To avoid the perception of an oil grab, the U.S. has held off sending military to Libya. Dept. of Agriculture deploys volunteer to Afghanistan to kill birds before they're sucked into jet engines. Police departments train volunteers to pick up extra investigative work. When Pulitzer winners attack:
Egypt's revolution has been instantly commercialized, with all products made in China. Mideast turmoil appears to have shaken Israel-Palestinians issue loose--Israel willing to proceed with limited talks. Op: Keep Israel Jewish, freeze settlements. See also: New housing for Jews approved in east Jerusalem. Chronicle of porn
People’s bookcases say a lot about the tastes and beliefs—at least in interior decorating. Meeting a home library that isn’t up for loan.
Egypt freezes Mubarak and family's assets, forbids them from leaving the country. Obama supports governors in developing alternative health plans that meet the standards of the 2010 law. Health insurers support those patients who want higher priced care to pay extra for it. Research finds link between self-
Trey Speegle’s paintings combine the highbrow and lowbrow with a nod toward Pop Art, overlaying meticulously altered vintage paint-by-number graphics with messages to the viewer.
Yemen's president says "secret operations room" in Tel Aviv wants to "destabilize the Arab world." Protesters clash with Iran forces after opposition leaders were jailed. Saif Gadhafi's £1.5 million trade for a Ph.D. from a British university isn't
E.U. agrees to sanctions against Libya; France wants to lead charge to redeem foreign policy credentials. I have done nothing illegal, nothing wrong. French foreign minister resigns over questionable ties to Tunisian business interests. Three hundred arrested in wake of Iraq's "Day of Rage," aimed
Will the terrorist network shrivel slowly to irrelevance? Or will it find a way to exploit the chaos? What now for al Qaeda? U.K., Germany running secret, unauthorized evacuations of citizens by air from Libyan desert. Gadhafi's infamous Ukrainian nurse-friend, described by the State Dept. as
For two weeks, Wisconsin state employees have occupied the capitol. Our man in Madison reports from inside the rotunda, where the mood swings from obligated to giddy.
Most Libyan leaders can choose to join the opposition--C.I.A. pointman Musa Kusa may have nowhere to go but jail. U.S., Pakistani officials meet privately at an Omani resort to hash out the fate of a C.I.A. contractor accused of murder. Decade-long bidding process
