RSS FeedsPublished Date: July 5, 2008
Fuel for pessimism
The Millennium Gate reflects one designer's dream of giving his hometown a more classical look. Not everyone is impressed.Politicians say the U.S. facility doesn't benefit Indonesia and could be a cover for spying. The move may undermine the hunt for mutating viruses that could set off a pandemic, scientists warn.Those looking to buy firearms after the Supreme Court ruling against the District of Columbia's gun ban are out of luck. Purchasing regulations have yet to be written.The FISA bill isn't perfect, but it's a compromise that the Senate should accept.CAMPAIGN '08
Tired of having his patriotism questioned, the Democratic candidate has made Old Glory a major visual element of his campaign.Only cops and crooks have benefited from $2.5 trillion spent fighting trafficking.Europeans are analyzing a letter from the Iranian foreign minister responding to calls for ending enrichment.A state initiative to ban raising animals in cages doesn't go far enough.Metrolink's passenger cars may be cramped, but the 130-mile daily round trip on the train beats paying for gas.There's the 1st Amendment, and there's good judgment. Officials need to keep both in mind.The budget crunch has derailed common-sense proposals to help protect the rights of the accused.An experimental test that snags lung cancer cells from a blood sample could give doctors real-time feedback on the most effective therapy, researchers reported Wednesday.NEW YORK
American wins New York hot dog contest / Rainbow Family, Forest Service clash in Wyoming / Statue of Liberty's crown could reopen / 4 die in Wisconsin shootingColombia's dramatic rescue of 15 hostages shows that it has the rebels on the run.On the 100th anniversary of the devastating Tunguska event in Siberia, scientists and an Orange County congressman urge the government to take further defensive measures against near-Earth objects.Home Delivery and Customer ServicePoland spurned as insufficient Friday a U.S. offer to boost its air defenses in return for basing antimissile interceptors on its soil but said it remained open to talks with Washington.Germany: New U.S. Embassy opens at pre-WW II site / Belarus: President escapes injury in bombing / Pakistan: Ex-nuclear chief alleges army role in proliferationMice who overproduced the brain chemical showed symptoms similar to those of the infant syndrome before they died.Arriving to a hero's welcome in France, Ingrid Betancourt said Friday that she cried a lot "from pain and indignation" during her six years as a prisoner in the Colombian jungle, but now her tears are ones of joy.CAN YOU HEAR ME, MAO?
The candidate is fond of quoting him, if not always correctly."Wall-E": The caption on a photo accompanying an article about the music in "Wall-E" in Friday's Calendar section identified the man dancing with Barbra Streisand in "Hello, Dolly!" as Michael Crawford. It is actually Tommy Tune.DESIGNS ON D.C.
For starters, get rid of the flat-screen TV.Please send letters toTim Rutten is on vacation.Meghan Daum is on leave.. |
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