Almost 25 percent of new military recruits require waivers--e.g., moral waivers for felony convictions--to join. Al Franken waves family background while announcing run for Senate. The story of Betty Crocker's chiffon cake and the secret about its inventor. When California citrus freezes, Europe, Florida, and
Hariri protest in Beirut passes peacefully. Syrian honor killing spurs grand mufti to publicly condemn the practice. America and the White House love it when Jack Bauer tortures people, but the military would prefer that 24 didn't encourage immoral, illegal, and ineffective tactics. Bribery scandal that sent Mufti
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Iraqi government orders Baghdad residents out of their illegally-occupied homes, closes borders with Iran and Syria. A bit too late: al-Sadr fled to Iran two to three weeks ago (not so! shout aides). If Beirut passes through today's anniversary of Hariri's murder without anarchy,
Jazz saxophone legend James Moody talks about how racism shaped his early career, what a “hot flute” can do for a repertoire, and encouraging budding musicians.
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The way our brains treat faces differently than other objects may be the same reason we see faces in our potato chips. "You can find out many things if you know someone's mother's name." In Chad, a witch doctor's work is never
At Beijing talks, North Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament in exchange for fuel, economic aid. Coordinated bus bombings in Lebanon kill three, wound 20. Gunman murders five at Salt Lake City shopping mall, before being killed by off-duty police officer. One year ago, the Golden Mosque in Iraq was
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Op: This war in Iraq deserves a whistle-blower, says Daniel Ellsberg, leaker of the Pentagon Papers. The sectarian Sunni-Shiite fault line: perhaps never so stark and disruptive. What are the effects of the Israeli government's concessions to ultra-orthodox Jewish customs on its citizens? People go
