Bloomberg's role in remembering 9/11 is to look back in the morning and look forward at night. Today is a time to remember those who died, victims of a desperate ideology which seeks to return the world to a pre-industrial age. Osama bin Laden, still alive
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Gen. Petraeus to begin congressional testimony today, to recommend small reductions this year, saving big decisions for 2008. Also testifying, and possibly more worth listening to, is Ambassador Crocker. Former Pakistani PM Sharif is deported a mere three hours after returning to the country. Israeli police bust up a small
To Richard Ross, the DMV is more than an annoyance; it’s an example of authority at work in our daily lives.
Mike Nifong, prosecutor in Duke rape case, enters jail for 24-hour term. Major democratic donor cum fugitive caught in Colorado when he takes ill on an Amtrak train. Austria, Australia, APEC, OPEC--same diff. The greening of Walmart brings eco-capitalists to a new place: Fayetteville, AR. Fashion Week
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we help a reader who wants to know: What’s a superhero worth these days, anyway?
From a city where R&B is banned, Rosecrans Baldwin reports on the latest dance crazes he can’t find abroad: Aunt Jackie, Chicken Noodle Soup, the jungle footsie, Chicago stepping, toe wop, the majesty of Lil’ Britney, and the Molly Ringwald.
New congressional report on Iraq works for both parties, though, for Petraeus, we wait until Monday to see. Not so for Bill Clinton, never far from a podium. Federal judge junks Patriot Act warrantless tactic, second time he's called provisions unconstitutional. Op: Germany will now have a harder
Germany still seeking 10 men connected to yesterday's foiled terrorist plot. Discontinued use of anti-depressants believed to cause suicidal thinking is linked to... an increase in suicide. Large percentage of New Jersey's political elite arrested in federal corruption probe. How Freddie Thompson knocked up success
Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71 in Modena, his birthplace. Diving into the web in search of Pavarotti's greatest performances, finding gold. The police managed to swap some of the tanks of hydrogen peroxide the suspects had gathered with tanks of a far lesser concentration. Incredible story of how
