A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
How to reform a "rathole" on $10 billion
Republicans used to equate foreign-aid spending with pouring money down a "rathole." With a GOP president in the White House and a world war on terrorism raging, foreign aid is earning a second look, even a commitment to spend more-but with a new promise
Increased aid for nations that 'govern justly'
President Bush says expanded aid to developing countries is necessary because "hope is an answer to terror ... opportunity is a fundamen...
Courtroom coalition
President signs campaign-finance law: Political speech restrictions drive ideological opponents together to fight the new law in court
Islam 101
Some parents are starting to object to the way public schools teach students about Islam
A new low?
"The Word Made Fresh": Revisionist theologians offer instead more stale liberalism
Notebook
Dispatches
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He put television on the map. On Tuesday night when his show was on, movie theaters closed that night. Warren Cowan, publicist for Milton Berle, on the comedian's impact during the early da...
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Survey records largest two-week jump in gasoline prices in history Fuel on fire It was a good ride while it lasted. Gasoline prices dropped below a dollar per gallon in some areas last year,...
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Flash Traffic
Health issues have not been a front-burner issue in the Bush presidency, with the exception of the controversy over embryo-destroying stem-cell research, but TeamBush has cautiously pursued its no...
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Scoring system:5 points for news stories appearing on the front page of The Washington Post, 3 for stories on the next two pages of the "A" sectio...
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QuickTakes
GIVE PROTECTIONISM A CHANCE? Europeans may be gun-shy when it comes to the war on terrorism, but they're hopping mad over President Bush's decision last month to impose high tariffs on steel from ...