Saturday, June 27, 2009

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What Does the Energy Bill Really Mean for CO2 Cuts?

By BRYAN WALSH

With a razor-thin margin of seven votes, the House of Representatives on Friday evening passed the first bill to put a fixed and declining cap on U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions

Did Drugs Kill Michael Jackson?

By ALICE PARK

While the Jackson family awaits autopsy results, close family associates raise the possibility that drug overuse may have contributed to Michael Jackson's death

Can Charter-School Execs Turn Around Failing Public Schools?

By GILBERT CRUZ

The charter-school movement has proven adept at starting new schools. Now the Secretary of Education is challenging them to help improve bad ones

Is Obama Edging Towards Indefinite Detention?

By MICHAEL SCHERER

The return to the executive powers of indefinite detention, depending on how it is done, could become yet another sore spot for civil libertarians who have been disappointed by Obama

Dumbing Down Regulation: The Quest For Simpler Rules

By JUSTIN FOX

Allowing brilliant financial regulators broad discretion doesn't work. We need simpler rules, not smarter ones

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By AUSTIN RAMZY

China scolds the U.S. The U.S. scolds China. It's sort of like the China Blog's comments section!

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Top 10 Michael Jackson Songs

From enlisting Van Halen for the guitar solo in "Beat It" to borrowing the now-famous refrain "Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa" from a Cameroonian saxophonist, Michael Jackson's very best songs drew from influences far and wide

Quotes of the Day

"I can't stop crying over the sad news. I've always admired Michael Jackson — the world has lost one of its greats, but his music will live on forever."
MADONNA,
reacting to the death of Michael Jackson
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Postcard from...

New Delhi

The Dying Art of the Sari

By JESSICA PUDUSSERY / NEW DELHI

As the popularity of the traditional Indian garb has plummeted in India's cities, so has work for the tens of thousands of weavers who make them

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