At the expense of taxpayers and good governance, John Murtha has enriched his "hard-luck hometown" with billions. Despite a Yale degree, Prozac Nation's Elizabeth Wurtzel finds it hard to dismiss her past while searching for a law career. A report from the not-soon-to-
Officials may have promised Blackwater guards immunity--that means no statements for prosecutors, and not much of a case. Giuliani still won't quit the day job--if he needs the money for campaigning, that's illegal. Video: Barack grooves with Ellen; he's "pretty sure&
This October, while you were shopping for fake blood and a glue-on mustache to complete your zombie Tom Selleck costume, others were dressing up and making the news.
Analysis of bloggers' responses to White House's merely semi-secret request for bunker-busters perhaps bound for Iran. Print for tonight's commute: The secret history of the impending war with Iran that the White House doesn't want you to know. Alert, stereotypical boomers:
Iran reacts to U.S. sanctions by shifting trade to the East--analysts says the move likely will buffer them against economic turmoil. "You leave home and it's safer here than it is at home." In Iraq, California soldiers try to keep tabs on their families.
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Illegal workers from Mexico are sending less money back home--and their relatives are feeling it. Police report muggers are seeking out undocumented workers, who carry lots of cash and are fearful of the law. French government acts against Zoe's Arc, a charity that was flying children out
This Is Halloween: Meave Gallagher on ghostly gourds, terrifying towns, eerie ELS students, chilling costumes, weird Witch Dances, and a devilish dinosaur.
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we rush to the aid of a distressed reader who believes her house is haunted.
Death count from California fires rises to seven; threat to homes diminishes, but what's to come is unknown. Oil experts know they'd prefer no one goes around attacking Iran, especially since they don't have contingency plans. Conservatives organize confrontations with Rice over diplomacy with
