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 Taiwan Panda 
 Keepers Seek 
 Love Doc's Advice  

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, expert counsels

2 hours, 2 minutes ago
AFGHAN STRATEGY REVIEW

 Obama Eyes 30K+ Troop Surge 

Said to be close to decision as Asia trip looms

7 hours, 35 minutes ago

China Offers Africa Billions
in Aid, Debt Forgiveness

Beijing gives back
amid flak over greed

8 hours, 44 minutes ago

 NATO Airstrike Kills 
 7 Afghan Soldiers 

Mistaken assault on joint NATO, Afghan base

Nov 7, 09 8:30 AM CST

 Afghans Cool to 
 US Troop Increase 

Doubting Taliban can be defeated, they want foreigners out

Nov 7, 09 7:34 AM CST
YES, THOSE ARE UDDERS

 The World's 10 Weirdest Eats 

From chicken knees to grub guts, someone considers them a delicacy

Nov 7, 09 5:50 AM CST

Babies Cry in Their Parents' Language

Within 3 days, French, German infants wail differently

Nov 7, 09 5:04 AM CST
fort hood shooting

Hasan Felt Discriminated Against, Wanted Out of Army

Suspect moved to
San Antonio hospital

Nov 6, 09 5:30 PM CST

Break Stuff to Save the Planet: Gore

Former VP endorses civil disobedience against climate change

Nov 6, 09 4:15 PM CST
OPINION

 'Tear Down This Wall' 
 Not So Confrontational 

Reagan 'defeated' Soviets with diplomacy, not bravado

Nov 6, 09 12:54 PM CST

 2 American NATO Troops 
 Missing in Afghanistan 

Western region has seen a recent uptick in violence

Nov 6, 09 11:44 AM CST

 950 Tries Later, Woman 
 Passes Driving Test 

Now all South Korean has to do is pass the physical test

Nov 6, 09 8:40 AM CST
UN report


 Iran Tested Advanced  
 Nuke Warhead 
 Technology 

Tehran said to have deployed design still classified in US, Britain

Nov 6, 09 7:12 AM CST

Census Worker May Have Hanged Himself

Investigators consider suicide in naked 'fed' case

Nov 6, 09 6:32 AM CST
GONE TO THE BIRDS


 Breadcrumb Latest 
 Speed Bump 
 for Collider 

$8B science project sidetracked by 'bit of baguette'

Nov 6, 09 6:29 AM CST

  Afghan Governor 
 Rejects Karzai Election 


Dispute could spark fresh fighting in northern province

Nov 6, 09 5:37 AM CST

 Honduras Unity Deal Fails 

Plan to reinstate Zelaya falls apart as deadline passes

Nov 6, 09 5:31 AM CST
Joe Klein

 Tension Builds Between 
 Hillary, Obama 

Clinton a strong secretary, but not yet administration's voice

Nov 5, 09 6:50 PM CST
chinese double-bind

 No Sex Ed = 13M+ Abortions 

In China, sexual freedom not accompanied by information

Nov 5, 09 12:41 PM CST
CITY OF SLEEP?


 Au Revoir, Paris Nightlife 

Noise ordinances strangle once-legendary music and party scene

Nov 5, 09 10:33 AM CST

Palestinians' Abbas
May Not Seek Reelection 

Move could be a feint to jump-start peace negotiations

Nov 5, 09 10:16 AM CST

 U2's Berlin Show Walled Off 

Ticketless fans will need to scale these city walls to peek

Nov 5, 09 7:06 AM CST

 Swiss to Vote 
 on Minaret Ban 

Referendum this month sparks fear of Muslim backlash

Nov 5, 09 6:47 AM CST


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Galleon Scandal: Shocked, Shocked by Insider Trading

5
Nov 6, 09 | 9:26 AM BY Michael Wolff

How is it that we get a major insider trading scandal every two decades or so? The last big one, which ultimately ensnarled Michael Milken, the legendary junk bond king, happened in the late eighties. The current one, with a mass of arrests yesterday, threatens the hedge fund industry. It seems reasonable to assume from the intermittent decades of prosecution that this particular sort of financial larceny is quite a rare bird and when it rears its head the Feds pounce.... More »

Rupert Murdoch Is Mad but Cute

10
Nov 5, 09 | 8:41 AM BY Michael Wolff

The Wall Street Journal was a great paper. It is still a pretty great paper but it is not the great Wall Street Journal.... More »

Skype Lives!

15
Nov 4, 09 | 8:33 AM BY Michael Wolff

I follow entrepreneurial dramas the way other people follow sports (did somebody win the World Series?). In these comedies, tragedies,... More »

Why the GOP Will Rise Again

25
Nov 3, 09 | 9:11 AM BY Michael Wolff

The strange business that is going on in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, which occupies some other universe than the one... More »

Sarah Palin and Levi Johnston: How They Took America

21
Nov 2, 09 | 8:40 AM BY Michael Wolff

Of all the outcomes of the 2008 presidential election, the strangest, beyond the rise of Sarah Palin herself, is the success of Levi Johnston.... More »

Why the Media Is Taking So Long to Die

17
Oct 30, 09 | 9:21 AM BY Michael Wolff

I participated the other night in an oddly formal, anglophilic, Oxford-style, for-and-against-the-proposition debate on the topic of (you... More »

How the Internet Got Lost and Why Google’s GPS Won’t Show Us the Way Out

11
Oct 29, 09 | 8:58 AM BY Michael Wolff

I had lunch yesterday with my old friend and former colleague, Chip Bayers, who, 15 years ago this week, after having left my fledgling... More »

Pot Will Save Us

39
Oct 28, 09 | 11:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Wow. Pot. Just like that, on its way to being legalized. Well, just like that after 50 years or so. In order to save itself from financial... More »

Is Obama a Sleaze?

31
Oct 27, 09 | 8:58 AM BY Michael Wolff

So it turns out there’s a reason the president hasn’t wrapped up health care or Iraq, figured out Afghanistan, closed Guantanamo,... More »

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