Brief accounts from a handful of eastern Europe's first post-communist generation. Pentagon contracted a PR firm to see if journalists covering Afghanistan have written negatively about the military. Hillary and Bill reported by Bermuda press to be canoodling. Groups against genocide in Sudan place ads in Martha&
Scots seek answers in the early release of the Lockerbie bomber, opening new questions about the original conviction. Presidential panel estimates H1N1 could infect half the U.S. population this fall and winter, kill double the number of the average flu. Dinkins to Paterson: One thing you could do is
Dispatch from Chiapas, which provides ample resources to Mexico but receives next to nothing in return. Zimbabweans find freedom of expression through Facebook. Seven myths about alternative energy. Instapaper for the commute: Hilton Als on Michael Jackson, James Baldwin, and gay black men. Comprehensive list of the political tilts of
Health officials scramble to ready H1N1 vaccine, aim to immunize half the country "within months." Proposed "sin tax" on junk food gains support, though opportunities for backfiring are rife. Thanks to Julie & Julia, Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking is a
To prevent H1N1 from spreading, Japanese politicians stop shaking hands and spitting on audiences. The Americans cannot bring peace, not if they stay for 50 years. Measuring the pace of decline and insurgency in Afghanistan. The Post's POTUS tracker shows which issues receive the most of Obama'
Low turnout for Afghan elections; no official results expected for several weeks. Over the last two years, the rich are not only not getting richer, they're getting poorer. The weekend's white paper: The threat of sexual violence during the American Civil War. Predicting Iran's
Times reports on how in 2004 the C.I.A. hired Blackwater in a secret assassination program--though no missions were carried out. Election day in Afghanistan: Some polling sites have been closed due to attacks; overall voter turnout is low. "We have to wait to be asked now.
U.S. "deeply regrets" Scotland's release of the Lockerbie bomber; U.K. survivors more sympathetic. Graph of U.S. population distribution by age shows the passing wave of the baby boom. Wealthy Americans who dodged taxes in Swiss accounts now seeking leniency, or crossing their fingers.
In the deadliest day since U.S. troops' withdrawal, attacks throughout Baghdad kill at least 58 and wound nearly 300. A Taliban spokesman said 20 armed suicide attackers wearing explosive vests had entered the city and five of them were battling police. Trying to thwart voter intimidation, Afghanistan asks
Islamists lose control of second Somali town in recent days during the fight against the U.N.-backed government. Audio slideshow of Afghanistan's child brides. Profile of "McVeigh-Caliber Nut/Oklahoma's Best Teacher," or, an example of those who call Obama the Antichrist. The
