Britain's far-right National Party agrees to admit nonwhite people as members. Moscow to blow snow clouds away from the city center, banishing powder to the surrounding region. Mao's grandson's blog reveals an unwavering Mao obsession. Willie Nelson's corn-powered tour bus
Thirty-four killed in the fifth big attack by militants in Pakistan in the last 10 days. Amid Obama signs everywhere, America's power far more respected than France's in Guinea. George Packer receives a letter from a Vietnam expert in Kabul. Japan's new Asianism
Clinton pokes Russian bear, prefers Medvedev to Putin, prods Muscovites to be more like Brin. Russian courts side with the badmouthing of Stalin. Instapaper for the commute: Hunting for cigars, and finding much more, in Cuba. Vaclav Havel's thoughts on the current "era of disgust" in
The health-care battle is not Democrats vs. Republicans; it's the White House vs. the insurance companies. GQ's tour through the 50 most powerful people in D.C. Snowe votes with the Democrats--but refuses to promise future cooperation--and is hailed as a master playmaker.
Guantánamo prison library rejects an Arabic-language copy of Noam Chomsky's anthology on post-Sept. 11 commentary. If you already have a blog, make sure you spray-feed your URL in niblets open-face to the skein. Others try pressing and pressing against the windshield without success. This
Profile of Czech President Vaclav Klaus, the contrarian and dissident who bedevils Europe. Summers and Geithner: hardcore tennis dorks. Instapaper for the commute: Among the NSA's greatest headaches is a lack of electrical power. Plan to transform a Southern capital into a European gem. Professor charts his move
Professor Elinor Ostrom becomes the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for economics. "We're going to treat them the way we would treat an opponent." White House opens fire on Fox News. "There is a problem of having to ship out the largest outreach
Emergency task force to bombard world media with positive news about Italy's products and Berlusconi. Congressman fulfills childhood dream of surviving seven days alone on an island. Japanese learn English from Obama; sensation is like "listening to good music." Photos of Hakku Tulou apartments in China,
Barack Obama becomes third sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize; see full citation. Q&A with the man who telephones Nobel Prize winners to tell them they've won. Stalin's grandson sues Russian newspaper to protect dictator's reputation. Chart: Where in the
Cities hit hard by H1N1 in the spring now see little evidence of the virus. Tehran claims U.S. played a role in the disappearance of an Iranian nuclear scientist. A proposal for Chicago 2018, or the first wholly urban Winter Olympics. Prolific, celebrated photographer Irving Penn dies at age
