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THE THREE-WAY Democratic primary contest for Montgomery County executive is a rare race among rival candidates whose competence, commitment and honesty are all beyond doubt. Former county executive Douglas Duncan, whose achievements in office a decade ago are visible today in...

IN THE violence and misery caused by the civil war in South Sudan, a very faint ray of light appeared this week. Since December, the nascent nation has been torn apart by armed conflict between forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and the rebel leader and former vice president...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California jury determined Friday that Samsung infringed Apple smartphone patents and awarded $120 million in damages. The panel delivered its verdict in federal court San Jose in the latest lawsuit involving the two tech giants. It also ruled...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the permanent restoration of hormone treatments for a transgender Ohio prison inmate who complained about facial hair growth without them. Inmate Whitney Lee says she suffered a medical setback and depression when the treatments...

If the president wants to witness a refutation of his assertion that the survival of the Affordable Care Act is assured, come Thursday he should stroll the 13 blocks from his office to the nation’s second-most important court, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. There he can...

Richard A. Arenberg, who worked on Senate and House staffs for 34 years, is co-author of “Defending the Filibuster: The Soul of the Senate.” He is an adjunct professor at Brown University. There is a good case to be made for structural changes to the Senate. Clearly, the chamber...

Henri J. Barkey is a professor of international relations at Lehigh University. The recent directive from Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. essentially banning contacts between members of the intelligence community and the media has been criticized for...

John F. Kerry is secretary of state. The best untold story of the last decade may be the story of Africa. Real income has increased more than 30 percent , reversing two decades of decline. Seven of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies are in Africa, and GDP is expected...

SAN JOSE, California (AP) — A California jury has determined that Samsung infringed Apple smartphone patents and awarded $120 million damages. The panel delivered its verdict in federal court in San Jose on Friday in the latest lawsuit involving the two tech giants. Apple...