New view of mammograms

New view of mammograms

Everyone who knows the prevailing medical wisdom on hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women, please stand up.

MOCA renews museums' mission

The Los Angeles museum's escape from financial ruin is a reminder that the display of donated art is a key to survival.

 
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To succeed in Afghanistan, we must fail

To succeed in Afghanistan, we must fail

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's inauguration today will be a somber affair. Gray storm clouds are slowly replacing the blue skies, and the...

Afghans want Obama to hold Karzai's feet to the fire

Afghans want Obama to hold Karzai's feet to the fire

On Afghanistan's independence day in August, my friends in Kandahar were puzzled. Why was the government bothering to celebrate the holiday?...

Levi Johnston: He's hot, he's cute, he's playing hardball

Levi Johnston: He's hot, he's cute, he's playing hardball

I'm not proud of this, but I sort of love Levi Johnston. I know he's an opportunistic buffoon. I know he's a grammatically challenged,...

Palin unveils her latest persona

Palin unveils her latest persona

Sarah Palin has a talent for reinvention. Since her first campaign in 1992, she's gone through a wardrobe full of political personas....

UC regents face a moral imperative on King hospital partnership

UC regents face a moral imperative on King hospital partnership

The University of California system is one of America's greatest public institutions. There is virtually no significant branch of human...

Sarah Palin's lack of leadership shows in 'Going Rogue'

The temperature was close to zero Monday as I left the house to buy Sarah Palin's memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life." The book was...

Jerry Brown's 'secrets' cases

Jerry Brown's 'secrets' cases

California's attorney general and prospective Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Jerry Brown, is trapped in a political cage from which...

Church, state and gay marriage

Church, state and gay marriage

The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is warning the District of Columbia Council that the church will stop...

Toward a federal 'shield law' for journalists

Toward a federal 'shield law' for journalists

After some unsettling equivocation, the Obama administration has embraced a Senate bill that would offer limited protections to reporters...

The 'bling ring' and the Constitution

The 'bling ring' and the Constitution

Aman's home may be his castle, but few of us -- even celebrities -- have moats these days to protect our privacy. That was true long before...

Time for a ruling on judge

Time for a ruling on judge

Eight months after President Obama nominated him to the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, a jurist from Indiana may finally have a chance...

Obama is right to acknowledge China's might

On his first official visit to Asia, President Obama has sought to reassure China that the United States does not want to contain its rise,...