Rooting Out the Rotten Tomatoes

What Americans need to know about the outbreak of salmonella in their salad fruit of choice, and why it's so hard to determine the source of all the trouble

Fighting for the Right to Detain Iraqis

As negotiations proceed to permit US troops to remain in Iraq, no issue is more contentious than America's insistence on arresting and incarcerating Iraqis at will

Obama's Military Veep Options

Analysis: Why is the Democratic nominee considering former generals and officers to be his running mate?

California's Gay Marriage Rush

Marriage licenses for same sex couples can start to be issued on June 17 but a Nov. 4 referendum looms, which means the state is bracing for a flurry of gay weddings

Shyamalan's Lost Sense

M. Night Shyamalan was once Hollywood's crown prince of horror, but now his artistic degeneration — visible in this week's The Happening — is just plain creepy

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Swampland

Scoring the Two Tax Plans

By Michael Scherer

Both cut revenue significantly, but the benefits would go to very different people.

Real Clear Politics

American Murder Mystery

By HEATHER WILHELM

Crime is not at the top of the list for the presidential debates this fall. It is, however, at the top of the list for many medium-sized cities around the country, as this month's Atlantic Monthly reports.

Tuned In

Project Runway Returns

By James Poniewozik

Despite earlier speculation, looks like Nina's still in. Also, no mention of the season being Runway's last.

Looking Around

The Guggenheim Goes East

By Richard Lacayo

This time to Lithuania, where it will open a satellite with the Hermitage. That museum may be in for a period of retrenchment, but for now it's still expanding by sheer momentum.

Nerd World

Nerd Archives -- 1983

By Matt Selman

The following is an unedited transcription of one of Matt Selman's actual seventh grade assignments.

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THE PAGE

McCain Goes It Alone

The Arizonan holds his own town hall at Federal Hall in New York City after Obama declined to join him for a joint unmoderated debate. Get details and your 24/7 political news on The Page


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Navigating a Real Oil Shock

By Vivienne Walt

In Cameroon, where citizens envy America's relatively modest gas prices, one taxi driver struggles to earn a living in the face of general strikes, deadly riots, fuel shortages and government mischief

Managua

Cartoonists Go to War

By Tim Rogers

Government secrecy and low levels of literacy amplify the influence of Nicaragua's political cartoonists. And some are using that influence to challenge those in power

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COLUMNS

Getting to Know Jim Webb

By Joe Klein

The surprising Virginia Senator is a potent example of the Democrats' new style and thinking

U.S.

Cedar Rapids Battles Historic Flood

The Cedar River poured over its banks here Thursday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 homes, causing a railroad bridge to collapse and leaving cars underwater on downtown streets

Iowa Boy Scout Survivors Praised

Obama's Military Veep Options

Getting to Know Jim Webb

Dollar Posts Rise Against Euro

Will Obama's Anti-Rumor Plan Work?

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

Rooting Out the Rotten Tomatoes

What Americans need to know about the outbreak of salmonella in their salad fruit of choice, and why it's so hard to determine the source of all the trouble

Study: Golf Cart Injuries Increasing

Underweight Births at 40-Year High

How America's Children Packed On the Pounds

Experts: New Bird Flu Shot Promising

"Unicorn" Deer Found in Italy

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