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218 FEDERAL BUILDINGS TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEXT MONTH, FOUR TIMES MORE THAN LAST YEAR. CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE 450 STIMULUS HIGHWAY PROJECTS, UP FROM 9 LAST YEAR. 29,000 MILES OF ROAD WILL BE IMPRO

I STARED WIDE-EYED. INSIDE HIS SHIRT, A GLOWING WHITE LIGHT WAS BEAMING STRONG AND BRIGHT. “OH, MY GOD!” I THOUGHT. I WAS AFRAID HE FOUND OUR FUEL BOTTLE AND DRANK IT THINKING IT WAS WATER AND NOW

President Obama met for lunch on Thursday with a group of predominantly progressive columnists to discuss a range of topics, chief among them the oil spill in the Gulf. Attendees included Gail Col

With Obama promising a plan to move America toward a non-petroleum based future, Jon Stewart took the time to give a little history lesson on the show last night. As he pointed out, Obama is certainly

I WAS THOROUGHLY ENJOYING THE MOMENT WHEN RANDALL STRAIGHTENED UP, ALARMED. HIS HAND WAS IN HIS SHIRT POCKET, FEELING AROUND FOR SOMETHING. THIS TIME I SENSED REAL TROUBLE. THE LOOK OF PANIC ON HI

“I WAS ALREADY THE ONLY WOMAN TO BE A MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHER,” SAID MAMIE JOHNSON, WHO WENT 33-8 FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS CLOWNS IN 1953-55. “NO ONE ELSE WAS—WHITE, BLACK, BLUE OR GREEN. NO ONE. AND I HA

THERE WERE TROUBLING SIGNS. THE PROPELLER WAS SLOWER. EARLIER IT WAS TWIRLING OVER OUR HEADS IN A SPEEDY BLUR. THE CLANKING RODS AND SHAFTS, LOUD AND RICKETY TILL NOW, WERE STRANGELY SUBDUED. THE

U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul says he is a "board-certified" ophthalmologist -- even though the national clearinghouse for such certifications says he hasn't been for the past five years. Rand

Last week Democratic candidate Alvin Greene emerged victorious in his state's primary, despite being unknown and unemployed. His state? South Carolina. Yup, one of Jon Stewart's favorite targets.

WE WATCHED THE AMAZING SCENE BELOW US AND ALL WE COULD DO WAS LAUGH AND LAUGH AND LAUGH. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A SIGHT. THEY CAME POURING OUT FROM EVERYWHERE. THE ENDLESS PROCESSION OF HUMANITY PU

MR. ROGERS WOULD BE SO DISAPPOINTED. ASIDE FROM THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MY BUILDING, I KNOW THE NAME OF ONLY ONE PERSON WHO LIVES ON MY BLOCK. A RECENT REPORT FOUND THAT ONLY 43 PERCENT OF US KNOW TH

Oil has gushed into the Gulf of Mexico for eight weeks now — and sent a bipartisan wave of criticism crashing into the White House. Allies and adversaries have accused President Obama of reacting t

NEARLY EVERYBODY IN THE TOWN WAS WHITE. IT WAS STRANGE THAT NOBODY SEEMED TO NOTICE WE WERE THERE. I DON’T KNOW HOW ANYBODY COULD MISS US. WE WERE PRACTICALLY ON TOP OF THEIR HEADS. ALL THEY HAD T

“SO MUCH OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY IS STILL BURIED IN TRUNKS, ATTICS, BASEMENTS AND CLOSETS. THEY KEEP FINDING MAYAN CITIES AND TOMBS OF PHAROAHS. THEY’VE GOT TO FIND MORE MANUSCRIPTS FROM BLACK P

A haunting 150-year-old photo found in a North Carolina attic shows a young black child named John, barefoot and wearing ragged clothes, perched on a barrel next to another unidentified young boy.

WE WERE COMING TO A TOWN. MOVING STEADILY ALONG THE ROAD, A TINY BLACK DOT WAS HEADING FOR THE TOWN. A MOMENT LATER, I SAW IT WAS A HORSE AND BUGGY. I COUNTED FOUR HEADS IN THE BUGGY—A FAMILY. THE

THE SURPRISE—AND EVEN THAT WORD UNDERSTATES IT—NOMINATION OF ALVIN GREENE, AN UNEMPLOYED MAN WHO LIVES WITH HIS PARESNTS, AS DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE RACE HAS CAPTIVATED THE COU

BP has a really messy problem on its hands. They've tried everything, from piles of garbage and giant straws to intricate top hats, but nothing seems to be able to clean up this massive spill. The thi

AS LONG AS I LIVE I WILL NEVER FORGET THE LOOK OF PANIC ON HER SWEET YOUNG FACE AS SHE SLID OFF THE FLIER. I DOVE DOWN TOWARD HER BUT I COULDN’T GET THERE QUICKLY ENOUGH. LITTLE EMILY WAS SLIPPING

THERE HAD TO BE SOME WAY TO REGAIN OUR BALANCE. IF WE COULD SOMEHOW REACH THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLIER, THE SIDE NOW ON THE HIGH END, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FLATTEN OUT. I REACHED FOR THE WOOD FRAME O

ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND: The Untold Story of History’s First Flight. By Richard Kigel. Part 22. OH, NO, I THOUGHT. BAD MISTAKE. THE ANGLE OF THE FLIER WAS WAY TOO STEEP. WE WERE FLYING COC

EVERYTHING WAS PEACEFUL UNTIL RANDALL SPOKE UP. “I HAVE TO PEE,” HE SAID. I FELT IT TOO, A SHARP, PAINFUL PINCHING DEEP INSIDE THE BOTTOM OF MY BELLY. “HOLD IT IN,” I TOLD HIM. “THERE’S NO

WATCHING THE SCENERY ROLLING BY WAS ABOUT ALL WE COULD DO. PASSING OVER MILES OF OPEN COUNTRY, ABOVE HILLS AND FIELDS, FORESTS AND STREAMS, THIS WAS OUR ONLY ENTERTAINMENT. I COULD FEEL THE SKIN ON

AFTER ALL THAT, RANDALL STILL HAD SOME FIGHT IN HIM. HE SHOT ME THE MEANEST, ORNERIEST LOOK, AS IF I HAD DONE SOMETHING BAD TO HIM INSTEAD OF SAVING HIS LIFE. I HAD ENOUGH OF HIS TRICKS. “NEXT TIME

REVIEW COPIES OF “ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND” WENT OUT TO QUITE A FEW PROMINENT AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY SCHOLARS. I AM DELIGHTED TO SAY THAT I JUST HEARD FROM DR. HENRY LOUIS GATES AND DR. KATE CLIFFO