Family history and university training in left-wing anti-colonial theory may explain President Obama's general perspective. But connect-the-dots speculation is too simplistic.

In order to comply with federal regulations, the smallest businesses spent over $10,000 per employee in 2008.

A Christian Science perspective.

AP - A rare advisory for U.S. travelers to beware of potential terrorist threats in Europe drew American shrugs Sunday from Paris to Rome, but tourism officials worried that it could deter would-be visitors from moving ahead with plans to cross the Atlantic.

AP - Islamist militants attacked and set fire to at least 20 tankers carrying oil for NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan on Monday, the third such strike inside Pakistan in as many days, police said.

AP - Rutgers University held a silent vigil Sunday night to remember a student who committed suicide after his sexual encounter with a man in his dormitory room was secretly streamed online.