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Maybe not in 2012, but be on the lookout for Bobby Jindal in the coming years. He will definitely be a major player.

The three things that Jindal cite are definitely what the GOP hung their hat on, but will they have a higher hurdle if Obama is successful with his decidedly liberal economic agenda?

We shall see…

Despite fears in the run-up to the Olympic Games, the skies above Beijing have met clean-air standards, officials say.

The growing problem of long-term unemployment led a strong majority of the House to vote for a measure to extend benefits from 26 to 39 weeks today.

But the measure failed to pass it did not achieve the two-thirds majority necessary to clear a procedural hurdle.

It may be tougher than first thought to pick effective stem cell treatments, a Nobel Prize-winning geneticist says.

Oracle announced Tuesday it completed its $6.7 billion acquisition of BEA Systems, bringing to a close a contentious buyout effort that began last fall.

Oracle--which like Microsoft went public with its unsolicited bid for a reluctant acquisition target--cleared its final merger hurdle when European antitrust regulators gave it a ...

Steve Inskeep examines tension within the Republican Party between presidential hopeful John McCain's stance on immigration and the position of House candidates running for election in November.

Clinching his party's nomination early is an advantage, but he may need the time to address issues dividing conservatives.