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The Shoe-Thrower Becomes an Issue in Iraq Election

By ABIGAIL HAUSLOHNER / BAGHDAD

Going easy on Bush-bashing journalist Muntader al-Zaidi could help Prime Minister Maliki at the polls. Some of his other election tactics may be less benign

Like Father, Like Daughter: An Illinois Political Dynasty Grapples with the Blagojevich Scandal

By ERIC FERKENHOFF / CHICAGO

Michael Madigan is used to getting his way in Illinois. But with the national spotlight on both he and his Attorney General daughter, an emerging state political dynasty is finding that the Blagojevich scandal can be a tough road to navigate

Confessions of a Mexican Narco Foot-Soldier

By IOAN GRILLO / MEXICO CITY

He didn't exactly get rich, but 'The Nut Job' earned far more in a drug gang than he ever could as a struggling journalist

Bush's $1 Trillion War on Terror: Even Costlier Than Expected

By MARK THOMPSON / WASHINGTON

Three new studies show the cost of the Administration's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been far higher than the White House predicted

The Pinter of Our Discontent

By RICHARD CORLISS

The Nobel-winning master of quiet malice dies at 78

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By Karen Tumulty

President Bush issued another round of pardons, including a rare posthumous one for a man convicted of selling B-17s in 1948 to Jewish resistance fighters in Israel.

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Quotes of the Day

""I ask the people of Guinea to forgive the general for all that he did that was not good.""
FACINET TOURE,
Lansana Conte's comrade-in-arms during the 1984 coup that brought the dictator to power. He was speaking at his funeral
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Bangkok Gets Into the Christmas Spirit

By Hannah Beech

Thais immerse themselves in the spirit of Christmas without the foggiest idea who Jesus was

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