Former President George W. Bush, who once famously called himself "The Decider," is writing a book about decisions. ...more

March 22, 2009

Near the end of a town hall meeting in Johnstown, Pa., a woman arose to offer a passionate plea to Barack Obama to "stop these abortions." ...more

September 16, 2008

Fox Mulder wants to believe in the paranormal. And fans certainly want to believe there is still life in "The X-Files," a hit series that ran on Fox from 1993-2002. ...more

July 24, 2008

"This Land Is Their Land: Reports From A Divided Nation," by Barbara Ehrenreich (Metropolitan Books, $25) ...more

June 29, 2008

widower, asks Quirke to skip the postmortem. The thought of his beautiful wife, Deirdre, being cut up is too much for Billy. Although Quirke agrees, his instincts lead him to go where he should not. Quirke simply cannot avoid trouble, for he has an inquisitive mind. The story places the reader directly in foggy Dublin, with its duality of church and pub. ...more

May 25, 2008

Forget about policy speeches and wooing superdelegates. For Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Saturday morning was devoted to chick chat - a panel discussion with a group of working moms on topics ranging from girl-on-girl violence to her daughter's early dating years. ...more

May 4, 2008

Theory Lacks Facts In the pro-evolution article "Discovering Darwin" (Nation/World, Feb. 11), Darwinism is presented as scientific fact. However, one must ask, is Darwinism proven? ...more

February 20, 2008

Science classes in Florida public schools are among the weakest in the nation, despite taxpayer-funded initiatives to make the state a major hub for biotech and bioscience. ...more

February 19, 2008

Iraqi officials on Saturday raised the death toll from Friday's pet market bombings as more bodies were found and as badly injured people died from their wounds, bringing the total to 98 dead and 123 injured, according to the Interior Ministry. ...more

February 3, 2008

Immersed for two days in the intense world of Mideast peacemaking, President Bush looked relieved Friday to see something of the landscape all the fighting is about. ...more

January 12, 2008