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Congress is discussing the 'fiscal cliff'
Republicans in the House of Representatives offered Monday to support $800 billion in new revenue over 10 years as part of a package aimed at averting the fiscal cliff. They proposed raising the new revenue by cutting tax rates, a counter to President Barack Obama’s proposal to raise tax rates on the wealthy. » read more
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Rebels walk along the frontline in Mayadeen, Syria
Hasaka is still controlled by the Syrian government, but even from the window of a taxi it’s obvious the people here have not been spared from the country’s civil war. » read more
Technological advances might unlock vast natural gas deposits, increase domestic oil production and turn the U.S. into the next Middle East. But, it may not be enough.
McClatchy dispatched journalists to a dozen states and commissioned a national poll to plumb the nation's mood. Economic anxiety is the one thing that unites Americans.
One of the nation's most secretive intelligence agencies is pressuring polygraphers to push the ethical and legal boundaries of a program designed instead to catch spies and terrorists.
McClatchy found errors and embellishments in the Marine Corps' Medal of Honor nomination for Dakota Meyer, whose deeds have been retold in a book and numerous news reports.
Chimpanzees at a federal primate facility are at the center of an impassioned debate between the National Institutes of Health and the animal-rights community.
An ongoing McClatchy probe reveals troubling flaws in the nation's military justice system, from an error-ridden crime lab to botched death penalty cases and ethical conflicts.
The U.S. program to spend billions of dollars on Afghanistan's facilities is failing. Corruption, nepotism and mismanagement hobble the reconstruction.
St. Louis Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar (59) and defensive end William Hayes (95) sack San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick for a seven-yard loss in first-quarter action at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri. The St. Louis Rams defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 16-13. (Chris Lee / St. Louis Post-Dispatch/MCT) | More top photos from McClatchy
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