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The Colorado School of Public Health concludes that residents close to hydraulically fractured natural gas wells are at risk to their health.

The Treasury Department said on Monday it made a $25 billion profit on sales of mortgage-backed securities acquired during the financial crisis, part of its ongoing efforts to wind down taxpayer-financed bailout programs.

Despite his insurmountable lead in delegates, a loss on Tuesday could be a major symbolic setback for the front-runner's campaign. As one political consultant put it: If Santorum wins, the question will arise: How can Romney beat Obama?

In an attempt to counter the bad press the GOP has recently received regarding its stance on women's issues, the Republican National Committee released a new video criticizing President Barack Obama and his allies for perpetrating a war on women.

Rush Limbaugh, recently in hot water over his Sandra Fluke slut comment in the birth control debate, says the media and President Obama should be more outraged over Cee-Lo Green's singing the dirty version of F--- You at an Obama fundraiser than they are at Limbaugh's controversy.

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Monday called for public comment on plans to extend oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum was in the middle of his speech at a rally in Arlington Heights in Illinois on Friday when two men began kissing front and center during a crowd protest before being ejected. The video of the protest and the men kissing has gone viral around the Internet.

Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in the Abbassiya section of Cairo to pay their respects to their spiritual leader, who was dressed in formal robes and seated on a chair inside St Mark's Cathedral. But the crush of the crowd in Cathedral Square sparked momentary chaos when a stampede on the church grounds resulted in the death of at least three people and injured more than 50 others.

Fundraising by the Democratic National Committee and President Barack Obama's re-election campaign dwarfs that of his Republican rivals, but he continues to struggle to bring in the same amount of big donations as GOP front-runner Mitt Romney.

He may be one of the President's favorite musicians, but maybe not for long after this weekend. Singer Cee Lo Green decided that he would sing the uncensored, curse version of his hit song, Forget You, at a fundraiser event for President Barack Obama at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Ga. Friday night, replacing forget with f--k and throwing the middle finger at guests in an event caught on video.

The front-runner has so far amassed more delegates than his Republican rivals combined and is poised to win more Tuesday in Illinois, even if he loses the popular vote, Romney's campaign says. It's stepping up calls for Santorum to concede defeat and quit.

For the fourth time since 1967, Puerto Ricans will cast their ballots to either change or maintain the U.S. territory's status. If voters in November jettison the status quo, they can choose between statehood and independence.

U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday celebrated the Saint Patrick's Day at a local and boisterous Irish pub with his ancestral cousin from Moneygall, Ireland, and enjoyed a pint of Guinness beer.

Green beer has become an integral part of St. Patrick's Day celebrations. People drink green beer throughout the night on the eve of St. Patrick's Day and get hangovers later. Here are some tips to handle the hangover.

Both front-runner Mitt Romney and chief challenger Rick Santorum have added campaign events in Illinois over the next few days in anticipation of the state Republican Party's presidential primary election on Tuesday.

Stumpys Stickers & Stuff, the website accused of originally designing the offensive, racist bumper art aimed at U.S. President Barack Obama is now down. The art work went viral on both Facebook and Twitter and now some Twitter users, who thought the sticker was a fake, are happy that the site is not functioning.

Consumer prices rose the most in 10 months in February as the cost of gasoline spiked, but there was little sign that underlying inflation pressures were building up.

As China's Communist Party government continues to ramp up surveillance on political dissidents, it is becoming increasingly questionable ethically for the companies that provide it with the relevant technology and services. One such company, owned by the Mitt Romney-founded private equity firm Bain Capital, stands to profit from the country's domestic security boom.

Deficits for the next two fiscal years would be slightly higher than the White House envisions if President Barack Obama's budget plan were adopted, the Congressional Budget Office said on Friday.

The Violence Against Women Act is at the center of an explosive debate in Congress this week. The bill has been authorized twice since its introduction in 1994, but this time Republicans are putting up a fight. Either way, things are looking up for Senate Democrats.