Watch and wait
Election night could provide a quick White House winner, or a flood of mail-in ballots and social division could delay results for weeks
Fast and furious
Conservatives and liberals have responded quickly to last month's tumultuous Episcopal Convention.
Rock the vote?
Calls for a recount in Mexico awaken memories of Florida 2000
Testing the waters
North Korea's missiles may have fallen into the Sea of Japan, but they caused a diplomatic explosion
Fireworks finale
The Supreme Court closely ruled on some explosive subjects, then adjourned for the summer
Voices
Mailbag
Feeling forgotten Thank you for "Missing ingredient" (June 10). I have had only limited contact with Christians in the Holy Land, but they feel forgotten by their brothers and sisters in th...
Joel Belz
Sick tree, rotten fruit
When I took note here several weeks ago of a Time magazine cover story about the failure of America's public schools, I should have predicted the response. Time claimed that in many areas of the c...
Andrée Seu Peterson
Providential wedding
Heidi got married on Saturday, June ten, and that's a long story. But the only part I can get into here is the wedding. Which, by the way, was still up in the air on Monday, June 5, when she and I...
Culture
Movies & TV
Katie's listening tour
Emulating the "listening tour" of Hillary Clinton when she first ran for the Senate, the newly minted anchor of the CBS Evening News, Katie Couric, is embarking on a listening tour of her own. Exe...
Notable CDs
Bestselling CDs
Style: Dapper Big Band arrangements of several generations' worth of hits. Worldview: That you can't keep a good song down, whether popularized by the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Three Dog Nigh...
Movies & TV
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada (rated PG-13 for some sensuality), based on a novel by Lauren Weisberger, is a funny and entertaining film that ends up marred by Hollywood conventions. The likeable Anne Hat...
Dispatches
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Leftward, march
Sen. Joe Lieberman is planning an independent run for the Senate if the former vice presidential candidate is defeated by anti-war activist Ned Lamont in the Connecticut Democratic primary next mo...
Quick Takes
Quick Takes
Ghost story Police in India say bandits in the Asian subcontinent have new ways to commit highway robbery. Authorities say highway bandits had taken to tying red lanterns onto trained pigeo...
Quotables
Quotables
"There is more than one way to get to heaven, but this is a great way." Investor-turned-philanthropist Warren Buffett, on one reason he's enthusiastic about his multi-billion-dollar charita...
The Buzz
The Buzz
Mexico A recount on July 6 confirmed the results from earlier in the week: Conservative presidential candidate Felipe Calderón won a very narrow victory over his leftist rival, Andres Manue...