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Libertarian Charles Murray: The welfare state has denuded our civic culture

By Charles Murray

Charles Murray is no fan of U.S. bureaucracy. But cutting checks, he admits, is one of the few things big government does well. He thinks cutting bigger checks -- in the form of a guaranteed income for every adult citizen…

Obama honors LBJ's legacy in pushing civil rights forward

By Ellen Rolfes

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No intelligence failures led to Boston bombing attack, review says

By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press

The Obama administration is briefing Congress on Thursday on a yearlong review of the intelligence community's handling of last year's deadly Boston Marathon attack.

Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman on 'The Late Show'

By Colleen Shalby

CBS announced Thursday that Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman on "The Late Show," just one week after the legendary host announced his retirement.

Obama pays tribute to Civil Rights Act at 50

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

HOUSTON -- Barack Obama was 2 years old when Lyndon Baines Johnson sat in the East Room of the White House with Martin Luther King Jr. and signed the Civil Rights Act, putting an end to an America where schools,…

Rosa Parks' belongings, potentially worth millions, sit in NYC warehouse

By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press

NEW YORK -- At a time when interest in civil rights memorabilia is rekindled, a lifetime's worth of Rosa Parks' belongings - among them her Presidential Medal of Freedom - sits in a New York warehouse, unseen and unsold.

Political hopes dashed, Detroit bankruptcy case has "done me in," Kevin Orr says

By Ellen Rolfes

Kevin Orr, who was appointed to oversee all Detroit's finances in March 2013, told Reuters on Wednesday that his experience with the Motor City's bankruptcy case has made him rethink ever becoming a politician.