U.S. Army soldiers launched a major operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan.
President Obama's push to triple federal loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants has recharged the debate over the viability of nuclear energy. Msnbc.com's Mike Stuckey reports.
Challenged by J. D. Hayworth from the airwaves, and soon in a primary, John McCain has moved starkly, and often awkwardly, to the right.
Italy's agriculture minister defended his sponsorship of McDonald's new all-Italian burger Monday amid criticism that he is selling out to a multinational corporation.
China bucked an unprecedented decline in global patent filings last year, boosting its total by 29.7 percent, while the United States saw a fall of 11.4 percent.
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Afghans 'scared' as U.S. Army closes in on town
China patents surge as U.S. filings plunge
Loan guarantees recharge nuclear debate
McCain takes on GOP foe by tilting right
McItaly burger controversial in home country
Toyota has powerful friends in Washington
Mid-Atlantic plows, digs out of epic blizzard
Whaler, activist ship collide at sea
Unemployment rate falls to 9.7 percent
Unemployment rate falls to 9.7 percent