Russian security uncovers plot to kill Putin during upcoming trip to Iran. Thanks to resignations, ousters, who knows what, it looks like the scabs will carry the remainder of Bush's term. Death rates due to cancer, especially colorectal, are dropping faster than ever. "The power of meditation
Military officials seek workaround plans--while silently cursing the House--in case Turkey withdraws logistics support for Iraq. Russia threatens to back out of 1987 anti-nuke treaty if it isn't expanded to include more states. Myanmar's PM--already too sick to participate in recent crackdown-
Former vice president, presidential candidate, bearded nobody Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize for climate change work. I'm the only one running for President who's actually made it work. When candidates say they're the only ones. Dub-Dub and Laura sneakily find perfect
Al Gore's campaign for the presidency is still going strong--less Al Gore. British judge rules Gore's An Inconvenient Truth contains exactly nine untruths. Still, that probably won't stop him from winning the Nobel Peace Prize. British mail workers go on strike; online stores
Marines strike up plan for troop withdrawal from Iraq--their own. With "skepticism, fire, and visionary power," Doris Lessing wins 2007 Nobel prize for Literature. Federal judge blocks Bush plan to sack 8.7 million suspected illegal workers nationwide. House votes to call 1915 Armenian killings genocide--a
The stars at last night's Republican debate were Romney, Giuliani, and a "rosy economy." CNN graphic has leading candidates smiling, flagging candidates frowning--and then there's Mike Gravel. As of 11 a.m. today, Chrysler's autoworkers are on strike; Broadway theaters face
Guards from private Australian-run security firm kill two Iraqi women driving home in Baghdad. New theory being tested in Iraq's government: Forget about getting along or looking good, let's just do better on services. Britannica Blog runs week-long forum on the question of "
Personnel changes in the Chinese military put Taiwan experts at the top--Taiwan war-making experts, that is. Spain proposes "Historic Memory Law," which will honor Civil War victims on both sides of the conflict. Conflict in Iberia, however, still ongoing as car bomb explodes in Basque town
Always looking for ways to look tough on terrorism, Democrats are eager to extend the NSA's wiretap powers. New ethics law could extinguish love between lawmakers and lobbyists--engagement rings are a no-no. Britain to halve its troops in Iraq by spring--U.S. officials grouse off
Safety watchdog, manufacturers not exactly racing to get dangerous products off shelves: Just ask Stand 'n Seal users. Bumper poppy crop in Afghanistan leaves officials mulling the merits of aerial herbicide sprays. If sunspots can affect 18th-century crop prices, could they also be behind global warming? Uganda becomes
