Robert Kuttner:
Desperation Deal at GM
Cindy Sheehan:
They are Not Numbers
Peter Rothberg:
The Invisible Earthquake
Molly Ivins:
What to Do Now? Here Are a Few Ideas
Chip Pitts:
A Constitutional Disaster
Drew Hamre:
Columnist Tom Friedman Has the Glass-House Problem
John Jordan:
Delphi's Message to Workers: Using Bankruptcy Court to Trim Labor Rights
Matthew Rothschild:
A Foreign Policy of Free-Floating Belligerence
Ralph Nader:
An Interview with Rev. William Sloane Coffin
Doug Ireland:
New Republican Gag Rule for Non-Profits Set for Passage Next Week
Christopher Brauchli:
US Soldiers Don't Get a Free Lunch Either

'The System Worked'
by Richard Holbrooke
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Now we know for sure what we knew all along. Thanks to a colorful outburst by Lawrence Wilkerson, former secretary of state Colin Powell's chief of staff, the full dimensions of how "dysfunctional" (his word) the national security apparatus was during President Bush's first term are clearer than ever. Any residual effort to present the rift between Powell and Vice President Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as a series of minor disagreements should be dead, given Wilker-

Leak Case Renews Questions on War's Rationale
by RICHARD W. STEVENSON and DOUGLAS JEHL
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
The leak inquiry is just one skirmish in the battle over the Bush administration's justification for the war in Iraq.

Letter Shows Authority to Expand CIA Leak Probe Was Given in '04
by Walter Pincus
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Weeks after he took over the investigation 22 months ago into the unauthorized disclosure of a CIA operative's identity, special counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald got authority from the Justice Department to expand his inquiry to include any criminal attempts to interfere with his probe, according to a...

The Miller Mess: Lingering Issues Among the Answers
by BYRON CALAME
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
The Times must now face up to three major concerns raised by the C.I.A. leak investigation.

[TS] Karl and Scooter's Excellent Adventure
by FRANK RICH
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
The more we learn about the C.I.A. leak case, the more we learn about the real secret Karl Rove and Lewis (Scooter) Libby wanted to protect: the "why" of the war.

C.I.A. to Avoid Charges in Most Prisoner Deaths
by DOUGLAS JEHL and TIM GOLDEN
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
No charged are expected despite indications of C.I.A. involvement in the deaths of at least four prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan.

List of Foiled Plots Puzzling to Some
by Sara Kehaulani Goo
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
A White House list of 10 terrorist plots disrupted by the United States has confused counterterrorism experts and officials, who say they cannot distinguish between the importance of some incidents on the list and others that were left off.

Tom DeLay and the Bridge to Nowhere
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
The situation in the House was torturous for Republicans last week as Representative Tom DeLay was arraigned on campaign fraud charges.

Beyond Human
by CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
What the time we spend in pursuit of virtual realities is doing to us.

Colleges Protest Call to Upgrade Online Systems
by SAM DILLON and STEPHEN LABATON
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
A U.S. order aimed at facilitating court-ordered monitoring of Internet activity could cost billions, opponents say.

Web of the Free
by MARK A. SHIFFRIN and AVI SILBERSCHATZ
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
The United States should keep control of the Internet.

A Web on the grid
23 Oct 2005 at 8:00am
Using power lines to deliver broadband Internet is an idea that deserves a serious look.

What's Up, Doc? A Bloody Outrage, That's What
by Katherine Ellison
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Just when parents thought we knew who our electronic enemies were, here comes the Internet "Flash cartoon," pared down to pure shock value.

Iraqi Constitution Vote Split on Ethnic and Sect Lines; Election Panel Report...
by EDWARD WONG
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
An initial set of official voting results showed Sunni Arab voters in at least one province overwhelmingly rejecting the new constitution.

