Saturday, July 18, 2009

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The Man with America's Trust: Walter Cronkite (1916-2009)

By JIM PONIEWOZIK

Across two decades, through some of the nation's most troubled times, Cronkite was the journalist ordinary Americans and Presidents alike turned to for the news and straight talk

California's Crisis Hits Its Prized Universities

By KEVIN O'LEARY / LOS ANGELES

The UC System, the country's leading public university, is about to cut its budget by 20%, with potentially dire results

A Hard-Line Sequel to the Case of the Pregnant Nine-Year Old

By JEFF ISRAELY / VATICAN CITY

The Catholic Church came under criticism after it excommunicated the family and doctor in a controversial abortion. Now, it has clarified its position

Nicaragua: Where Every Day is Christmas

By TIM ROGERS / MANAGUA

The Sandinista government wants to keep the impoverished country constantly festive but the tinsel does provide critics with unflattering metaphors

Business Journalism: A Vanishing Necessity?

By BELINDA LUSCOMBE

Why the for-sale sign went up on Business Week

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Swampland

By AUSTIN RAMZY

The Beijing-based Open Constitution Initiative is under threat of closure due to $208,000 in tax penalties that landed this week.

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The Men Who Went to the Moon, 40 Years Later

A lunar journey is hard — but not as hard as coming home when the mission is done. Forty years after the first moon landing, the nature of the men who made the trips may be the deepest mystery of all

Quotes of the Day

"I broke my elbow, not my larynx."
HILLARY CLINTON,
Secretary of State, rejecting suggestions that she has been sidelined by the National Security Council and President Obama
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Combatting Extremism in Casablanca

By MARISA MAZRIA-KATZ

To combat extremism, a community project is inspiring slum kids to become role models. What can Morocco's ghettos teach the rest of the world?

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