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BREAKING NEWS
Why the Predictions of America's Decline?
U.S. intelligence agencies weigh in with portrait of a "less dominant" United States by 2025.
Report: CIA Lied About Peru Plane Shootdown
The CIA's inspector general was looking into a clandestine drug interdiction mission gone wrong.
Obama Wants More Rights for TSA Workers
Previous attempts were blocked by worries it could reduce TSA's flexibility in emergencies.
Surgery in India, All Expenses Paid
A Wisconsin company is the first to offer employees free surgery in another country
Pregnant? Thinking About It? 10 Prenatal Tips
Advice from the experts can help keep a developing baby safe and on track.
Smokeout Aims to Make Smokers Quitters
Today is the 33rd annual Great American Smokeout.
6 Myths About GM, Ford, and Chrysler
They've got real problems, but corporate jets aren't one of them.
5 Ways to Benefit From New Medicare Drug Plans
Seniors are advised to use the open enrollment period to shop for a better plan.
5 Post-Election Stocks: 4 Obamas Plus a Biden
Natural gas, green energy, and...guns?
Early Applications Unexpectedly Surge
Baffled officials expect a "roller coaster" of an admissions cycle this year.
College Presidents' Salaries Up 35 Percent
Meanwhile, professors' pay has grown only slightly faster than inflation.
Who Won Our College Video Contest?
U.S. News's panel makes its picks.
Obama Dominated McCain Online
The president-elect was far ahead online, Matthew Fraser and Soumitra Dutta write.
The New GOP Game Plan
Republicans must update their strategy, not just their tactics, Doug Heye writes.
The GOP Must Steer a Sensible Course
Republicans should not veer hard to the right in response to Obama's victory, John Mashek writes.
ON THE NEWSSTAND NOW
Barack Obama inherits two wars, a collapsing economy, a country anxious for change—and he isn't even president yet.
Rankings
U.S. News has collected data from more than 1,400 colleges to bring you this year's rankings.
Health: Spotlight on...
Specialized care helps patients in the final stretch.
Diabetes
Exercise and a healthful diet are key to prevention.
Business
Best Careers 2008
These 31 jobs will be in growing demand as Americans seek richer, simpler lives. Plus, Most Overrated Careers.
Election Photo Galleries (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Big Ben is the backdrop for an advertisement for the Evening Standard newspaper, which produced a special edition highlighting Obama's victory.
A Historic Election
Barack Obama is elected president of the United States, the first African-American to win the office.