With a few words, the President put a raucous but emblematic uprising in New York City on par with two much-hallowed civil rights campaigns
40 Years After Roe: Inside North Dakota’s Only Abortion Clinic
Today, there are four states that have just a single surgical abortion provider: North Dakota, South Dakota, Arkansas and Mississippi.
An OER for Army Captain Peter Linnerooth
Dr. Pete Linnerooth touched many people’s lives.
He did his best, each and every day, to care for those who needed his help.
He did it at what ultimately became a terrible personal cost to him and his family.
He shares …
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“Wealth Is Flowing From West to East”
U.S. foreign policy since the end of World War II has been an anvil on which Washington has tried to pound out its view of the future. In general, most of its military campaigns since then – think Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan …
“I want you to know that when I was standing on the steps of the Capitol today, looking out over close to a million people, the single-biggest cheer that I always get -- and today was no different at my Inauguration -- was when I spoke about the extraordinary men and women in uniform that preserve our freedom and keep our country strong.”
— President Obama, speaking to the troops Monday night at the Command-in-Chief’s Ball, following his second inauguration.
Buried Treasure
A Soviet-era tank dug up during construction on a new building near International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul.
Obama’s Inaugural Speech Was Bold, But Following Through Won’t Be Easy
Post-partisanship proved a mirage in his first term, and it’s unlikely Obama’s re-election will “break the fever” on the right.
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Head Shot
The Army has issued some 1.2 million of its Advanced Combat Helmets to troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. One of them stopped an AK-47 round and likely saved the life of an Iowa National Guard member. “It was able to stop …
6 Reasons the Stock Market Could Do Surprisingly Well in 2013
A slow-growing economy with little inflation can actually be the best environment for blue-chip stocks.
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Outstanding Questions on the Afghan Massacre Case
Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, charged with murdering 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime raid last year, is back into the news. Last week, he declined to enter a plea in a case where he could face the death penalty. The judge …
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Winning Roe v. Wade: Q&A with Sarah Weddington
Forty years ago, the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, making abortion legal in all 50 states. Sarah Weddington, an attorney from Texas, was the lawyer who argued for legalized abortion before the high court. She was 26 years …
Rare Photos of Martin Luther King at Home
Intimate photographs of the civil rights leader and his family brought to you by the photo editors of TIME.