Defending The Indefensible
by George F. Will
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Such is the perfect perversity of the nomination of Harriet Miers that it discredits, and even degrades, all who toil at justifying it. Many of their justifications cannot be dignified as arguments. Of those that can be, some reveal a deficit of constitutional understanding commensurate with that which it is, unfortunately, reasonable to impute to Miers. Other arguments betray a gross misunderstanding of conservatism on the part of persons masquerading as its defenders.

Bush and Miers: A Tale of Missteps
by David S. Broder
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
For a whole range of reasons, the con-

Equal-Opportunity Bash
by Ellen Goodman
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
BOSTON -- Call me a cockeyed pessimist, but I'm having trouble finding any good news in the trashing of Harriet Miers. Somehow Miers has become proof that we have moved on to a great gender-free utopia, a post-feminist world in which we can now mercilessly tear down a woman without fear of being labeled a sexist piglet.

Court Nominee Supported Minority Program for State Bar
by MICHAEL JANOFSKY
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
In 1992, Harriet E. Miers enthusiastically supported an effort by the State Bar of Texas to guarantee positions on its board of directors to female and minority lawyers.

For Blacks, a Dream in Decline
by LOUIS UCHITELLE
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Despite a growing economy, the number of African-Americans in unions has fallen by 14.4 percent since 2000.

Mr. Stevens's Tirade
by Post
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
ALASKA SEN. Ted Stevens threw the senatorial version of a hissy fit on the floor the other day. The issue was a proposal by his Republican colleague, Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, to block $453 million earmarked for two Alaska bridges in the recent highway bill and instead use some of the money to rebuild the Interstate 10 bridge across Lake Ponchartrain wiped out by the recent hurricane. Mr. Stevens is one of the masters of the Senate at steering federal money in the direction of his state, but he was not going to stand for this reverse flow.

Thousands of Demolitions Are Likely in New Orleans
by ADAM NOSSITER
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
City and federal officials say that 30,000 to 50,000 of the houses in New Orleans will probably have to be demolished.

Grim Map Details Toll In 9th Ward and Beyond
by Ceci Connolly and Manuel Roig-Franzia
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 22 -- Nearly two months after Hurricane Katrina savaged this city, demographers have come to a chilling conclusion: No part of New Orleans was untouched by death. Bodies have been found in every neighborhood in the city, from the pitiably engulfed Lower Ninth Ward to the nouveau...

Contractor Accused Of Overbilling U.S.
by Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Scott Higham
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Federal auditors say the prime contractor on a $1 billion technology contract to improve the nation's transportation security system overbilled taxpayers for as much as 171,000 hours' worth of labor and overtime by charging up to $131 an hour for employees who were paid less than half that amount.

Navy Moves Forward on Sonar Facility Despite Concerns About Whales
by Marc Kaufman
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
The Navy is moving ahead with plans to build a 500-square-mile sonar training range off the coast of North Carolina, officials said last week. The project has sparked fierce opposition from environmentalists, who say some of the world's most endangered whales and sea turtles pass through the area.

Nanotechnology's Big Question: Safety
by Juliet Eilperin
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
With little fanfare, the Environmental Protection Agency has for the first time ruled on a manufacturer's application to make a product composed of nanomaterials, the new and invisibly small particles that could transform the nation's engineering, industrial and medical sectors.

