China restricting journalists and foreigners over fears of Middle East repeat. Libyan rebels say, "Thanks, but no thanks," to Chávez's offer to broker peace deal. Another American war in an Arab state--what's not to like? Six considerations for discussing a Libyan no-fly
Libya-Tunisia border "bursting"--90,000 refugee in 10 days; Europe transports Egyptians home. Yemeni president, perhaps remembering all those U.S. aid dollars, backtracks on "U.S. staging Middle East revolution." Police counterterrorism training business coheres under one view: total war with Islam. Black Keys
Justice Alito is the lone dissenter in upholding the right of fringe groups to protest near private funerals. Supreme Court considers whether Ashcroft has personal immunity in the 2003 detention of an American Muslim. Most popular Bible for American catholics revised; "virgin" becomes "young woman"; "
To avoid the perception of an oil grab, the U.S. has held off sending military to Libya. Dept. of Agriculture deploys volunteer to Afghanistan to kill birds before they're sucked into jet engines. Police departments train volunteers to pick up extra investigative work. When Pulitzer winners attack:
Egypt's revolution has been instantly commercialized, with all products made in China. Mideast turmoil appears to have shaken Israel-Palestinians issue loose--Israel willing to proceed with limited talks. Op: Keep Israel Jewish, freeze settlements. See also: New housing for Jews approved in east Jerusalem. Chronicle of porn
Egypt freezes Mubarak and family's assets, forbids them from leaving the country. Obama supports governors in developing alternative health plans that meet the standards of the 2010 law. Health insurers support those patients who want higher priced care to pay extra for it. Research finds link between self-
Yemen's president says "secret operations room" in Tel Aviv wants to "destabilize the Arab world." Protesters clash with Iran forces after opposition leaders were jailed. Saif Gadhafi's £1.5 million trade for a Ph.D. from a British university isn't
E.U. agrees to sanctions against Libya; France wants to lead charge to redeem foreign policy credentials. I have done nothing illegal, nothing wrong. French foreign minister resigns over questionable ties to Tunisian business interests. Three hundred arrested in wake of Iraq's "Day of Rage," aimed
Will the terrorist network shrivel slowly to irrelevance? Or will it find a way to exploit the chaos? What now for al Qaeda? U.K., Germany running secret, unauthorized evacuations of citizens by air from Libyan desert. Gadhafi's infamous Ukrainian nurse-friend, described by the State Dept. as
Most Libyan leaders can choose to join the opposition--C.I.A. pointman Musa Kusa may have nowhere to go but jail. U.S., Pakistani officials meet privately at an Omani resort to hash out the fate of a C.I.A. contractor accused of murder. Decade-long bidding process
