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? George Docherty, 97, was a pastor whose 1954 sermon before President Dwight D. Eisenhower eventually led to the insertion of the phrase "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance. Docherty said the words applied to Christians, Jews and Muslims. Atheists, on the other hand, "fall short of the American...
There will be plenty of winners if Somali pirates keep their pledge to release the captive Ukrainian freighter MV Faina and its cargo of Russian battle tanks in exchange for a ransom of $3 million - but very little of the booty will go to the pirates themselves. "Our representatives told...
Pay for performance is not an entirely new concept - public schools in New York City have started paying students up to $50 for scoring well on standardized tests, and other school districts are experimenting with giving gift certificates to top-performing students. But GradeFund puts the rewards in students' hands...
Meanwhile, the European Investment Bank is set to pledge $2.5 billion to help the continent's auto industry develop more environmentally friendly cars, according to Reuters. That support could help struggling companies stay in the race to bring greener vehicles to market during a global economic downturn. Fiat CEO Sergio...
Obama could fulfill his campaign pledge to close Gitmo by simply issuing an Executive Order. But that would pose the question of what to do with the 225 suspected terrorists detained there who would suddenly have no home. If brought to the U.S. for trial, they would fall under constitutional...