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Financial Woes Force Boomers to Work Longer. That's Good

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:20:00 EST

Extending boomers' working lives by a few years may be good for everyone, say economists

Why the Democrats - and Obama - Forgave Lieberman

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:20:00 EST

With the President-elect looking ahead passing an ambitious agenda, the party caucus decides to let bygones be bygones

Tibetans Look to Future, Without Dalai Lama

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:40:00 EST

Hundreds of Tibetan political leaders and activists are meeting in Dharamsala, India, to find a path forward for Tibet

Yang's Exit: Did Yahoo!'s Chief Get Played by Google?

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:20:00 EST

It's hardly a surprise that Yahoo! chief Jerry Yang is stepping down, but the timing is curious. Why now?

Hank Paulson, Would You Please Stop Talking?

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:00:00 EST

The U.S. Treasury Secretary is in the middle of a big-time media campaign to defend his actions, but none of it makes him look any better than he did yesterday

The Death of Tel-Aviv's Old-Fashioned Mob Kingpin

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:40:00 EST

Ya'acov Alperon liked to do his muscling the traditional way, with fist and blade. He was assassinated with a new-fangled weapon

Defending Nebraska's Child-Abandonment Law

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:20:00 EST

A law that saw parents give up their teenagers is being rewritten, but not before its advocates can argue for the need to improve mental-health services

Will the Pope and Obama Clash Over Abortion?

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:40:00 EST

Benedict congratulated the President-Elect on his victory but a couple of issues are already threatening to unsettle Vatican relations with the U.S.

When Will Obama Give Up the Bin Laden Ghost Hunt?

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:40:00 EST

Is the al-Qaeda leader alive or dead? And does it really matter?

Deal on Iraq Withdrawal Poses a Pentagon Challenge

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:20:00 EST

While U.S. commanders had wanted a 'conditions-based' plan for leaving Iraq, Baghdad has forced the adoption of a hard deadline

Why Japan Has Slipped Into Recession

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:20:00 EST

The unwelcome news comes as little surprise: for months, newspapers have been awash with ways consumers can "return to the home" to protect themselves against the economic downturn

Ikea CEO Anders Dahlvig on Surviving a Bad Economy

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:20:00 EST

Ikea's CEO on the economy, Obama, and eco-furniture