After an in-person push by President Obama kicked off a 12-hour debate, the $1.2 trillion health-care legislation was passed by House Democrats with a final vote of 220-215.
As the House narrowly passed the health-care bill Saturday night, Sen. Harry Reid, the man now charged with pushing the bill through the Senate, is closing in on 60 votes. By Sally Denton.
No other prosperous country not torn by civil conflict has anything like our volume of mass killings. Lee Siegel on what's behind America's shameful epidemic.
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As neo-Nazis take to the streets this weekend, officials say their new boldness echoes the homegrown terrorism of the 1990s. James Verini talks to the extremists leading the charge.
With unemployment over 10 percent for the first time in 26 years, The Daily Beast crunches the numbers to determine the careers with the best—and worst—prospects.
P. Diddy's has a helicopter and Vera Wang's looks like a wedding dress. VIEW OUR GALLERY of mini-houses designed by stars to raise money for homeless families, plus more on Giving Beast.
Anish Kapoor's exhibition of new sculptures at London's Royal Academy is the Muhammad Ali of museum shows. Loquacious, giddy, explosive, seductive,...
A producer and director of non-fiction films and television, R.J. Cutler most recently directed and produced The September Issue about legendary Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. He began his career producing The War Room, the Oscar-nominated documentary about Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign for the presidency directed by D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry. He’s a wonderful Irish novelist but even more well-known as an Irish playwright. It’s an incredibly heartf...
John Lithgow is an Emmy and Tony award-winning actor, known for his roles in Footloose, Shrek and on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. He is currently guest-starring as a serial killer in season 4 of Dexter . He will appear in the Off-Broadway show Mr. and Mrs. Fitch, which starts previews in January.
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