Thirty years after being hired by the CIA, Laotian fighters are deep in the jungle, and on the run. "The Iraq war is so over... Even if it goes on for another 10 years." Citing shifts in violence, Pentagon urges troop withdrawal from Iraq, deployment to Afghanistan. Mike
Clinton campaign apologizes about drug-use comments, though manages to leak "cocaine use" into apology announcement. Leaked proposal says EU will offer Serbia a fast-track acceptance once Kosovo goes independent. A small example of why Europe and Britain are united in viewing Brown as Eliot's
Mitchell report names names to portray "baseball's steroid era," and the players call foul; names, bios, and reactions. British report on bungled attacks in London and Glasgow link the bombers with Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia. Notes on the rich history of bans on artists by the
Kasparov forced to withdraw his candidacy because no landlords in Moscow would rent him a hall. Harvard lowers the rent (kills loan programs) to attract poorer students; Yale's courses now online for free. 'Tis the season for graduate school applications, hence: How to get a PhD and
House, Senate Democrats blame each other for caving to Republicans. The Clintons have a new pitch: Remember how great the '90s were? He often jokes about the electoral chances of a 5-foot-7-inch Jewish divorcé. But if the other candidates stumble, Bloomberg might run. The female spine
We're wishing for free and fair elections. But if not, we'll start the movement to dethrone Musharraf. Rigged elections predicted for Pakistan next month. I'm the U.N. undersecretary your mother warned you about. Op: A Wikipedia approach to government could make decision-making
Federal panel votes to retroactively reduce tough '80s crack sentences; thousands of inmates will be eligible for early release. In short, all the evidence from every narcotics arrest in Brooklyn that day was gone. Drug evidence goes missing from police departments. Sqeaky prisoner gets his palm greased. Republicans in
Car bombs outside U.N. and government offices in Algiers kill 45, mostly students. Sleep, attention, and memory: what you didn't know about "stickyness." Wal-Mart panties for teenage girls suggest they accept cash for sleeping around. Crunks 2007: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections.
"It's uncommon, to say the least, to find these." Maine town battles to retrieve a Declaration of Independence found in a deceased resident's attic. Former CIA employee denounces waterboarding, vouches for its effectiveness. Long Island company rents boss-dunking machine for parties. While traveling
Putin picks his successor, Dmitry Medvedev, mild-mannered devoted houseboy. Concerning Belarus, perhaps Soviet-style cowboy films are to blame, since all Russian leaders love a good western. Concerning the future of Russian oil, could a sixth of Europe's electricity supply really come from solar panels in the
