Headlines from July 29, 2008
- Comedians who can't make fun of Obama perhaps are overlooking his presidential seal and motto.
- Print for the commute: Poll data show that voters are beginning to question Republicans' reliability on national security
- On the shifting power sands between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader.
- Uganda wants to be modern, but old animosities over land may erupt.
- The myth of the hydrogen economy has masked the administration's total failure to address the nation’s vulnerability to energy blackmail.
- Op: Bush's catastrophic diplomacy was a golden gift to Europe's politicians.
- List of films considered the worst.
- Study of how comics have fared during recessions.
- In my work I search primarily for invertebrates; from the squishy and quick to the shelled and slow moving. Ode to underwater research.
- Profile of the attorney who would save the world's plastic bags.
- Gallery: Art found on defective computer chips. Also: photos of a mansion that's probably not Mugabe's.
- Violence erupts in Kirkuk, in northern Iraq; three female suicide bombers detonate, killing dozens.
- Justice Dept. report confirms illegal hiring practices based on political, religious views.
- Narrowing the field for an Obama running mate: Bayh, Biden, and Kaine are contenders; Clinton, not so much.
- "I believe he has several consultancy jobs." Obama's brother imports Chinese goods to U.S., sidesteps media spotlight.
- Cultural festival in Darfur allows inter-tribal communication, trumps Western politics.
- Winning last place--the Lanterne Rouge--in the Tour De France three times in a row is no easy feat.
- With 10 days until the Olympics, Beijing's air is still murky--athletes pack their face masks, China considers a car ban.
- Interactive graphic: A timeline of China's suspect air and what's floating in it.
- Print for the commute: The Olympics have raised new questions about China's policies at home and abroad--and done little to enhance its reputation.
- A look at whether American chickens taste funny because they're chlorinated.
- Spanish sporting dominance disturbs national siesta, democracy hailed.
- Gallery: Scenes from Alice in Wonderland reenacted by praying mantises.