Yes, a new poll shows strong support for a health-care public option. But even the pollsters aren't sure what it is. Why Congress should ignore the survey and do the right thing. Advocates of including a "public option" in a proposed h...

The Senate Finance Committee passed Obamacare on Tuesday. Matthew Yglesias says if this bill doesn't pass the whole Senate, the president's next offer will be a far more bitter pill. In Finland last December, where taxes are 43.6 percent of ...

Lipstick Jihad author Azadeh Moaveni says protesters in Tehran have a surprising view on Obama's silence: Keep it up. Plus, read more insight on Iran's election from other Daily Beast writers. Even during subdued times, Iranians tend to h...

On Saturday, Calvin Borel will attempt to become the first jockey ever to win the Triple Crown on multiple horses. The stories of those two animals, Mine That Bird and Rachel Alexandra, and the people who care for them, say something about horse...

In a private text message obtained by The Daily Beast, Mickey Rourke bashes Sean Penn-his chief rival in the Oscar race-as a "homophobe" and an "average" actor. Whistleblower has learned from several entertainment industry sources that...

Mike Huckabee's pardon of a cop killer pretty much ended his 2012 presidential hopes. Mark McKinnon on why every GOP frontrunner seems to wind up like the drummers in Spinal Tap. The horrific murder of four cops in Seattle has redefined the 2012...

Things haven't been going so well for Tiger Woods since he confessed to his "transgressions," but it could be worse. Here are some dos and don'ts from celebrity cheaters. DO Play the Sheepish, Charming Englishman After he got caught canoodling with...

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In rural Ethiopia, a UN program offers financial incentives to parents who promise not to marry off their pre-teen daughters. Liz Goodwin talks to the new generation of empowered young women-and asks whether the change is sustainable. Tsefaye Abese,...

Tiger Woods said Wednesday his "transgressions" have "let my family down." As the golfer faces new adultery allegations, Eric Dezenhall says he's borrowing a damage-control strategy from another brilliant media manipulator: Steve...