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President Elect Obama wasn't alone in seeing the economic collapse as a final judgment on the effectiveness of conservative fiscal policies. The idea that the personal greed of executives, the profit motive of corporations, and the overall health of society

Sundays are a great day to abbreviate. Tom Friedman: If Iraq can keep improving - still uncertain - and become a place where Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites can write their own social contract and live together with a modicum of

I'd like to begin this edition of Sunday Talk by giving thanks to the hosts who came before me - Al Rodgers, Newsie8200, and Sam Loomis. Thanks. Now that that's taken care of, I want to say one word to

This evening's Rescue Rangers are jlms qkw, grog, dadanation, srkp23, and sunspark says, with watercarrier4diogenes at the editor's desk Tonight's diaries cover a variety of interesting issues not covered by the 'traditional media' (tm Kos) with the kind of research,

Michael Calderone: In Michael Wolff's forthcoming biography of Rupert Murdoch, "The Man Who Owns The News," the author writes that the media mogul has seemed to turn away lately from his cable news network, and isn't fond its top-rated personality,

This is a good day to reflect and look back (there's a winter advisory here in CT), as we move into the holidays and look to January 20th and beyond (is Bush still here? Damn.) One of the hot topics

John McCain pieced together just 173 electoral votes this year. That's the 8th-worst showing by a Republican since 1916. (Interestingly, all seven weaker GOP showings came at the hands of just three men: FDR, LBJ and Bill Clinton.) To win

Ten months ago, we wrote this piece because we were concerned about what might be coming down the road. Like hurricanes and pandemics, recessions are inevitable, and preparing for them makes more sense than ignoring them. But how to prepare?

The U.S. Senate could intervene in the Minnesota election. "Ultimately, the Senate has complete authority to determine who was elected," Washington University political scientist Steven Smith told the broadcaster, citing the canvassing board's decision this week to disallow disputed absentee

After anger over the intelligence pressurred Home Minister Shivraj Patil to submit his resignation. However RJD Cheif Lalu Prasad said this decision should have been taken much earlier and it is too little too late. Shivraj Patil has offered ro

A revealing Freudian slip at the Kremlin's English-language news site accuses "Georgians" of airline baggage theft.

India's Minister of Home Affairs, Shivraj Patil, who lost his seat at the last election, was nevertheless giventhe government post by Manmohan Singh. These two cronies are co-worshippers of Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi - and Sonia Gandhi protegees, the

One might ask whether the discredited Union Minister of Home Affairs, Shivraj Patil, - who believes in the self-proclaimed Omniscient Sathya Sai Baba - was lulled into inaction and failed to take any possible attacks or bombs seriously because of

A Wal-mart employee was trampled at 5 a.m. on Black Friday. Police are looking to press charges, but are concerned with the customer responsible.The New York Times reported a "crude poster" was on display that read the "Blitz line starts

Police say it may prove difficult to identify individual shoppers who trampled on a Wal-Mart worker killed at a Long Island store during Black Friday's buying frenzy.While the man was on the ground, he was certainly stomped upon by hundreds

Terror attacks continue in Mumbai at a depressing rate. Such events seem to have become a regular part of life. In March '93, bombings killed more than 250. In August '03, taxis loaded with explosives took 50 lives. In July

Three years and $3000 doesn't seem like enough punishment for a 49-year-old woman who made a fake Myspace with her daughter in order to manipulate and torment their emotionally fragile neighbor, coaxing her into suicide. However, that's as tough as

By LIONEL ROLFEWith Barack Obama’s Jan. 20 presidential inauguration practically upon us, my thoughts have turned to the very complex subject of American presidents—who they are and what they really mean to us.As I contemplated the subject, I had an

Thirty-three hours after the initial assault at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Indian army commandos re-entered the dark building without knowing what to expect, according to CNN.The commandos found themselves in the middle of extreme gunfire and explosions. Without knowing