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U.S. pipeline opponents take on Keystone XL with 24-hour petition blitz

With U.S. Senators poised to push the pipeline project through, environmental groups rally the opposition with a joint campaign and 24-hour petition against Keystone XL.

The GOP turns to G-O-D

Are you there, God? It’s me, Rick Perry.

Rick Santorum's nephew backs Ron Paul

It was a dead heat between Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney at the Iowa Caucus tonight. Romney won out in the end, but analysts said that Santorum appeared to have the edge over the "...

"Greed just makes you work hard," says Rick Perry

Words of wisdom from a Republican front-runner.

Death penalty discussed in Canada after U.S. executes third person this week

U.S. ignores judge's plea and gets on with execution. But in Canada, the death penalty is still considered institutionalized murder.

Ron Paul lets sick friends die?

Ron Paul sent a chilling message at the GOP debate on Tuesday: if you're sick and dying and uninsured, that's your problem. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer asked Paul, a darling of the Tea Party and...