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For Churches, Beefed-Up Security Is a Mixed Blessing

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST

Soft targets for theft and violent crimes, congregations struggle to balance safety and serenity

Fat Fees and Smoker Surcharges: Tough-Love Health Incentives

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST

More states adopt tough-love wellness initiatives

In Central America, Coups Still Trump Change

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:05:00 EST

Central America was meant to have left the coups and corruption of the past behind. But across the region the same families are in charge and change is little more than a slogan

Health Care Reform Will Proceed to Senate Debate

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST

This marks the beginning of what promise to be weeks of tendentious debate on the Senate floor.

Brunch Is Back, Thanks to Low Prices and Endless Booze

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:15:00 EST

With all-you-can-eat and sometimes all-you-can-drink specials, more Americans are heading to restaurants for this mid-morning meal

The Fall of Greg Craig

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:40:00 EST

How Obama's lawyer sparked a battle royal when he tried to keep some of the President's campaign promises in the war on terrorism

Tuition Hikes: Protests in California and Elsewhere

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:40:00 EST

A combination of budget crises and the recession spark protests in GoldenState. But the problem plagues other public universities too

Three Key Lessons from Obama's China Tour

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:05:00 EST

What we learned from the American President's journey through the Middle Kingdom

'New Moon' Movie Review: Jacob Ascends in 'Twilight' Sequel

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:05:00 EST

In Chris Weitz's energetic sequel to 'Twilight,' the wolves comes out to play

Can These Parents Be Saved: The Growing Backlash Against Over-Parenting

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:40:00 EST

Overparenting got way out of control in the past generation. But now a band of rebels is trying to restore some balance and sanity to family life and help bring all those anxious helicopter parents down for a soft landing

Army Corps of Engineers Faulted in Katrina Destruction

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:40:00 EST

There can be something thrilling about accountability, so it was nice to see a federal judge declare the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers directly responsible for the destruction of most of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina