F.I.F.A. turns down Ireland's request to replay the handball-tainted playoff match against France. Brooks: Geithner and Obama saved the global economy and deserve credit. The case for This American Life as the newest propaganda arm of the conservative movement. Positive correlation found between a
Reid introduces public option bill to the Senate, locates funds for the legislation in elective cosmetic procedures. Some claim doctors' neckties harbor disease; for physicians who don't want to lose the air of formality, there is now antimicrobial neckwear. Exercise makes you less anxious; heavy alcohol consumption
Amid the collective Middle East nightmare, a few notes on candidates should Abbas step down. Marines' PowerPoint, made for other marines, about the softer side of counterinsurgency. Instapaper for the commute: Riveting story of the feared Texas judge indicted for sex crimes. See also: Is it wrong to wear
British army recommends soldiers bribe the Taliban with gold. Op: At best, Palin's misunderstanding of the Israeli settlement debate is alarming; at worst, it's dangerous. Running and losing for vice president has never been a promising route to the Oval Office. History shows why Palin won&
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is not Magneto; a judgment in New York will remind us of the strength of our own values. Baldwin, Alec, preference for Stephen over, 314. Index for Going Rogue. Winning in Aghanistan means thinking like an Afghan politician, not a peacebuilder; i.e., think bribes. The case
Following their trip to Iran, I.A.E.A. inspectors raise concerns secret nuclear installations may exist. Brooks: China has faith in its future, and it seems to be working--why don't we? It is not known why, but West Indian men are three times more likely to
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi seeks models to convert to Islam. Slideshow of potential candidates for our next president. Op: Egyptians playing political games are too stupid to appreciate the artifacts we stole. Citizen disarmament in Yemen threatens to dull the fun of shooting guns at weddings. Now that porn is
G.M. reports $1.15 billion loss, will repay bailout five years early, due to "performing modestly above expectations." Mexicans reverse the fortune, sending much-needed funds to out-of-work relatives in the U.S. #mathowielove: The Metafilter founder tells how his brain tumor was discovered and
First international flight to leave Chechnya in 15 years takes off from Grozny, headed for Muslim holy sites. There were martyrs on 9/11. They were the firefighters. Profiles of British Islamic fanatics who have given up jihad. Missing Labrador found after a year lost in the Afghan desert. Undersea
Glimpse into Goldman Sachs's trading in 2008, most likely its best year ever. New wealth tactic: Invest in the companies that make you angriest. Op: At the very least, it should be government's job to say what's inherently governmental (e.g., assassination). Commie Obama
