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Time to Give Up the Ghost on Bin Laden

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:50:00 EST

This week the Obama Administration made an unusual admission: It doesn't have a clue where Osama bin Laden is

Suspect Headley: Pakistani Terrorist Group Going Global?

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:50:00 EST

Allegations tying a Chicago man to Lashkar-e-Taiba raise concerns that the Pakistan-based terrorist group responsible for the Mumbai massacre may be broadening its horizons

Tiger Woods Must Face His Fans' Moral Outrage

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:50:00 EST

Now that Tiger's brand has been dented, fans who bought Nikes or quaffed Gatorade at his urging may be channeling their disillusionment into moral outrage

Obama's Afghanistan Policy: Separating Taliban, al-Qaeda

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:50:00 EST

Obama's foreign policy takes a narrower view of American power -- we can't fight everyone all at once

Humanure: Goodbye, Toilets. Hello, Extreme Composting

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:50:00 EST

Wastewater treatment is much more energy-intensive than composting. Why the future may hold more old-school commodes

A $3.5 Billion Plan to Help the U.S.'s Worst Schools

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:50:00 EST

With $3.5 billion in new funds, Education Secretary Arne Duncan hopes to "turn around" America's lowest-performing schools

Congress Waters Down Health Care Reform Provisions

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:50:00 EST

Congress is quietly watering down provisions in health care legislation that were supposed to control medical costs