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Streets of fear
Samer Shehata
A Georgetown professor goes to Baghdad to assess post-war conditions and finds terror spreading by the day -- and the U.S. unable to stop it.
The Democrats’ campaign blues
Tim Grieve
Americans are turning against Bush's disastrous Iraq policy. So why aren't they embracing his presidential rivals?
The Fix
Karen Croft
Was Princess Di a groupie? Did Prince Charles do something that could bring down the monarchy? And what does Hugh Grant have to say about puke? Plus: J.D. Salinger is mad at the BBC!
Trouble creek
Linda Button
The state of your unions
Salon Staff
Salon readers share secrets for marital longevity. Hint: Staying faithful, and having nothing in common, help a lot.
Rocking Dean
Josh Benson
At what was supposed to be a friendly chat with the "youth vote," the Democratic candidates ganged up on the front-runner about his Confederate flag comments.
“Parents screw up — just about every day”
Meredith Maran
An excerpt from "Dirty: A Search for Answers Inside America's Teenage Drug Epidemic."
The severed foot
Jen Banbury
Yesterday's bombings left Iraqis scared, pissed off and just plain freaked out. They also left a grisly souvenir, which some giggling kids showed me in the tall grass.
Own globally, act locally?
Eric Boehlert
The FCC's Michael Powell says a shortage of local and community affairs programming has nothing to do with media conglomeration. But at a North Carolina hearing, he heard from his critics.
The man who would be king
Scott Thill
In an exclusive interview, Viggo Mortensen, who plays Aragorn in "The Lord of the Rings," talks about his photography, his indie publishing house, and why Bush will go down in history as the Sauron of American presidents.
The general and his ground troops
Michelle Goldberg
Howard Dean is not the only Democratic candidate who has inspired an army
of followers. Wes Clark's ranks are growing, and they include Bush deserters.
The state of your unions
Salon Staff
Salon readers share tales of romance and grit from the front lines of the institution of marriage.
The world press on the Muslim-bashing U.S. general
Compiled by Laura McClure
Guardian: "Scratch a neo-con and you find an Arabophobe."
Did the Saudis know about 9/11?
Mark Follman
A new book claims that Saudi princes and a Pakistani official knew Osama bin
Laden would strike America that day. But some critics say the whole story
could be a neoconservative fabrication.
Bad grades for a voting-machine exam
Farhad Manjoo
Riverside County, Calif., invited citizens to observe a test of its computerized voting systems. One participant was not impressed.
Donny Osmond won’t go away
Amy Reiter
He broke teen hearts in the '70s -- then became a punch line for years to come. Now he's a game-show host, and happy he didn't turn out like some of his child-star peers.
Mates: A literary history
Gary Kamiya
Matching sock, erotic target or fellow damned soul chained to your wrist? From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Kundera, a guided tour of the Big Two.
“Intolerable Cruelty”
Charles Taylor
George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones square off deliciously, but this '30s-style battle of the sexes from the Coen brothers never catches fire.
Dating deal breakers revealed!
Salon Staff
Dentures, skid marks, knit ties and other things to avoid if you want to hook up.
Nursing my fears
Katherine Ozment
When the world is asleep and I am feeding him with my body, I want to protect my boy from everything that could hurt him. But my memories keep getting in the way.
Bush’s sinking feeling
Eric Boehlert
One month ago, the president gave the nation an $87 billion bill for Iraq. His numbers have been sliding ever since.
The Teflon groper
Tim Grieve
Arnold's army says his sordid sexual history doesn't matter -- and GOP honchos just want to close their eyes and win.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
This week's tweaked TV featured metrosexuals, matchmakers, and Jen and Brad decorating tips. Plus: The devastating finale of the mind-melting "Paradise Hotel"!
Planet autism
Scot Sea
Last summer, a man in California shot his 27-year-old autistic son to death and then shot himself. I understand why.
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