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China Jails Radical US Environmentalist

He is sentenced to 3 years in prison on drug charges

16 minutes ago

Video Games to Help
CSI Teams Solve Crimes

Gaming platform will recreate crime scenes

1 hour, 4 minutes ago

 Garlic Investors Smell Money 

Hoarding, speculation create garlic millionaires in China

1 hour, 28 minutes ago

Abu Dhabi
Won't Bail Out Dubai With Blank Check

UAE capital will 'pick and choose' its aid

1 hour, 51 minutes ago

 Hannity Beats 
 O'Reilly in 
 Ratings War 

His interview with Sarah Palin trumps that of his Fox colleague

2 hours, 26 minutes ago
kathleen parker

 GOP Unity Pledge 
 Is a 'Suicide Pact' 

Republicans are saying that thinking people need not apply

3 hours, 6 minutes ago

Teen Afghan Prisoners
Claim Abuse at US Site

Say they were beaten, photographed naked at Bagram

3 hours, 43 minutes ago
Rising political star?

Jenny Sanford Trademarks Name for Clothing Line

Some think she'll run for office in South Carolina

4 hours, 36 minutes ago

 Black Friday Sees 
 Strong Crowds, 
 Picky Shoppers 

Early reports suggest a decent start to the holiday retail season

5 hours, 18 minutes ago

TMZ: Tiger's Cuts Caused
by Wife, Not Crash

She scratched him during argument about affair rumors, says friend

6 hours, 4 minutes ago

 Bangladesh Ferry 
 Capsizes, Kills 37 

Disaster strikes as people were disembarking

6 hours, 44 minutes ago

 Russia: Bomb 
 Caused Trainwreck 

Officials find explosive remnants, point to terror attack

7 hours, 9 minutes ago

  2009's Coolest Pop Culture  

Wired picks the year's best

7 hours, 28 minutes ago

 Test Your Palin Knowledge 

'Newsweek' goes deep with Sarah trivia

8 hours, 16 minutes ago

 Cosby's Craziest Moments 

Rap album is far from his most bizarre move

8 hours, 55 minutes ago

'Debt Bomb' Nations Could Follow Dubai Into Crisis

Investors fear emirate is canary in coal mine

9 hours, 37 minutes ago

 Bloomberg 
 Spent $102M 
 to Win 3rd Term 

NYC mayor shatters record for spending own cash on campaign

10 hours, 11 minutes ago

Utah Cave to Be Sealed
with Man's Body Inside

Recovering body from Nutty Putty cave too dangerous

Nov 27, 09 10:47 PM CST

 25 Killed in Russian Train Crash 

Officials suspect terrorist attack

Nov 27, 09 9:08 PM CST

Tiger Lost Consciousness; Wife Helped Free Him

Investigation on hold until after golfer gets some rest

Nov 27, 09 7:05 PM CST

 State Dinner 
 Interlopers 
 Met Obamas 

Secret Service confirms failure of procedures

Nov 27, 09 6:49 PM CST
season's greetings

 White House Tree 
 Arrives in Style 

Douglas fir from W. Virginia will decorate Blue Room throughout the holidays

Nov 27, 09 6:10 PM CST

Calif. Scientists Trim Forest, Create 'Carbon Bank'

Researchers look for the most efficient way to store emissions

Nov 27, 09 5:30 PM CST
kercher murder trial

 Lawyer: Knox Is a 'She-Devil' 

Kercher's family sues for millions in damages

Nov 27, 09 5:12 PM CST


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Murdoch and Microsoft: The Mice Are Trying to Roar

10
Nov 24, 09 | 10:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Microsoft is a company that Rupert Murdoch understands. When he talks about the technology business or about the Internet or Google, which, on at least one occasion, I’ve heard him call Gadget, he invariably reverts to talking about Microsoft, which, on at least one occasion, I’ve heard him call IBM. What is Microsoft going to do? he asks, oddly echoing—indeed anticipating—Jeff Jarvis’ book, What Would Google Do? Murdoch’s question... More »

Books Are Bad for You

37
Nov 23, 09 | 8:41 AM BY Michael Wolff

A few years ago, writing about the book business and how dumbed down and craven books had become—and pathetic, designed only to sell... More »

The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun

12
Nov 20, 09 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

My 84-year-old mother was full of venomous indignation at dinner last night over the great mammogram take-back. Bureaucrats, in her view,... More »

Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention

18
Nov 19, 09 | 10:14 AM BY Michael Wolff

This is a phenomenon that just keeps giving. Its very lack of explanation, and ensuing incredulity and apoplexy, propel it. There... More »

And We Thought We Hated Mammograms

8
Nov 18, 09 | 2:40 PM BY Caroline Miller

No one likes to get a mammogram. Still, it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who was pleased to hear the new ruling that... More »

China and the Obese: The President Meets His Greatest Problems

12
Nov 18, 09 | 8:43 AM BY Michael Wolff

For all sorts of obvious reasons, it seems like a greatly unacceptable and possibly discriminatory thing to say that the obese are a lot... More »

Rupert Murdoch’s Guy Gets It

7
Nov 17, 09 | 6:50 AM BY Michael Wolff

If Arthur Miller were at it again, he’d call the play Death of a PR Guy. Gary Ginsberg, Murdoch’s PR guy who got... More »

Obama's Secret Weapon: The Hug

4
Nov 16, 09 | 12:30 PM BY Lewis Grossberger

President Obama needs to get the hell out of China as fast as he can, rush back to America and start hugging Republicans. This will... More »

The President Wants You to Know He’s Too Dopey to Use Twitter

19
Nov 16, 09 | 8:01 AM BY Michael Wolff

“First of all, let me say that I have never used Twitter. I notice that young people—you know, they’re very busy with... More »

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