Global Warming 'Past The Point Of No Return', Connor

[TS] Mr. Bush, This Is Pro-Life?
by NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
If only President Bush could see the results of withholding funds from the U.N. Population Fund.
Blueprints and Red Faces at Ground Zero
by DEYAN SUDJIC
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Gov. George Pataki should stand up and acknowledge that ground zero will be rebuilt in his image, just as Nelson Rockefeller did with Albany.
An Endorsement for Mayor
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
The New York Times enthusiastically endorses Michael Bloomberg for mayor of New York.
Protect Guatemala's women
23 Oct 2005 at 8:00am
In Guatemala, where outdated attitudes toward women prevail, it is easy for the local authorities to justify taking no action when young women are murdered.
Hiding behind Katrina
23 Oct 2005 at 8:00am
It takes gall to use Hurricane Katrina as cover to undermine the democratic process, but that's what conservative ideologues are attempting in the U.S. House.
Other View: Sydney Morning Herald, Asahi Shimbun, Daily Star
23 Oct 2005 at 8:00am
Opinions from around the world.
[ts] Thomas L. Friedman: Chinese finding their voice
by Thomas L. Friedman
23 Oct 2005 at 8:00am
And you thought the Cultural Revolution was over. Sorry, it's just beginning, only China's new Cultural Revolution will be driven this time from the bottom up.
Ellen Goodman: Sexism obscured
by Ellen Goodman
23 Oct 2005 at 8:00am
Just because women also are trashing Harriet Miers, it's self-deceptive to think we're in a postfeminist world when we've never lived in a feminist one.
Doctors' first duty: Professional or personal?
by Daniel K. Sokol
23 Oct 2005 at 8:00am
Do health care professionals have a duty to treat bird flu patients?
Japan in a corner over interdictions at sea
by Mark J. Valencia
23 Oct 2005 at 8:00am
Japan needs to carefully think through its choices and their consequences before acting on the Proliferation Security Initiative.
Coast of Mexico Takes Thrashing as Storm Stalls
by ROBERT D. McFADDEN
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Hurricane Wilma is expected to hit Florida early tomorrow after pounding the Mexican cities of Cancún and Playa del Carmen.
Commerce and Religion Collide on a Mountainside
by RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
A conflict in Arizona between a ski resort and an American Indian tribe pits economic interests against traditional practices.
Figures Reveal Dynamics of Disaster Giving
by STEPHANIE STROM
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Donations for the victims of the earthquake in Pakistan and India have not come close to the level of giving that followed the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina.
At Memorial Ceremony in Alabama, Rice Pays Homage to Victims of Church Bombing
by STEVE WEISMAN
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Forty-two years after the church bombing that killed four little girls and inflamed the civil rights movement, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice helped honor them Saturday.
Coast of Mexico Takes Thrashing as Storm Stalls
by ROBERT D. McFADDEN
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Hurricane Wilma is expected to hit Florida early tomorrow after pounding the Mexican cities of Cancún and Playa del Carmen.
Quake's Aftermath: Second Wave of Death
by SOMINI SENGUPTA and DAVID ROHDE
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
A full two weeks after the earthquake upended everything, the tide of horror in Pakistan remains largely unchanged.
Islamists and Mujahedeen Secure Victory in Afghan Vote
by CARLOTTA GALL
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
More than a month after the elections, nearly all provisional results have been released for Parliament and provincial assemblies.
A Horse for Rumsfeld, but, Whoa, There's a Snag
by THOM SHANKER
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
The defense secretary was given a horse by Mongolia, which has 131 soldiers in Iraq, but transport posed a problem.
A Horse for Rumsfeld, but, Whoa, There's a Snag
by THOM SHANKER
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
The defense secretary was given a horse by Mongolia, which has 131 soldiers in Iraq, but transport posed a problem.
Slippery Devil, That Real Estate 'Bubble'
by MOTOKO RICH and DAVID LEONHARDT
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Just about everybody uses the word "bubble" when talking about the housing market. But does it have any meaning anymore?
How Breweth Java With Jesus
by DAMIEN CAVE
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Christianity seems to have done quite well by mixing worship and commerce.
In Turkey, the Novelist as Lightning Rod
by STEPHEN KINZER
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
The prosecution of Orhan Pamuk, Turkey's leading novelist, has set back the country's bid to join the European Union.
Lessons From a Plague That Wasn't
by ANDREW POLLACK
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Public health experts warn that the world might repeat the flu pandemic of 1918. But could it instead be a reprise of the 1976 pandemic that never happened?
Most of the Time, Hand Holding Hat Puts Nothing in It
by CLIFFORD J. LEVY
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Not once, according to federal records, has Senator Charles E. Schumer donated to his Congressional campaigns.
Osama bin Laden on European Security and the 'Liar in the White House'
by THE NEW YORK TIMES
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
"Messages to the World: The Statements of Osama bin Laden" is the first book to offer in English a broad selection of Mr. bin Laden's writings and statements.
The Fall of the Warrior King
by DEXTER FILKINS
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Nathan Sassaman was a star quarterback at West Point and a celebrated officer who carried his idealism with him to Iraq. But a nasty war has a way of undoing a good man.
Who Should Redistrict?
by DEAN E. MURPHY
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Gerrymandering by politicians is not good for democracy. But the solutions to the problem might not be, either.
Taxing Issues
by Interview by DEBORAH SOLOMON
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
The chairman of the president's tax-reform panel talks about cutting the mortgage deduction, paying for Katrina and being financed by the Chinese.
A Doctor's Reward
by RANDY COHEN
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Questions on the ethics of accepting a gift from a patient and the intricacies of confidentiality agreements in research studies.
Conundrum Beat
by WILLIAM SAFIRE
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
And crotchety punster's guide.

