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Explosions heard as chaos continues in India
Der Spiegel staff
The attacks by Islamist gunmen continued to grip Mumbai on Thursday. The "Deccan Mujahideen" have claimed responsibility, but is the group homegrown or linked to a wider international network?
How I seduced my neighbors into going green
James Glave
I didn't want to be an eco-jerk. So I consulted a "global warming negotiator." That's when the fun began.
U.K. asks women to attack escort ads
Tracy Clark-Flory
The government has enlisted the Women's Institute in its fight against sex trafficking.
The GOP’s Southern problem
Mark Schone
The Republican Party is relying on a specific kind of Southern white person to shore up its power base, but that demographic can't be counted on for long.
Ask the pilot
Patrick Smith
Leave the claw hammer at home, don't hog the overhead bins, keep cellphone chatter to a minimum and other tips to help smooth out your holiday travel experience.
Facebook status update: I’m anorexic
Tracy Clark-Flory
Pro-anorexia groups are spreading to the social networking site.
Not everything is peachy at Gates’ Pentagon
Gabriel Winant
The DOD has redefined combat-related disabilities, and seriously wounded vets are losing benefits.
Pimps and hos in history class
Judy Berman
A new program educates D.C.-area high schools about sexual violence and exploitation.
California to probe Mormon pro-Prop. 8 donations
Alex Koppelman
Advocacy group claims the church failed to fully report funds it spent on campaign against same-sex marriage.
Blackwater vs. Blackbeard off the coast of Africa
Der Spiegel staff
Europe sends warships to stop pirates off of Somalia while Blackwater offers private security for hire to shipping companies.
Why Obama should end the “war on terror”
Gary Kamiya
Bush's infantile response to 9/11 has harmed our national interests for too long. It's time to declare it dead.
Porn in a flash
Tracy Clark-Flory
A troubling surge in creepy "upskirt" photography has lawmakers in a twist -- and the body parts of women posted all over the Internet.
Ari Fleischer’s big failure
Joan Walsh
The Bush flack's much-hyped Freedom's Watch is going belly up.
Take me out to the (taxpayer-subsidized) ballgame
Mike Madden
Some of the banks getting funds from the Wall Street bailout are also spending millions to put their names and logos on sports stadiums and jerseys
Drinks, dancing, dinner, self-loathing
Andrew O'Hehir
Director William Friedkin talks about revisiting his pre-Stonewall lightning rod "The Boys in the Band" -- and his peculiar role in the history of gay film.
Barack Obama wants you (to spill your secrets)
Michael Martin
Prospective White House employees must cough up an unprecedented amount of detail about their online activity. Is the new administration being smart -- or scary?
Tuning out the brain-dead megaphone
David Sirota
Pundits claim we're a center-right nation -- but polls show voters elected Obama to enact his progressive agenda.
As goes Detroit, so goes the Dow
Andrew Leonard
For the second consecutive day, stock indexes drop 5 percent. Is it a case of the no bailout blues?
What does the future hold for the GOP?
Vincent Rossmeier
Changing U.S. demographics portend a dark future for Republicans.
Democratic leadership: No bailout for Detroit
Andrew Leonard
Call it TARP fallout: Reid, Pelosi demand a "viable plan" for survival before any rescue for the auto industry.
The homosexual agenda — is your town next?
Gabriel Winant
A DVD produced by the American Family Association warns of one town it says is "becoming the San Francisco of Arkansas."
Worst of all possible bailouts?
Andrew Leonard
A deal to keep automakers afloat might be in the offing, but appears to do little to solve economic problems that are getting worse by the second.
Confirmed: Daschle gets HHS job
Mike Madden
Tom Daschle, the former Senate Democratic leader -- and an early Obama supporter -- will be nominated to be Health and Human Services secretary.
Report: Daschle to head HHS
Alex Koppelman
Roll Call reports that Barack Obama offered former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle a post as Health and Human Services secretary, and Daschle accepted.
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