News Roundup: Obama's Nobel; Financial Overhaul
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Analysis
Amanda Knox Trial A Tangle Of Cultural Tensions()
December 13, 2009 The murder conviction in Italy of the American student outraged many in the U.S. Some denounced it as a miscarriage of justice. However, much of the coverage on both sides of the Atlantic was distorted by cross-cultural misunderstandings.
Tell Me More
MTV's 'Jersey Shore': Reality or Racist (And To Whom)?()
December 9, 2009 MTV is out with a new reality show. As you might guess, it's decked with all the trimmings of typical MTV reality fare — a group of young adults, mostly strangers, thrown into a house where they fight, scream, hug, cry, drink/eat and have a fair amount of sex (okay, maybe not necessarily in that order).
Media
Tina Brown's Must-Reads: Celebrities Behaving Badly()
December 8, 2009 The editor of The Daily Beast gives her picks for the best reading on celebrity antics, from Tiger Woods to Roman Polanski.
Politics
Analysis: Presidents, Congress And War()
December 1, 2009 Congress may have the sole constitutional authority to declare wars and the finance them, but in America it is the president that carries them out. Among the challenges facing President Obama is convincing his own party that the cause in Afghanistan is right.
Watching Washington
Health Care Overhaul: 'One More Night It Didn't Die'()
November 24, 2009 A senior Senate staffer who has worked all year on the health system overhaul was asked to sum up that rare weekend session that brought the bill to the brink of formal consideration on the Senate floor. "One more night it didn't die," he said. And...
Watching Washington
Palin Week: Forget The Political; It's Personal()
November 17, 2009 Sarah Palin is back in the full media glare, plugging her freshly released memoirs with appearances on Oprah Winfrey's show, ABC and Fox, as well as a book tour. But senior Washington editor Ron Elving says in an analysis that it's far from clear whether her goal is to help the GOP get back in the game or to rebuild her own image.
