wow, had no idea this was even an issue.

Quoted: Both routes to the world’s highest peak are scheduled to be off limits this spring, as Beijing strives to inaugurate the summer Olympic Games free of pro-Tibetan protests.

Quoted: “She’s got a long history here in Texas,” Mr. Barrientos said. “We just don’t give up on friends because somebody has got more money or promises the world. We dance with those who brung us...

Quoted: The life of Benazir Bhutto, part of a Pakistani political dynasty.

holy crap...this is horrible and a terrible blow to democratic efforts in Pakistan.

Quoted: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is killed in a suicide attack at an election rally.

Quoted: For gay Muslims, change may come via the reassessment of sacred texts used to condemn homosexuality.

hey, we might have the FIRST INDIAN-American governor in the US. Though he's a republican, it's still pretty cool.

Quoted: He's a conservative who nearly became Louisiana's governor four years ago. He's the front-runner this time, but in post-Katrina Louisiana, anything can happen

great article.

Quoted: Stanley Fish's columns on challenging entrenched ideas about politics, education and society.

there goes Hillary's edge.

Quoted: WASHINGTON - President Bush, breaking his rule not to talk about presidential politics, says he believes Hillary Rodham Clinton will defeat Barack Obama in the ...