Our Choices in Virginia
by Post
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
THIS YEAR'S gubernatorial race in Virginia has lacked a compelling theme or personality. Much of the contest has been driven by wedge issues and other distractions divorced from most voters' central concerns. Both major candidates have avoided straight talk about the cost of improving the state's road network and other priorities. But all that should not obscure this basic conclusion: Lt. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, the Democratic candidate, would make a much better governor than former attorney general Jerry W. Kilgore, the Republican.
Put Iraq's Story on The Stand
by Jim Hoagland
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Saddam Hussein's lawyers have announced their intention to make past U.S. complicity with the Iraqi dictator an essential part of the defense in his Baghdad trial. Let's hope they keep their poisonous word.
Alabama's Daughter
by Gene Robinson
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
BIRMINGHAM -- It wasn't quite Oprah's couch -- Condoleezza Rice doesn't go there -- but it was close. On Friday afternoon, as the secretary of state walked into Brunetta C. Hill Elementary School for the first time since she was a precocious sixth-grader, if you watched her eyes you could see the memories register one by one -- old classrooms, old teachers, old friends.
Nursing Homes' Hard Choice: Stay or Leave?
by Peter Whoriskey
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
NAPLES, Fla. Oct. 22 -- A hurricane is forecast to hit this city, a mandatory evacuation order is in effect for coastal areas, and many residents are packing up and fleeing.
Weyerhaeuser to Shut Two Mills in Wash.
by Curt Woodward
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct. 22 -- Calvin O'Brien followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather when he took a job at the sawmill here, earning wages few other jobs could provide in this blue-collar town.
Lifeline to a Devastated Guatemala
by Steve Hendrix and Pamela Constable
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
SANTIAGO ATITLAN, Guatemala -- When landslides smothered his village earlier this month, burying dozens of flimsy houses and hundreds of people under mounds of mud, Jose Mogollon, 70, and his wife, Antonieta, were safely tucked away in a strong, eight-room house in this nearby town on the edge of...
Syria May Let Officials Be Questioned Abroad
by Anthony Shadid
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 22 -- Facing the prospect of international sanctions, the Syrian government said Saturday that it might allow senior intelligence officials suspected in the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri to be questioned abroad, and it promised to cooperate,...
Hussein Trial Judges What Passed for Judgment
by Jackie Spinner
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
BAGHDAD, Oct. 22 -- They sat side by side in a metal pen, the former dictator and the chief judge of his secret court. Together, they faced charges that they were responsible for the deaths of 148 Shiite men and boys in 1982, killed in retaliation for a failed attempt on Sadda m Hussein's life.
Nigerian Jet Carrying 114 Missing After Takeoff
by Post
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
LAGOS, Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- Military helicopters searched for a missing plane that was carrying at least 114 people when it disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from Nigeria's commercial capital, officials said Sunday.
India to Let Quake Victims Cross Kashmir Line
by Post
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 22 -- In another sign of growing cooperation between South Asia's nuclear rivals, India offered Saturday to let Pakistani earthquake victims cross the cease-fire line in the disputed region of Kashmir to receive aid at three relief camps it was setting up.
Explosion Near Tikrit Kills Soldier From Md.
by Michael Laris
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
A U.S. Army Reservist and power-generator mechanic from Randallstown, Md., was killed last week in an explosion near Tikrit, Iraq.
U.N. Urging Indonesia to Take Stronger Action Against Bird Flu
by Alan Sipress
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- U.N. officials are urging Indonesia to take more aggressive steps to contain the bird flu epidemic in poultry before the current human outbreak escalates and spreads beyond the country's borders.
WORLD IN BRIEF
by Post
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
GUATEMALA CITY -- At least 20 Guatemalan inmates escaped from a high-security prison through a 390-foot tunnel Saturday, authorities said. Some of the escapees were accused of kidnapping, murder, and rape, Interior Secretary Minister Carlos Vielman said.
Workplace Tremors
by Mark Reutter
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Once shunned by respectable companies, bankruptcy court has become where savvy managers go to demolish labor contracts and worker benefits.
It's a Change, Not a Conspiracy
by David Nicholson
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
Driving back from a Nationals game one night this summer with a friend who grew up in the District but hasn't lived here for years, I noticed him studying people on the street. Finally, he blurted, "You know, I just can't get used to seeing white people walking down North Carolina Avenue."
Never Mind The Windup, Let's Get To the Pitch
by Bob Brody
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
"Hey, fans, welcome back to the Wal-Mart World Series, your one-stop shop for championship baseball. I'm Bud 'Jeep Cherokee' Duncan, along with Chip 'Allstate' Franco. Bottom of the ninth here at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, one out, score tied 2-2. Our deadlock brought to you by the American...
Some Memorable Moments in Cartoon History
by Post
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
1920s: The first animated character to fill theaters in the silent-film era, Felix the Cat, became so popular that his gaping grin was reproduced on mugs, watches and other merchandise. Although he was soon eclipsed in movie theaters by talking cartoons, Felix's fortunes revived when he began...
Virginia Politics, Washington-Style
by Stephen J. Farnsworth
22 Oct 2005 at 10:00pm
What a difference 2005 makes. Four years ago, the Virginia gubernatorial contest was all about tax cuts. Democrat Mark Warner and Republican Mark Earley criss-crossed the commonwealth talking soberly about the consequences of Gov. Jim Gilmore's car tax repeal and how to restore the state's financial...

