

Nation Dec 05

Family, friends, former presidents and foreign dignitaries gathered Wednesday to honor President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Among those eulogizing the American war hero and political patriarch was his oldest son, President George W. Bush,…
Nation Dec 05

It's difficult to sum up an entire life in a memorial service, no matter how grand. New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, presidential historian Michael Beschloss, Bush family friend David Bates and Margaret Warner, who covered the president on the…
Nation Feb 22

106-year-old Virginia McLaurin has lived through 18 different presidents, though she never thought she’d live to see an African-American in the White House, let alone meet him. But thanks to an online campaign, McLaurin was able to fulfill her dream…
By PBS NewsHour
Politics Jan 30

Romney's exit comes after several of his former major donors and a veteran staffer in the early voting state of Iowa defected to support former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
By Steve Peoples, Associated Press
Oct 04

By Andrew Mach
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier died of a heart attack on Saturday, his lawyer said. He was 63.
Celebrations break out in Central African Republic after president steps down…
Shields and Gerson discuss the budget breakthrough, Boehner's backlash…
South Africans mourn loss of Madiba, celebrate gift of freedom…
Why the world aspires to live up to the legacy left by Mandela…
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