	This Year's Holiday Miracle: A Gift in a Plain Cardboard Box ; Prison Population Continues to Rise
November 29, 2006	Supreme Court to Hear Global Warming Case
November 28, 2006	Fed Chairman Says Economy Is Slowing Down
November 27, 2006	Iraq Study Group to Debate Draft Report
November 22, 2006	Poll: Americans Support Guest Worker Program and Tighter Borders ; Happy Thanksgiving
November 21, 2006	Global Warming Already Causing Extinctions and Changes
November 20, 2006	Achievement Gap Persists in Public Schools
November 17, 2006	A Penguin With Two Dads?
November 16, 2006	Urban Schools Under Performing in Science
November 15, 2006	There's a Theory That Playing Sports Builds Character... ; New Push to Improve Math in Schools, But Are Parents on Board?
November 14, 2006	South Africa Parliament Passes Gay Marriage Bill
November 13, 2006	Democrats Call for Troop Reductions in Iraq
November 10, 2006	What Next in Foreign Policy?
November 09, 2006	Donald Rumsfeld Resigns
November 08, 2006	Democrats Take the House While Senate Still Up for Grabs
November 06, 2006	Sure I Vote. Why Do You Ask?
November 02, 2006	Election Spending Reaches New High
November 01, 2006	Military Briefing Says Iraq Moving Towards Chaos
October 31, 2006	North Korea Returns to Six-Party Talks
October 30, 2006	Red Cross Announces Overhaul Plans
October 27, 2006	U.N. Official Condemns Violence Against Muslim Women ; Iran Doubles Nuclear Enrichment Capacity
October 26, 2006	President Bush Approves U.S.-Mexico Border Fence
October 25, 2006	New Jersey Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gay Marriage
October 24, 2006	College Costs Outpacing Inflation
October 23, 2006	Former Enron CEO Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison
October 20, 2006	Major Change Possible in Iraq War Policy
October 19, 2006	Violence Up in Baghdad as Military Ponders New Strategy
October 18, 2006	Hate Math? Lack Confidence? Perfect
October 16, 2006	U.S.: Air Samples Confirm North Korea Bomb Test
October 13, 2006	Security Council to Vote on North Korea Sanctions
October 12, 2006	Iraq Death Toll Study Gets Mixed Reviews ; U.S. Population Set to Hit 300 Million
October 11, 2006	U.S. Army to Keep Troops in Iraq Until 2010 ; Study: 655,000 Iraqis Dead Since Start of War
October 10, 2006	School Safety Summit Begins
October 09, 2006	They Went and Did It: North Korea Tests Bomb
October 05, 2006	Charges Filed in Hewlett-Packard Spying Scandal
October 04, 2006	Bush Plans Conference Targeting School Violence
October 03, 2006	North Korea to Conduct Nuclear Tests
October 02, 2006	Students Killed at Amish School
October 02, 2006	U.S. Supreme Court Begins New Term
September 29, 2006	Congress Expected to Endorse Tribunals for Terror Suspects
September 28, 2006	Colorado High School Gunman Held Only Girls Hostage
September 27, 2006	Intelligence Report Finds Iraq War "Breeding Deep Resentment"
September 26, 2006	Enron CFO Awaits Sentencing, WorldCom CEO Begins Sentence
September 25, 2006	As Furor Over Papal Speech Spreads, Pope Says He Respects Islam
September 22, 2006	Bush, GOP Reach Agreement on Detainee Bill
September 21, 2006	White House, Branson Anounce Plans to Fight Global Warming
September 20, 2006	Violent Crimes Increases After Years of Declining, Says FBI
September 19, 2006	Bush to Advocate Middle East Democracy in U.N. Speech
September 18, 2006	Pope Apologizes, But Anger Remains in Islamic World
September 15, 2006	Senate Committe Rejects Bush Terror Bill, Passes Alternative Measure
September 14, 2006	Arctic Sea Ice Rapidly Shrinking, says NASA
September 13, 2006	Government Sets New Rates for Medicare Based on Income
September 12, 2006	Harvard to End Early Admisssions
September 11, 2006	Public Opinion on 9/11 and Terrorism, Five Years Later
September 08, 2006	Impressions of Public Opinion, Five Years After 9/11
September 07, 2006	More States Failing in College Affordability
September 06, 2006	Bush Proposes New Plan for Guantanamo Detainees
September 05, 2006	Warren Mitofsky, Pioneer of Exit Polling, Dies ; Security Tops Congressional Agenda; Immigration Postponed
September 01, 2006	Iran Refuses to Suspend Nuclear Program
August 31, 2006	California to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
August 30, 2006	Family Income Up Slightly, Poverty Numbers Remain the Same
August 29, 2006	College Board: SAT Scores Fall Sharply, But Fatigue Not to Blame ; Recovery Talks Mark Katrina One-Year Anniversary
August 28, 2006	Numbers Games: Making Sense of Public Opinion Polls ; Remembering Hurricane Katrina
August 22, 2006	Welfare Reform, Ten Years Later
August 21, 2006	A Year After Katrina; Poll Finds Life Not Back to Normal
August 15, 2006	Immigrant Population Growing and Spreading Throughout the U.S.