After stalling over Yucatan, Wilma set to take off
23 Oct 2005 at 4:02am
Hurricane Wilma drifted northward away from the Yucatan peninsula Sunday morning but furious winds and rain were still punishing ...
Officials: Many survivors in Nigerian plane crash
23 Oct 2005 at 5:53am
A passenger jet carrying 117 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Nigeria's largest city, but more than half of those onboard ...
Hurricane warning expands to all of South Florida coast
23 Oct 2005 at 3:53am
Residents evacuated, owners boarded up homes and businesses and emergency officials prepared rescue and relief plans as forecasters ...
Miller-'Times' spat goes public in newspaper's pages
22 Oct 2005 at 5:56pm
In the latest fallout from the CIA leak investigation, reporter Judith Miller and The New York Times are engaging in a very public ...
U.S. forces report killing 20 insurgents
22 Oct 2005 at 5:48pm
U.S. troops and warplanes killed 20 insurgents Saturday while destroying safehouses for foreign militants near the Syrian border, ...
Election officials pore over Iraq vote in crucial province
22 Oct 2005 at 2:11pm
The Electoral Commission said Saturday that no significant fraud had been found in Iraq's landmark constitutional referendum, ...
With CIA leak probe pushing, inner circle jobs at stake
22 Oct 2005 at 2:15am
It's a nightmare prospect that Republicans have trouble fathoming: legal problems that could drive some of the president's most ...
Bush calls for strong U.N. reaction to Syria report
21 Oct 2005 at 8:20pm
President Bush on Friday said the U.N. should deal quickly and seriously with a report implicating Syria in the assassination ...

