My interview with murderer Hans Reiser
Five days before the computer genius who killed his wife led police to her body, he was remorseless and angry in defense of his innocence
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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Who are you calling a "coot"?
Incoming! Readers demand answers about WASPs, Tim Russert and Obama's teleprompter skills
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My interview with murderer Hans Reiser
Five days before the computer genius who killed his wife led police to her body, he was remorseless and angry in defense of his innocence
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A toddler takes on edu-toys
Will these LeapFrog gizmos teach your kid something, or just irritate you?
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Suing George W. Bush: A bizarre and troubling tale
U.S. officials went to extremes to stifle our legal challenge to Bush's warrantless surveillance -- but a federal judge says the program is criminal, anyway
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Inside the Army's fake Iraq
Welcome to the military's Iraq Simulation, where the townspeople are Arab actors, the insurgents come from Arkansas -- and things tend to go horribly wrong
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John McCain's radical tax plan
He voted against Bush's tax cuts, but now, despite a ballooning deficit, he wants to slash taxes even further -- with most of the benefits going to the rich
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Since you asked ...
My hip-to-waist ratio is nobody's business but mine
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At 96, he says he's ready to go
But I sense he wants to hang around until November, to see for himself whether Obama wins the White House
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The K Chronicles
Everything is illuminated...
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Bateman: "The McLaughlin Group" on Bush's legacy
Here's what Republicans have to do in November -- pray
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Parade shames Gloucester Girls
This family-friendly event features teenagers with fake bellies and signs reading, "Sluts missed sex ed"
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
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Wielding the conservative veto pen
National Review's John J. Miller strikes four possibilities from McCain's potential veep list as ideologically unsound
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One nation, not just speaking English
Barack Obama wonders what's up with all those "English-only" whiners. Learn Spanish, already
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Aug. 8, 1974 vs. July 9, 2008
Almost 35 years ago, a U.S. president was forced to resign due to lawbreaking and surveillance abuses. This week, the U.S. Congress will act to cover up and protect far worse lawbreaking
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Jesus loves you -- and your orgasm
The religious right is celebrating sex to stroke its conservative message. Liberals better rise to a secular defense soon
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Since you asked ...
How can I convince my girlfriend that this is as good as it gets?
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Ricky goes to Hollywood
Ricky Gervais, the comic whiz behind "The Office," aims his nervy, discomfiting humor at the stand-up stage and movie stardom
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Pakistan's deal with the devil
Beheadings, martial law, kidnappings: The Taliban is making its presence felt at the gates of one of Pakistan's biggest cities
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Where have you gone, Marcus Welby?
Family doctors are a dying breed that is not being revived by medical students. This is the healthcare crisis the candidates should be talking about
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Belly of the beast
So why do I cure my own bacon? Because it's fun, it's easy, and loving food is different than loving the food that you make
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This Modern World
The ongoing adventures of Sparkman and the Blinkster
Monday, July 07, 2008
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Barack by the books
The works that have influenced Obama illustrate that he would be the most literary president in recent memory -- and one likely to govern from the center
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Obama veepstakes: The other woman
She's no Hillary Clinton, but Kathleen Sebelius, the popular governor of Kansas, may have a shot at being Barack's running mate
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Are Democrats backpedaling on abortion rights?
As feminist Obama supporters, we believe Clinton voters will come around -- but not if the party adopts an abortion reduction strategy
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Bacon mania
Why are Americans so batty for bacon? It's delicious, it's bad for you -- and it's also a fashion statement
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Good men, bad war
"The Wire" co-creator Ed Burns expresses his admiration for the 1st Recon Marines depicted in his and David Simon's upcoming HBO miniseries, "Generation Kill"
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Since you asked ...
At 56 I want an art history degree
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Apocalypse now
In a devastating global climate of our own making, how will humans survive?
Sunday, July 06, 2008
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I Like to Watch
Why "The Bachelorette" hears wedding bells while "The Bachelor" vows to honor and obey his libido alone. Plus: Why "Shear Genius" is anything but
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Opus
Achieving the rare and final stage of oil grief
Saturday, July 05, 2008
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The unbearable whiteness of being
The author of "Stuff White People Like" skewers the sacred cows of lefty Caucasian culture, from the Prius to David Sedaris
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Critics' Picks
What you need to see, read, do this week: Sigur Ros' irresistible refrains, Elvis Mitchell's great interviews -- and a superbly neurotic story collection
Friday, July 04, 2008
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Them walls, them walls, them dry walls
Are you in home improvement Hades? This week, members of Salon's community, Table Talk, remind you you're not alone
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Jesse Helms dies on July 4th
Former Republican N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
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What John McCain didn't learn in Vietnam
In spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the former POW insists we could have won. No wonder he talks of occupying Iraq for a century
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WayLay
Mom's approach to gambling with death is a little different
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Suing George W. Bush: A bizarre and troubling tale
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On WASPs, Russert and Obama's teleprompter
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John McCain's radical tax plan
By Justin Jouvenal
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Inside the Army's fake Iraq
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