On this date in 1787, the Constitutional Convention approved the final draft of the U.S. Constitution. For an excellent educational tool on...

Today I touch the memory of ordinary lives and extraordinary bravery. It's a day for honoring those who serve my community, my state, m...

( Cartoon by Herb Block, from The Washington Post , June 17, 1949.)

"We make it possible." (No kidding -- that's the theme of the 2012 Democratic Party National Convention) "Government...

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