USATODAY.com Washington - Top Stories

Rice marks church bombing
23 Oct 2005 at 1:41am
A ceremony Saturday marking a seminal event in the civil rights movement a church bombing that killed four black girls drew native ...
Miller-'Times' spat goes public in newspaper's pages
22 Oct 2005 at 5:56pm
In the latest fallout from the CIA leak investigation, reporter Judith Miller and The New York Times are engaging in a very public ...
2008 poll: Hillary Clinton leads Condoleezza Rice
23 Oct 2005 at 2:30am
The poll, conducted by Marist College's Institute for Public Opinion in conjunction with New York City television station WNBC, ...
Analysis: Similar troubles plague Bush presidencies
23 Oct 2005 at 2:32am
Throughout his first term, President Bush struggled to avoid repeating his father's mistakes. Yet less than a year after he claimed ...
Rough going in ragged confirmation campaign on Miers' behalf
22 Oct 2005 at 10:41am
Behind closed doors, the former senator trying to smooth the way for confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers appealed ...
DeLay's lawyers press judge to step aside
23 Oct 2005 at 3:32am
Proceedings in the political-money case against Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, are on hold after the congressman's lawyer asked the ...
Pryor calls for government improvements
23 Oct 2005 at 2:32am
Calling upon lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina, Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas said Saturday the federal government ...
Young lawmaker likens Congress to junior high
23 Oct 2005 at 2:08am
Brash, enthusiastic and a strong believer in an aggressive conservative agenda, 30-year-old Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., is ...

Thousands pack up to evade Wilma
The hurricane, already one for the record books, sends many Gulf-side Floridians scurrying inland.
Bush's second-term blues
His woes fit a historical pattern that also shows presidents can recover.
In a global first, Brazilians voting on banning gun sales
But as in the US, the gun culture is deeply ingrained here, as is a wariness to relinquish individual rights.
Good pitching, well-crafted outs, and grit: a Fall Classic outlook
Chicago's White Sox and Houston's Astros are teams that evoke another baseball era.
Extreme makeover for a nuclear factory
Early cleanup of the former nuclear weapons facility at Rocky Flats holds lessons for other sites.

Christian Science Monitor | Commentary

Extreme makeover for a nuclear factory
Early cleanup of the former nuclear weapons facility at Rocky Flats holds lessons for other sites.
In politics, no one is winning
Democrats aren't gaining the public support Republicans are losing.
Make way for a national pet policy
Katrina may have secured a center-stage spot for animal rescue stories.
Sports are a tool for global social change
Over the past decade, the UN has begun to recognize sport's place in promoting development and peace.

Trauma of quake's hurt children
Their lives were ripped apart, their familes were lost, their bodies still endure torment. Now new dangers lurk, reports Dan McDougall.
Editor opens rift over CIA 'leak'
New York Times reporter who went to jail attacked over sources.
'I stand by my words'
Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk defends his right to speak out about the slaughter of Armenians.
Kylie's 'no' to alternative remedies
Kylie Minogue has hit out at a 'wealth of rumours' following her cancer battle.
Britons promised rapid disaster aid
Surf builds in Florida as Hurricane Wilma traps tourists in its path.
China will shut down borders if struck by bird flu
Deputy health minister promises to shut borders if there is a single case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu.
Metrosexual man bows to red-blooded übersexuals
It's good news for traditional American men. The metrosexual is dead: long live the übersexual.
Film spotlights Paris night of blood
Jason Burke reports on a nation racked by memories of war in Algeria and the killing of protesters by police.

