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Hillary enters death-with-dignity phase
Walter Shapiro
Posted -9 hours agoIf she hasn't already quit, it's hard to envision Clinton continuing her unwinnable -- even with Florida and Michigan -- battle beyond June 4.
Killing by the numbers
Mark Benjamin and Christopher Weaver
Posted 2 days agoIn 2007 elite U.S. snipers executed an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in cold blood. Have the insidious tactics that led to atrocities in Vietnam reemerged in Iraq?
Guns and water coolers in Iraq
Anna Badkhen
Posted 2 days agoU.S. soldiers drink water, lots of it, in scorching hot Baghdad. Plus, patrolling the streets with a less than disciplined Iraqi army squad.
Clinton: "I am in this race"
Mike Madden
Posted 3 days agoProtesters disrupt her fundraiser, money is dwindling -- and undecided superdelegates tell Salon they see the end in sight. But Hillary Clinton powers on.
Obama Veepstakes
Posted 3 days agoThe Illinois senator says, "Yes, we can," but he won't make it to the White House without the right running mate. Which veep would you pick?
Clinton Veepstakes
Posted 3 days agoShould the former presumptive front-runner beat the odds and secure the Democratic nomination, which veep candidate is her key to the Oval Office?
Night lands Clinton closer to oblivion
Walter Shapiro
Posted 4 days agoObama takes North Carolina and only barely loses Indiana, narrowing Hillary's hopes to the 366 phantom delegates from Michigan and Florida.
Helicopter travel in Iraq
Anna Badkhen
Posted 4 days agoMilitary travel is grueling, especially for a soldier with a hole in his face from a sniper bullet who's trying to get back home to Missouri.
"It looks like the end of the world here"
Jürgen Kremb
Posted 4 days agoIn Burma, hundreds of thousands are without food, water or shelter in the wake of the cyclone, but the military junta prioritizes its grip on power.
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Incursion Crushed, Sudan Reports
Stephanie McCrummen
Posted 23 hours agoNAIROBI, May 10 -- Darfur rebels launched an unprecedented attack on the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Saturday, crossing hundreds of miles of desert in an attempt to overthrow the government of President Omar Bashir, according to Sudanese officials and the rebels.
Lebanon Struggles to Defuse Crisis
Alia Ibrahim
Posted 23 hours agoBEIRUT, May 10 -- Lebanon appeared torn between the possibilities of civil war and a settlement of its four-day-old crisis Saturday, as violence continued between the opposition and government supporters while efforts intensified to find a political solution.
Olmert Scandal Could Impact U.S.-Backed Peace Process
Griff Witte
Posted 9 hours agoJERUSALEM, May 11 -- When President Bush travels to Israel this week, he will come knowing that if he wants to broker a Middle East peace agreement, he only has eight months left to do it.
System of Neglect
Dana Priest and Amy Goldstein
Posted 23 hours agoNear midnight on a California spring night, armed guards escorted Yusif Osman into an immigration prison ringed by concertina wire at the end of a winding, isolated road.
U.S. Jews' Relationship With Israel Evolves
Michelle Boorstein
Posted 23 hours agoGrowing up at Congregation Olam Tikvah, Michelle Pearlstein remembers how Israel was taught at religious school: "Black and white -- you can't trust anyone, and it was a united front in support of Israel." Today, Pearlstein, 35, is the Israel specialist at the Fairfax synagogue, where she teaches...
Bittersweet Reunions Span U.S. Border
Ashley Surdin
Posted 23 hours agoTIJUANA, Mexico, May 10 -- You can walk to the U.S. border, Francelia Menchaca's immigration lawyer advised her, but don't put your fingers through its fence. It may hinder her immigration paperwork, the lawyer said.
Opposition Leader Tsvangirai Says He'll Take Part in Zimbabwe Runoff
Craig Timberg
Posted 23 hours agoJOHANNESBURG, May 10 -- Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announced Saturday that he will soon return to his country to participate in a presidential runoff election despite a surge in political violence against his supporters.
Purchases Linked N. Korean to Syria
Robin Wright and Joby Warrick
Posted 23 hours agoWhen North Korean businessman Ho Jin Yun first caught the attention of German customs police in 2002, he was on a continental buying spree with a shopping list that seemed as random as it was long.
Mexican Drug Gangs Suspected in Another Police Slaying
Marina Montemayor
Posted 23 hours agoCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, May 10 -- The No. 2 police officer in a Mexican border city across from Texas was shot dead Saturday, the latest high-ranking official killed in an onslaught of attacks blamed on gangs resisting a crackdown.
U.S. Legal Work Booms in India
Rama Lakshmi
Posted 23 hours agoGURGAON, India -- When Aashish Sharma graduated from law school two years ago, his father had visions of seeing him argue in an Indian court and eventually become an honorable judge.
'We Are Workers, Not Criminals'
Posted 2 days agoMillions of people have come to this country to work, not to break its laws. Some have come with visas, and others without them. But they are all contributors to the society they've found here.
Aid Consultancies: Is the Money Well Spent?
Posted 3 days agoThat consultants enrich themselves from the generosity of donor nations undermines the whole point of foreign aid. It spreads cynicism among those in the field providing aid and among donor nations.
Arab Literature Takes Center Stage in London
Posted 4 days agoThe picture regarding the publication of Arab literature in English is dramatically changing, as was evident at the recent three-day London Book Fair, which took place last month.
On the Border Between Two Languages
Posted 7 days agoFor several years, it seemed as though cultural relations between Israel and Egypt were gradually being woven. But things have changed in the last few years, since the Al-Aqsa Intifada broke out.
Time for a Diplomatic Surge
Posted 10 days agoIn the wake of last month's congressional hearings featuring Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, it seems clear that Washington has focused its attention on a new nemesis: Iran.
Zimbabwe: I'll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours
Posted 11 days agoA recount of 23 disputed constituencies revealed no major changes and has served to confirm the status quo that President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF has lost control of parliament.
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