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Reid Ryan choked back tears as he was introduced as president of his beloved Astros, the team he grew up watching in the days when his Hall of Fame father, Nolan Ryan, starred as a pitcher for Houston.

Maryland Democratic Rep. John Delaney laid out a series of proposed entitlement reforms Tuesday considered anathema to many of his fellow Democrats —such as raising the retirement age — but ones he said are necessary to balance the nation's long-term budget.
Oprah Winfrey's interview with Lance Armstrong is more than an illustration of a hero athlete tumbling from the heights. It's also a pivotal moment for a famous media figure trying to climb the ladder back up.
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Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee, cast his ballot Tuesday in the 2012 elections, saying he feels good about his ticket's chances.
Being the NFL's only unbeaten team has its perks _ at least this week.

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s bizarre behavior in Thursday night's debate was no accident. The exaggerated expressions and overheated theatrics were meant to distract the public from arriving at the obvious conclusion: This administration has no viable solutions to America's problems.

As Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on the Gulf Coast, there should be plenty of money — some $1.5 billion — in federal disaster aid coffers, thanks, in part, to a new system that budgets help for victims of hurricanes, tornadoes and floods before they occur.

Killing time before Mitt Romney's campaign rally in New Hampshire this week, GOP activist Paul Clark shared the story of how some tea party activists in the crowd had assured him that they would vote for the presumptive GOP nominee come Election Day.

It's not just Medicare. President Obama plans to start picking apart other sections of Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's sweeping budget proposals as he tries to paint the GOP ticket as too extreme for the nation. Next up: education.

Every once in a while, you begin to read a book and suddenly realize you are experiencing greatness. This is such a book. In a way, it should come as no surprise. Nadine Gordimer is, arguably, South Africa's greatest living novelist.

Veteran U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker will leave his post as ambassador to Afghanistan this summer, an embassy spokesman said Tuesday.
Plaxico Burress has to wait a little longer before he makes his Jets practice debut.
Tests done Monday on Texas Rangers President Nolan Ryan showed no new heart problems for the Hall of Fame pitcher, who was hospitalized after experiencing discomfort over the weekend.

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he agreed that 20 years is a "reasonable" target date for a balanced budget, provided there is that combination of entitlement reform, increased revenues and other spending cuts.
Democratic lawmaker floats higher retirement age for budget deal →
"I do think there should be a target date. I think the 10-year window is, to some extent, artificial because most of our budget pressures actually come in years 11 through 20," he said.
Democratic lawmaker floats higher retirement age for budget deal →