Guardian Unlimited Politics

Cameron a threat to Brown
Odds shorten on David Miliband to follow Blair.
Will Buckley: How the new Old Etonians are different
Will Buckley: Someone a year or so younger than me started appearing on television and being introduced as 'Old Etonian David Cameron'.
In 1997 Blair went to school and promised a 'bright new dawn'. How does his 2...
On the eve of another education white paper, we tracked down pupils who met Blair in his first fortnight as PM. All their schooling has been under Labour - has it worked? David Smith and Gaby Hinsliff report.
So what state is education in?
Not another shake-up of state education! Surely this means the system's failed? Gaby Hinsliff investigates.
In the court of Camerlot
A youthful leader, a handful of cronies, emphasis on image - there is more than a hint of Blair about David Cameron's inner circle, report Gaby Hinsliff and Ned Temko.
Andrew Rawnsley: David Cameron will need substance as well as style
Andrew Rawnsley: David Cameron has risen with amazing speed. The next few weeks should start testing whether he has what it takes to go the distance.
Drink giants' plans to fuel binge Britain
The drinks industry is planning a ruthless campaign of economic incentives and psychological tricks to get customers to drink as much as possible when licensing laws are relaxed, The Observer can reveal.
Prisons chief hits at 'gross' overcrowding
Mentally ill and record number of children locked up

I'll have a decaff grande and something uplifting
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Hour after hour, Hurricane Wilma batters Cancun
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Saddam trial is falling into chaos, claims barrister after defence lawyer fou...
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Race to bring aid to three million quake homeless as snows close in
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Woman who swapped London fashion scene for a Kenyan warrior
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Kinky, a good ol' cigar-chomping, Jewish cowboy, might soon be running Texas
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
The ten best mobiles ever made
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
The world's most powerful women
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am

UK

One dead, 10 injured in 'rape' riot
22 Oct 2005 at 11:19am
Welcome to Cameron country
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Bleak news for Davis as 'IoS' survey of activists shows him falling behind
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Campaigners' fury at refusal to outlaw hotel ban on gays
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Advertising magnate Sorrell to pay £30m in record divorce deal
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
'Street courts' to dispense justice to petty offenders
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Rich queue up to invest tax windfall
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
A soldier's story: The short life and violent death of Sgt Chris Hickey, 1st ...
22 Oct 2005 at 11:00am

Podium

Elizabeth Corrie: 'Investors can act to prevent civilian suffering'
20 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Christine Lagarde: 'Trade liberalisation should safeguard agriculture'
19 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Lord Steyn: 'Don't blame judges for half-baked criminal legislation'
18 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
David Lammy: 'Every young person has the right to develop their creativity'
17 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
John Bolton: 'Enlarging the Security Council would weaken it'
16 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Shami Chakrabarti: 'An open liberal society is not an amoral one'
13 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
Prince Charles: 'Why I have been proved right about alternative medicines'
12 Oct 2005 at 11:00am
A C Grayling: 'The notion of human rights needs to be better understood'
11 Oct 2005 at 11:00am

DW-WORLD.DE Top Stories

EU Leaders to Avoid Tough Topics at Summit
23 Oct 2005 at 10:16am
European Union leaders will broach the "challenges of globalization" at an informal summit this week -- while strenuously avoiding awkward topics which have dragged the bloc to the brink of all-out crisis.
Former Solidarity Allies Prepare For Polish Election Battle
22 Oct 2005 at 12:48pm
Two weeks after they finished neck and neck in the first round of Poland's presidential election, former comrades in arms Donald Tusk and Lech Kaczynski, are to face off Sunday in a decisive vote for the presidency.
Art and the Beautiful Game
23 Oct 2005 at 1:08pm
Outgoing Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and German soccer's glitterati were on hand in Berlin to open a major exhibit on the "beautiful game."
German Medical Treatment Attracts Patients from Middle East
23 Oct 2005 at 10:35am
As the need for medical care grows in the Middle East, German clinics are becoming a popular alternative for Arab patients seeking health care abroad.
Mönchengladbach Looking for Return to Glory
23 Oct 2005 at 12:07pm
In the 1970s, Mönchengladbach once fought it out with Bayern Munich for German league dominance. But the end of that decade marked a long period of decline. Now, however, they are quietly coming back.
Of Fast Cars and French Fries
22 Oct 2005 at 11:33am
With the cost of crude oil continuing to climb, an increasing number of consumers and companies are running their vehicles on cooking oil -- but the country's motoring body says this could be dangerous.
Bird Flu Moves West
22 Oct 2005 at 10:17am
A parrot imported from Latin America has become the first bird to die of bird flu in Britain, bringing the danger of the virus much further west across the European Union as the battle against the disease continues.
German Students Play Chicken
23 Oct 2005 at 11:35am
Three German university students are in a race with a hen to see who can hatch an egg first.

