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This is where you'll find breaking news, press releases, new research and reports and other important materials that can't be missed.
May 9.2008
One by one, members of Congress are demanding an investigation into the Pentagon's covert scheme to sway public opinion about the Iraq war by placing propaganda pundits in the media.
April 10.2008
When more than 3 million voters under age 30 turned out for recent caucuses and primaries, they staked a claim as a major force shaping this historic presidential election.
April 8.2008
Army officials say they “started an aggressive campaign to deal with the mice infestation” last October and that the problem is now at a “manageable level.” The big winner in yesterday’s Pulitzers? The investigation.
March 28.2008
Bearing video cameras, laptops and cellphones, a small army of young activists flooded into a recent federal meeting in protest. Members of public-interest group Free Press weren't there to support a presidential candidate or decry global warming.
March 19.2008
Today, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it will hold a second public hearing on the future of the Internet on April 17 at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.