Why the unfolding disaster in Pakistan should concern you

Can an 11-year-old be a sex offender?

Primary losses dull Palin's "mama grizzly" claws

Two on plane detained in alleged threat at SFO

English doesn't need help from Republicans

Haley Barbour and the rest of the hilarious GOP 2012 contenders

Thursday link dump: New developments

My suicidal friend drives me crazy

"The Switch": Jason Bateman steals Jennifer Aniston's spotlight

Heirloom vegetables: $1,000

Jeffrey Goldberg's fabrication on NPR

Looking for a greener kind of death

Clemens vows to fight perjury charges

The politics of sore loserdom

Summer's extreme weather

Indonesia introduces women-only trains

People hate Obama even though he doesn't talk about gays and abortion

Killing dinner

Google News gets gamed by a crappy content farm

Paul Krugman: "I told you so, again"

Why won't the Pentagon help WikiLeaks redact documents?

Mosque near ground zero divides Sept. 11 relatives

U.S. officials: Mideast talks could start soon

Did Jeff Greene just not spend enough to buy a Senate nomination?

Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 oppose war in Afghanistan

The female victims of Pakistan's flood

Iran prepares to start up first nuclear reactor

Why Rick Lazio wants to debate mosques, not money

Recession hits smart-phone makers

Nation's foremost thinkers: It's Obama's fault that people think he's a Muslim (and also he technically is)