DW-WORLD.DE News

Dozens survive Nigerian plane crash
23 Oct 2005 at 2:00pm
Police targeted in Iraqi insurgent attacks
23 Oct 2005 at 2:00pm
Lebanon arrests suspect in Hariri case
23 Oct 2005 at 2:00pm
Poland votes in presidential runoff
23 Oct 2005 at 2:00pm
India offers aid to Pakistan victims
23 Oct 2005 at 2:00pm
Earthquake rattles eastern Afghanistan
23 Oct 2005 at 2:00pm
Hurricane Wilma lashes Mexico
23 Oct 2005 at 2:00pm
Uneasy calm returns after riots in Britain
23 Oct 2005 at 2:00pm

SPIEGEL ONLINE - International

Ann versus the Man: Boxing's Battle of the Sexes
Ann Wolfe has enjoyed an illustrous boxing career, winning titles across four weight classes. But, women no longer want to fight her. Wolfe turned to Bo Skipper. In December, they'll fight boxing's first "Battle of the Sexes."
Legislative Onslaught in Italy: Silvio Berlusconi's Parliamentary Games
What to do when polls show you might lose the next elections? If you're Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, you just change the rules. He's on a legislative rampage and more changes are just around the corner.
Eco-Friend or National Foe?: A Gringo Buys South America One Ranch at a Time
Douglas Tompkins made his fortune by starting North Face and Esprit. He's now spending it by buying vast quantities of ranch and farmland in Chile and Argentina and returning it to nature. In doing so, however, he has raised the hackles of the state. His national park in Patagonia now splits Chile in two.
Frankfurt Book Fair Special: Orhan Pamuk and the Turkish Paradox
Orhan Pamuk, 53, Turkish author and this year's winner of the German Book Trade Peace Prize, discusses his life in Istanbul, threats to his personal safety, the urge to take a political stand, Turkey's identity in Europe and his latest novel.
SPIEGEL's Daily Take: Racing to Get their Tamiflu
As bird flu spreads, German consumers, rarely known as the most optimistic of buyers, indulge in stockpiling the drug Tamiflu. Over in Ireland meanwhile, the country rejoices as abducted reporter Rory Carroll is released in Iraq. The U.N. accuses Syrian leaders of involvement in the killing of the former Lebanese prime minister. And in Berlin a poisonous snake is sent in the mail.
SPIEGEL Surfs the Web: Berlin, Splashed in Color
An annual festival puts the German capital's landmarks -- from Olympic Stadium to the Brandenburg Gate -- under a new light. We've collected the best online photo albums of the "Festival of Lights."
German Papers: German Sick Man of Europe Still Unwell
Everyone knows the German economy has been struggling in recent years. On Thursday, leading economists said the struggle will continue. Growth predictions were revised downward by the country's six leading economic institutes and on Friday, the German government officially followed suit. What can be done?
C.I.A.: Cover-Up Issue Is Seen as Focus in Leak Inquiry
Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the special counsel, is focusing on whether Karl Rove and I. Lewis Libby Jr. sought to conceal their actions.