To get secret information, governments use espionage -- a blend of subterfuge, deception, technology and data analysis. Spies have shaped foreign policy, altered the course of wars and left a deep (though usually hidden) impression on world history.
The United States is renowned for having one of the most sophisticated judicial systems in the world. Every day thousands of people take part in this system, hoping to settle disputes and work for justice. Learn how the U.S. judicial system works.
Some special interest groups exist solely to level negative attacks at political candidates. How do these groups work? And can they be stopped?
When the president goes anywhere by plane, he travels in the most amazing private jet in the world -- a flying White House complete with a gym! Take a tour of this amazing aircraft and see pictures from past and present.
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A recently declassified U.S. government study says the Iraq war has become a uniting cause for "Muslim jihadists."
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