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The administration’s recent moves mark a new stage in the long history of presidents seeking to expand their authority to decide whether American troops should be deployed.

Civil War veteran Julius Howell of Bristol, Va., was 101 years old when he was recorded at the Library of Congress in June 1947. He spoke of how he learned of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, 140 years ago this morning.

President Obama promised to pursue "every single legal avenue" to block payments of bonuses to AIG executives. But Columbia professor Charles W. Calomiris believes the country must "put the national interest" above "desires to punish financial institutions."

Japan's reki-jo, or "history girls," love learning about shoguns' castles and samurai battles, and they idolize historical figures like rock stars. Some observers believe this is more than just a trend: The reki-jo subculture signals a kind of empowerment.

The Affordable Care Act created insurance subsidies that are under legal challenge. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in 2015 and could rule against a key provision of the law.

An exiled Russian journalist says the Soviet Union’s collapse wasn’t a clean break, but a transformation.

Where has your stuff gone, Joe DiMaggio? It turns out many collectibles from the late Yankee baseball icon's memorable life are going on the auction block in New York City.

Decades of amazing musical performances are hidden behind the limits of audio technology at the time they were recorded. Now, a new technology re-performs and records classics by Glenn Gould, Alfred Cortot and Art Tatum.

Millions of American school children begin the day with the pledge of allegiance. But do they, or their teachers, really understand what it means? Host Michel Martin discusses the issue with journalist Mary Plummer, of KPCC, and Peter Levine, director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, twice ousted under suspicion of corruption, is now being hailed as a symbol of hope in Pakistan. Longtime Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid weighs the tangled history and uncertain future of an opposition leader.