China on Thursday accused the United States of trampling on Iraq's sovereignty, saying Washington was using its campaign against terrorism as an excuse to torture Iraqi citizens and violate their rights.The charges came in a report titled the "Human Rights Record of the United States...

Fifty-six percent (56%) of American voters say the government is doing too little to combat poverty in this nation. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 20% believe it is doing too much while 15% say the government’s level of anti-poverty effort is about right....

While she is known to millions simply as "Hillary," New York's junior senator is having something of an identity crisis in her official life.When it comes to running for president, she is "Hillary Clinton," according to her campaign Web site. But when it comes to...

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is taking a page from Bill Clinton's playbook and building on it. He feels your pain _ and your anger.The upbeat Mr. Sunshine and Southern moderate of the 2004 presidential race has turned into the populist pursuing support from the...

Defining poverty in the United States and an examination of its causes. Some of the reasons for poverty is a minimum wage that won't keep a family out of poverty, a lack of transportation options, and a lack of jobs in areas where poor people can afford to live.