Sunday, October 4, 2009

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How Moses Shaped America

By BRUCE FEILER

From the Revolution to the Cold War, the Old Testament hero has been the country's defining religious symbol. What we can learn from Moses today

What Should the U.S. Do In Afghanistan?

By PETER BERGEN AND LESLIE H. GELB

Is it time for the U.S. military to turn Afghanistan over, or is time for our troops to stay the course?

The 'Vacancy' Blight: Finding New Uses for Empty Stores

By BARBARA KIVIAT

American cities, beset with a growing number of unsightly vacant storefronts, are turning to entrepreneurs and artists for a quick fix.

Texas Eases 'Zero Tolerance' Laws

By HILARY HYLTON / AUSTIN

The history of zero-tolerance for misbehavior rules is littered with absurd examples. Last spring, Texas acted to make its law more reasonable

Cancer and Teen Tanning: Where's the Regulation?

By ADI NARAYAN

A new survey highlights the troublesome lack of oversight of teenagers who use cancer-causing tanning beds

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By Karen Tumulty

Or so the former Senate Republican Leader, a surgeon who has written a new book on health care, told me a few minutes ago in an interview

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Heroes of the Environment 2009

From saving wild mountain rivers in China to measuring the Arctic's icy expanse, from protecting the lush forests of Africa to conducting a feisty online debate, our green heroes are informed by this simple notion: We can all make a difference

Quotes of the Day

"As a Chicago sports fan you get used to disappointment. This hurts so much more. "
AUBREY MATTHEWS,
a food service manager who lives near Chicago, on the city losing its 2016 Olympic bid to Rio de Janeiro
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Indonesia's Islamic Schools: More Female Friendly

By Carla Power / Cirebon

While domestic suicide bombers and radicals have been traced to a few notorious schools, others have been incubators for a more benign trend in the world's most populous Muslim nation: the development of feminist readings of the Quran and Islamic traditions

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