A Truce Between U.S. Enemies in Iraq

A purported cease-fire between al-Qaeda and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgent group could be bad news for the U.S.

The Book(s) on Hillary

Don't feel like wading through 1,000-plus pages of two new Clinton biographies? TIME.com's side-by-side digest has all you need to know about the Democratic frontrunner

Did the U.S. Incite Iran's Crackdown?

The jailing of an Iranian-American grandmother may be evidence that Bush's pro-democracy effort is backfiring

A Leap Forward for Stem Cells

The latest findings may expand the ways of generating customized stem cells for new treatments

Cracking Down on "Murderabilia"

Notorious prisoners' artwork, notes and even nail clippings are hot items online. But a new law might put a stop to it

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Swampland

Rudy's Wrong on WAR

Giuliani knows a fair amount about the homeland security part of the equation, but I don't how much, if anything, he understands about the military part of the equation.

Real Clear Politics

Dowd on Obama

She doesn't seem to understand that one of the most attractive things about Obama to many people is that he doesn't go for the cheap applause line.

Work in Progress

It's Hard Out There for a Woman

Hillary Clinton will bathe in an intense spotlight this week as two Very Important Books about her land in stores. Which got me to thinking: what kind of woman enters presidential politics — or any male-dominated field, for that matter?

The China Blog

Pugilistic Pandas Please

Why did researchers keep secret for so long the death of Xiang Xiang, the captive-bred panda who was returned to the wild as part of a supposed effort at reintroducing bears bred in captivity into the wild?

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Tell Charles Taylor We're Surfing...

Joe Brown and his generation of Liberian children have seen more brutality than most. Now, they just want a good wave and a board on which to ride it

Orania

Nothing Ever Happens in Afrikaner Heaven

White separatists built their own town in South Africa to attract Afrikaners unwilling to live under black rule. But not many came

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Gallery of the Exonerated

Now in its 15th year, the Innocence Project has won the release of more than 200 wrongly convicted people using DNA evidence. Here are 10 men who finally found freedom