Authorities remove 200 from polygamist compound in Texas, still searching for girl who filed initial complaint. Olympic torch plays hide-and-seek in Paris due to protests; protesters scale the Golden Gate with "Free Tibet" sign. The rules of what is permissible fluctuate with maddening imprecision, so people
Clinton drops chief strategist after disclosure that he's been working with Colombia on a trade pact she opposes. Tax records reveal the Clintons' financial gains in the last eight years and the charities that benefited. Op: The Clintons' wealth won't affect voters; or, it&
In case you haven't met al Qaeda's Abu Yahya al-Libi: a primer. Bush commits to making next president send more troops to Afghanistan. Behind closed doors in Bucharest, Germany pushes a plan for NATO's withdrawl from Afghanistan. Photos: Afghanistan's Olympic athletes,
Clinton's support continues to erode; she led Obama by 87 superdelegates in February--now she leads by 30. Zimbabwe on tenterhooks: opposition party offices raided, foreign journalists arrested. Pope Benny will be the first to visit a U.S. synagogue. Clearly, I don't think anybody in
With Czech boosters, NATO approves Bush's missile defense system, though he doesn't get Ukraine or Georgia past the gates. We avowed that white America had created and maintained the ghetto and that white society condoned it. Dr. King's dream remains deferred. King is widely
Bernanke breaks Washington protocol, concedes a recession is possible--but he expects a rebound in the second half of the year. Clinton's campaign places another 3 a.m. call, this time with a new crisis and rival--and a response. Op: Clinton can't win, but won&
Politicians urge Bush to cancel his Olympics trip to Beijing. Bush backs Ukraine's bid to join NATO; France and Germany unwilling to similarly piss off Russia, fearing future entanglements with Georgia. Just for the (diplomats') kids: the NATO game. In case the kids are listening, yes, TMN
Infamous 2003 Justice Dept. memo that excluded interrogators from law has now been made public. [Prime Minister] Kanerva's texting has proved his undoing because it has raised the hackles of Finland's long suffering women. International poll shows the next president--any of them, in fact--could
Print for the commute: Globalization, however imperfect, does often work for the poor. The deal is close, reports say, for Mugabe to leave power. Kinsley: Extending your own life expectancy is the most selfish motive imaginable for doing anything. Do it, by all means. Newspapers fire their film critics; the
Felons in Florida slowly win back their voting rights. With a city more bustling than the numbers show, San Francisco questions federal census. A court in the southwestern state of Saarland ruled that smoking could continue in hookah bars. Germany rebels, relaxes anti-smoking rules. Airline hires seat-fillers to
