1 November 2007: Afternoon

Reviewing the next steps in Spanish politics in light of the bombing verdicts.

Our friends and allies would be more confident to stand with us if we seek to increase pressure, including tougher sanctions on Iran. Letter from Senator Hegel to Bush pleading for talks with Iran.

Blackwater hires big guns to plead its case to the world.

Hundreds of diplomats upset after State forces them to take jobs in Iraq, "potential death sentences."

Out-of-towners account for 10 percent of New York suicides since 1990.

Survey finds former child soldiers are rarely "damaged, traumatized pariahs who pose an ongoing security threat after war."

Father of Marine wins $11 million in damages from anti-gay religious group that pickets soldiers' funerals.

Much of that group's anger, however, is directed at an unlikely target: Sweden.

What happens when a country's economics, mapped on a plot, actually resemble the country in question.

Some orthodontists have called it Halloween Hell, Candy Craze and, this year, Black Thursday. Orthodontists can't take vacation in early November.

Now that Ron Paul's fan base includes sophisticated spammers, will junk mail elect a libertarian?

Video question of the day: Will champion walker run when samurais attack him?

Hertzmann instructs on how to keep the edge on your knives.