Washington, May 17 : With the PML-N walking out of the ruling PPP-led alliance, hopes for national unity and revival of democracy in Pakistan, which had risen after the February 18 elections, had been dashed, and the country's traditional political rivals were solely to be blamed for it, said an editorial in The...

M.J. Akbar, letters@covert.co.in Old rules get old because they have legs to walk through generations. Time, then, to recall one of the oldest: When you are dead, lie down. So many politicians simply...

James P. Rubin, The Washington Post If the recent exchanges between President Bush, Barack Obama and John McCain on Hamas and terrorism are a preview of the general election, Americans are in for an...

May 17, 2008 · Two weeks ago, Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby and it was called one of the most impressive in Derby history. On Saturday, the favored horse races at Preakness Stakes at...

Posted on: Saturday, 17 May 2008, 06:00 CDT By Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan. May 17--An incident in which Missouri authorities decided not to file charges now has become a federal case -- and a case...

But the prosecution will serve a useful purpose if it helps curb Internet bullying. Missouri lawmakers responded Friday with a bill that extends anti-harassment statutes to include computers. Drew,...

Some people are surprised that less than half of animal experiments are for medical research. Even more surprising is that most animal research has never been assessed to modern standards for its...

A lovely young woman came to him and told him he was on a paradise isle and asked if he would like a drink.He asked for a brandy and she came back with a lovely cognac. She asked if he was hungry and...

The Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans is ground seldom trod by Republican presidential candidates. Yet presumptive party nominee John McCain picked his way through the rubble there last month before...

Will the California court's ruling trigger the sort of national reaction that followed a similar ruling by Massachusetts' high court four years ago, a backlash that GOP strategist Karl Rove...

Happy Armed Forces Day. Or did you forget? Back in 1949, President Harry S. Truman created the Department of Defense and — in 1950 — he created Armed Forces Day to go along with it. Before...

paper on the decline of the white working class points out that in 1940, whites without a four-year college degree represented 86% of the over-25 population. Last year, they accounted for less than...

The Utah Transit Authority is experiencing the same pain any driver feels at the gas pump. Except that UTA has an entire fleet of buses and new commuter trains that require motor fuel. It needs to...

As a little boy I loved to read "The Little White Indian Boy," a book written by a white man who, as a young boy, ran away to live with a tribe of Shoshone Indians. Guess what? This man who lived as...

The next American president will inherit many foreign policy challenges, but surely one of the biggest will be the Cold War. Yes, the next president is going to be a Cold War president — but...

I applaud the decision of the California Supreme Court to recognize the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry. As an active member of the LDS Church, I am greatly disappointed that the church...

I wish to express my disappointment with the California Supreme Court for overturning the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The decision does not reflect the true heart and soul of a state in touch...

In response to "Singers are not heroes" (Readers' Forum, May 15): Nobody has ever claimed that David Archuleta, or anyone else from "American Idol," is a hero. Archuleta is simply an extraordinarily...

Congress has approved a $307 billion farm bill that rewards rich farmers who do not need the help while doing virtually nothing to help the world's hungry, who need all the help they can...

The turmoil in Lebanon is approaching the level of danger that preceded its 1975-1990 civil war. Last week's fighting, which involved Hezbollah, government forces and other sectarian militias, raged...

In a sports-mad state like Pennsylvania, in a fan epicenter like Pittsburgh, it is sometimes easy to forget that a game is still a game. Still, somebody from the heart of Steelers country ought to...

Tudor of England and Mary Stuart of Scotland. Women in authority, argued Knox, were "repugnant to nature".When, 430 years later, Margaret Thatcher addressed the General Assembly of the Church of...

may have been picked up for a repeat season, but the marriage wasn't, as the couple split in 2005. Young Ashlee, from what I can tell, is primarily famous for the time she appeared on Saturday Night...

Comment & debate section. It was last updated at 00:04 on May 17 2008. You could be forgiven for thinking that there are only two political stories of any importance in the world right now - the...

Comment & debate section. It was last updated at 00:04 on May 17 2008. Even before the rains hit Burma, the referendum of May 10 was looming as an assault on democratic values. Then the savagery of...

