A gigantic sculpture that is one of the most admired examples of Soviet socialist realism is back on view in Moscow after six years of restoration.
The 24.5-meter (80-foot) sculpture depicts the two figures striding forward purposefully, their raised arms holding a hammer and sickle to replicate the Communist symbol.
For weeks, Democratic leaders gritted their teeth whenever Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell airily dismissed suggestions that Republicans would work to slow the health care debate.
To Democrats, out-strategizing Kentuckys senior senator is serious business. McConnell ostensibly could derail President Barack Obamas top domestic policy priority.
President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly altered the timing of his upcoming appearance at an international climate summit in Copenhagen, hoping to capitalize on steps by India and China and build a more meaningful political accord, a White House official told The Associated Press.
It also means that Obama will be squeezing in a separate, 10th [...]
U.S. officials say the Obama administration is looking to press a new round of United Nations sanctions on Iran in early January for its continued defiance of demands to come clean about its nuclear program.
Senior U.S. diplomats, including Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her chief deputy, James Steinberg, are raising the matter with [...]
Lawmakers are seeking a reprieve for three Navy SEALs facing court-martial because one allegedly punched a suspect in an ambush killing of U.S. contractors in Iraq.
Rather than accept a reprimand, the sailors chose to fight the charges in a military court. Their appeal greatly raises the stakes because a guilty finding could bring stiff punishment.
She arrived in Washington with more of a splash than any White House social secretary before her, and no wonder: Desiree Rogers had obvious style, wealth, a Harvard MBA, years of corporate experience, and friends at the top, most importantly Barack and Michelle Obama.
Enter Tareq and Michaele Salahi.
New York state Sen. Hiram Monserrate was sentenced Friday to probation and domestic abuse counseling for dragging his bleeding girlfriend through his apartment building lobby in a violent scene caught on security cameras.
“I am so sorry for the harm Karla Giraldo endured and suffered,” he said.
Monserrate told Justice William Erlbaum he took full responsibility for [...]
An Obama administration adviser says a decision could come within days on whether to temporarily close a shipping lock in a bid to stop the Asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan.
The goal is to ensure the voracious carp don’t get into Lake Michigan and devastate the $7 billion-a-year Great Lakes fishing industry.
White House Budget Director PeterOrszag says the medical-system overhaul now being debated inthe Senate puts in place crucial steps to help slow thegrowth of U.S. health-care spending.
None of the bills so far would reduce total health-carecosts as a percentage of the economy, said David Walker, U.S.
When the final votes are counted, it’s likely the black political machine that integrated Atlanta’s City Hall - and kept it that way for four decades - will have pulled through one more time to deliver a fifth consecutive black mayor.
No matter what those final numbers say, the fissures in the machine were exposed, its [...]
