The procedure that could, in a way, make Master Sgt. Clarence Gray immortal was quick, simple and mundane. | 02/13/12 06:31:55 By - Jay Price
In a cool, 18,000-square-foot warehouse tucked in an industrial Sacramento-area neighborhood sits millions of dollars in equipment California leaders hope never to use. In the heady days of the housing bubble when the median home price in California was $576,000 and the general fund enjoyed a surplus in 2006, the state spent $18.3 million on three mobile hospitals for use in massive emergencies. | 02/13/12 06:56:16 By - Kevin Yamamura
Tuesday's weird, doesn't-really-count Missouri presidential primary came in the middle of Missouri's weird, doesn't-really-count winter, two facts that help illustrate Helling's first axiom of politics and government, which may be stated thus: Most government endeavors are wasteful. Until they're essential. | 02/12/12 06:11:06 By - Dave Helling
Good politics — what helps get you elected — is frequently bad policy. The latest example is the payroll tax "holiday," which will expire in about three weeks unless Congress acts. | 02/11/12 06:12:49 By - E. Thomas McClanahan
Oh my . Rabbits. You really don't want to see bunny rabbits at a reptile show.
But there they were, in all their warm-blooded incongruity, with those big pleading eyes and furry cuteness, locked in a cage under the sign that described their gruesome fate. "Reptile feed. $10 each." | 02/11/12 06:44:49 By - Fred GrimmThe Obama administration has unveiled final regulations detailing the new summaries that the 2010 federal health law requires health insurance plans to give to consumers to help them make informed coverage choices. | 02/10/12 15:30:00 By - Susan Jaffe
Union Pacific said today that it plans to hire thousands more workers and invest several billion dollars this year, which marks the railroads 150th anniversary. | 02/10/12 14:01:40 By - Jerry Siebenmark
Westboro Baptist Church may not be coming for the Powell boys' service after all. A Tweet sent from leader Fred Phelps Jr's Twitter account says "Washington trip now cancelled." | 02/10/12 13:55:18 By -
The last time so much gold was pulled out of this town, the place was known as "the richest square mile on earth," a Gold Rush jewel north of California's Mother Lode. | 02/10/12 13:43:42 By - Peter Hecht
Looking for a place to buy Thin Mints, Samoas and your other favorite Girl Scout cookies? You can start by checking your smartphone. | 02/10/12 13:26:23 By - Sara Pauff
Changing course after a week of controversy, President Barack Obama Friday said religious institutions won't be required to provide contraceptive coverage to their employees, but that women will still have access to the services through their insurance companies. | 02/10/12 11:08:47 By - Steven Thomma and Erika Bolstad
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday to curb insider trading by members of Congress and the executive branch, but not without the usual political acrimony thats become a staple of Capitol Hill. | 02/10/12 01:06:32 By - William Douglas
Wall Street logged its worst week so far this year as investors worried that negotiations over a Greek bailout have unraveled, sending major U.S. stock indexes lower. | 02/10/12 19:50:36 By - Nathaniel Popper
A contingent of state representatives including House Speaker Mike Chenault are missing several days of the legislative session next week to head to Washington, D.C., and make a pitch — once again — for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. | 02/10/12 06:57:48 By - Lisa Demer
State and federal regulators announced on Thursday a settlement worth at least $25 billion with Bank of America and four other large banks, ending several years of litigation over alleged foreclosure abuses. The deal offers some help to struggling homeowners, but experts view it more as a moral victory with limited impact on the broader housing market. | 02/10/12 01:02:00 By - Franco Ordonez and Kevin G. Hall
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