Comment & debate section. It was last updated at 00:04 on May 17 2008. In Hollywood, producers let you know their intentions for a movie script by calling for certain "types". It's pretty...

Tariq A. Al-Maeena, talmaeena@aol.com I bumped into Haider, a long-time acquaintance at a supermarket checkout stand recently. He was just ahead of me, and when his turn came to pay for his...

Judea Pearl: What Israel means to me I was born in Tel Aviv in 1936 and, quite naturally, my feelings toward Israel are suffused with the love, pride, memories, music and aromas that nourish and...

Recent official economic data reinforce the perception of a slowdown. Industrial production increased by just 3 per cent in March 2008, the lowest in six years. For the entire year 2007-08, the...

Dmitry Medvedev, sworn in President on May 7, will preside over a new configuration of power in the Kremlin. A day after he assumed office, the Russian Parliament overwhelmingly endorsed his proposal...

The future is here, and the immortal OED, the one that lives in bound pages last published micrographically in 1991, is obsolete — at least according to the folks who publish...

After 60 years of failures, and as the generation that lived through the Nakbeh passes from the scene, a political settlement that can provide Palestinians with freedom in an independent state...

This is a commendable decision. The best answer to terrorists is to carry on with life and not to give in to their heinous efforts to disrupt...

Kayaking: Kayaker paddling her way to the top When the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2008 Games to Beijing, it was as much in hope as expectation.Some delegates argued that China should...

The Wichita Eagle, Kan.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News May 16-- The Wichita River Festival isn't just for locals. People from out of town, out of state and beyond also have been enjoying the party...

Hillary Clinton scored a whopping victory in West Virginia. She trounced Barack Obama, who is consistently described as the inevitable presidential nominee. Hard to know exactly what to do with...

After guards from Blackwater Worldwide protecting a U.S. State Department convoy killed at least 17 Iraqis in a hail of bullets last September, we hoped the Bush administration would rethink the...

It should not be an extraordinary moment when a candidate for president declares allegiance to the Constitution, promises to not ignore or flagrantly violate laws, talks about ending a long and...

Justine Henin is serving. She tosses the ball. Her eyes follow its flight upward, and as they do they reveal what looks like a split-second of fear. This happens on every serve. The ball rises, her...

Obama and Islam Edward Luttwak ("Apostate president?" Views, May 12) asserts that Senator Barack Obama converted to Christianity from Islam, making him an apostate in the eyes of the Muslim world....

From the April 28, 2008 issue of Canadian Business magazine On April 8, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission launched hearings to overhaul TV broadcasting rules for the...

» Discuss Article CALIFORNIA HAS ALWAYS been a place where traditional class, race and gender barriers have been pushed aside by a spirit of equality and opportunity that says to all -- no...

nals, and many patients had difficulty in obtaining a diagnosis.Today, as the main self-help group for ME in Lothian, we hear the same feelings expressed of abandonment and isolation.While ME seems...

'Marriage," the U.S. Supreme Court ruled more than 40 years ago, "is one of the 'basic civil rights of man,' fundamental to our very existence and survival." And yet that right has been routinely...

May I offer a few words in defense of eloquence? You wouldn't think that eloquence is the sort of thing that needs defending, but it has taken some hits during the presidential primaries. Other sorts...

to the care system.As we enter Foster Care Fortnight, Edinburgh City Council is urging those who have thought about fostering before to take the next step.Kirstie Maclean, service manager of family...

omer's exact date of birth – information which can be used by identify fraudsters; it is sufficient to know only that they are over a certain age.There are several proof-of-age cards readily...

Bob Bernick Jr. Utah's political party nomination conventions are finished for 2008. And while there was a possibility of great upheavals in local politics, especially within the Republican Party, in...

To those who don't think Jazz players are good role models because some of them have big tattoos, please consider this: Although they may have tattoos, the Jazz players are actually much better role...

I cannot understand why anyone would be offended by the LDS practice of baptism for the dead. My father, a CPA, had a very rich client. When my father died, he came to my father's viewing. He said he...