August 14, 2006	Cease-Fire Begins in Lebanon ; Airline Restrictions Eased in Wake of Bomb Plot
August 11, 2006	More Arrests Made in Airline Terror Plot
August 10, 2006	Terror Plot Foiled; U.S. Raises Alert Levels
August 09, 2006	Are Gas Prices Changing Driving Habits?
August 08, 2006	Lieberman Primary Tests Anti-War Sentiment
August 07, 2006	Alaskan Pipeline Shuts Down; Oil Prices Surge
August 03, 2006	Iraqi Civil War Warnings Issued by U.S. and UK Officials
August 02, 2006	Israel, Hezbollah Push Deeper into Each Other's Territory
August 01, 2006	MTV Turns 25; Let the Pop Culture Analysis Begin ; The Rich Say It’s “Sheltering,” but the Senate Says It’s Cheating
July 31, 2006	This is Your Brain. This is Your Brain on Partisanship. Any Questions?
July 28, 2006	Las Vegas Outlaws Feeding Homeless in Parks
July 27, 2006	Public Sympathizes With Israel But Would Rather Steer Clear
July 26, 2006	Leaders Divided on Mideast Cease-fire Plan
July 25, 2006	U.S. Will Shift Troops to Baghdad
July 24, 2006	Most Say Gas Prices Won't Stop Them ; Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina
July 21, 2006	Lebanon Fighting Intensifies
July 20, 2006	Senate Expected to Extend Voting Rights Act
July 19, 2006	Yes, the Right Thing is the Smart Thing, Too ; What Your Pediatrician Won't Tell You ; GAO Audit Uncovers More Katrina Fraud ; Bush Makes Good on Promise, Vetoes Stem Cell Bill
July 18, 2006	Senate Set to Pass Stem Cell Bill
July 17, 2006	Oil Prices Drop Slightly as Peacekeeping Proposed in Lebanon
July 14, 2006	Middle East Violence and Oil Top Items at G-8 Summit
July 13, 2006	Fighting in Lebanon Intensifies
July 12, 2006	Poll: Lies are Never--Er--Sometimes Justified ; Gap Between College Men and Women Widens
July 11, 2006	Deficit Projections Show Improvement
July 10, 2006	Massachusetts Allows Gay Marriage on the Ballot
July 07, 2006	U.S. Rejects Most State Testing Plans
July 06, 2006	New York and Georgia OK Same-Sex Marriage Bans
July 05, 2006	UN Security Council Meets as North Korea Continues Missile Tests
June 30, 2006	Hearings Set to Decide What’s Next for Guantanamo
June 29, 2006	Supreme Court Blocks Military Tribunals ; More on Public Opinion and Guantanamo
June 28, 2006	New Welfare Rules to Define Work Requirements
June 27, 2006	Katrina Fraud Tally Keeps Rising ; Supreme Court Strikes Down Campaign Spending Limits
June 26, 2006	Study: U.S. Boys Are Doing Just Fine
June 23, 2006	Seven Charged in Miami Terror Investigation
June 22, 2006	Senate Kills Minimum Wage Increase
June 21, 2006	Bush Prods Iran, North Korea on Nukes
June 19, 2006	Charitable Giving Hits New Record
June 16, 2006	House Rejects Iraq Pullout Date
June 15, 2006	Crisis in U.S. Emergency Care
June 14, 2006	FEMA Relief Money Spent on Vacations, Divorces and a Sex Change
June 13, 2006	Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq
June 12, 2006	Arab-Americans Fear Police Acts, Not Hate Crimes ; Crime Rate Jumps for the First Time in 13 Years
June 09, 2006	Zarqawi is Dead, But What Happens Now?
June 08, 2006	Will Zarqawi's Death 'Turn the Tide' of the Public's Confidence?
June 07, 2006	New Orleans Population Whiter, More Well-Off After Katrina
June 06, 2006	Explosively Rude?
June 05, 2006	Senate to Tackle Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
June 02, 2006	FBI Wants Internet Companies to Keep Usage Records Longer
June 01, 2006	Iran Rejects Offer of Talks
May 31, 2006	U.S. Investigation Finds Haditha Victims Were Shot
May 30, 2006	Kabul Riots Raise Question of U.S. Image Overseas
May 26, 2006	Bush, Blair Admit Mistakes But Face Doubtful Public
May 25, 2006	Enron Took Its Toll on Public Attitudes
May 24, 2006	Will the Public Be Satisfied With Immigration Overhaul?
May 23, 2006	FTC Finds No Gas Price Gouging; Few Senators Believe Them
May 22, 2006	Ozone Hole to Disappear by 2050?
May 19, 2006	Is English Our "National," or "Common and Unifying" Language?
May