28 May 2009: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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Fresh bomb blasts in the Pakistani city of Peshawar kill at least 10, injure 70.
Breakdown of the dissolution of G.M., soon to be called Government Motors.
Blog details advice for soldiers deploying to Afghanistan.
Newt Gingrich does what he does best, just now in 140 characters or less.
Do Latino and Hispanic mean the same thing? Depends if you're a Democrat or a Republican.
British spies grumble it's not appropriate for a secret service to be holding black-tie balls.
Every man for another man? Long misunderstood, pro-altruism economic theory gains traction.
The history of a TV series, like the history of a nation or an art movement, falls into four periods--primitive, classic, baroque and decadent.
Initial notes from a pre-release copy of Murakami's IQ84.
Early look at Putin's first magazine column to be published tomorrow: "Why it's hard to fire people."
Instapaper for the commute: Eight-thousand-word status update on Bill Clinton's "mellowing."
"The Frontier" and Ellis Island are origin myths that persist even after globalization.
Wonderful essay on love, Newton, and maddening differential equations.