As Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain is fond of saying, Congress, with an approval rating of 9 percent to 13 percent, is down to “blood relatives and paid staff.” It is no wonder that President Barack Obama is running against the “do-nothing” 112th Congress and that the pitch is resonating with lots of voters.

Our national security would be better served if the United States captured al-Asiri and kept him alive for questioning, so we can find out what he knows.

When partnering with outside consultants to turn around a school, schools districts must consider how the work is setting schools up for long-term success.

These realities suggest that the purported social benefits of policy support for renewables are illusory. Moreover, ongoing supply and price developments in the market  for natural gas are likely to weaken further the competitive position of renewable power generation.

Despite today"s many identifiable and serious risks to the global economic recovery, most markets are tradingas if the skies were blue.

Even if GDP soars, financial markets might continue behaving in ways that defy the economic data unless stable and democratic governments take root in the Middle East.

The maintenance of global liquidity conditions will afford the emerging market economies with a window for the strengthening of their underlying macroeconomic fundamentals.