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'Stop and frisk': 7 questions about New York's controversial policing tactic

A federal class-action lawsuit regarding the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program has raised questions about the controversial practice made legal under a 1968 US Supreme Court ruling. But what is it, and does it work?
Playing the IRS card: Six presidents who used the IRS to bash political foes

Since the advent of the federal income tax about a century ago, several presidents – or their zealous underlings – have directed the IRS to use its formidable police powers to harass or punish enemies, political rivals, and administration critics. Here are six infamous episodes.
5 myths about amnesty for illegal immigrants in Senate bill

Under a bipartisan Senate immigration bill, immigrants who have come to the United States illegally are given a "path to citizenship." On close inspection, each of the following five claims about the requirements for illegal immigrants to earn amnesty are not what they seem.
20 most obscure team nicknames in pro sports

Most pro team nicknames make sense at some level. But there are a fair number of head-scratching nicknames. Here are 20 with explanations on their selection:
3 new novels featuring risk-taking protagonists

In these three new releases, characters seize at chances for new experiences.

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How Japan plans to have more babies

The new government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has vowed to boost financial support for parents in an effort to increase its birthrate, one of the lowest in the world.
Senate panel defeats public healthcare option. Is it dead?

Backers of the public option will draw hope from the vote, which was closer than expected. But tough healthcare negotiations lie ahead.
Could Honduras media crackdown backfire?

Roberto Micheletti's interim government shut down two media outlets today after it issued a new decree to suspend freedom of speech if it 'disturbs the peace.'
NATO chief on Afghanistan: We're not running from the fight

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen aims to halt criticism that US allies are not doing their share during a speech in Washington this afternoon.
How Washington lobbyists peddle power

The equivalent of six health-care lobbyists for every member of Congress are registered for this year's biggest political battle.
Corporate oaths? Now even business students are expected to be ethical

Corporate oaths are the latest trend for business students following globalfinancial crisis
ECONOMIC SCENE: US can avoid Japan's 'lost decade' of deflation

While parallels exist, two American economists believe the US won't relive Japan's decade 'stuck in deflationary economic goo'
Zipcar parks its iPhone app – finally
The Anthologist

The writer’s block of a poet becomes the excuse for Nicholson Baker’s daft, brilliant, hilarious novel.
Big week for Obama on world stage. How did he do?

Obama can claim some advances, including a toughened international stance toward Iran. But the president also endured a setback on Middle East peace.
Iran's secret uranium site raises stakes for meeting with West

Revelations about the Qom facility could give the US and its partners a stronger hand in dealing with Ahmadinejad. But experts say it's no alternative for sanctions.
Terrorist plots uncovered in the US since 9/11

At least 21 plots to launch attacks on American soil have been thwarted. Here's a chronology.
What's behind string of terror plots

Arrests in separate terror plots in Springfield, Ill., and Dallas Thursday followed the indictment of Najibullah Zazi for plotting an attack in New York. Experts say the cases highlight the danger of domestic terrorism.
Opinion: Iran's nuclear crisis: Obama could play the human rights card

One issue that should be put on the table is what Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad put on display this week in New York: Iran's religious minorities.
Opinion: Why should Notre Dame's football coach make more than tenured professors?

Coaches' salaries are outrageous. If universities won't cap them and return to their mission of higher learning, then Congress should step in.
Zazi-Pakistan link: Are terror training camps alive and well?

The Pakistani military's action in Swat has caused militant training camps elsewhere to become more makeshift – and thus harder to pinpoint and shut down.
Iran's second uranium enrichment facility 'changes every equation'

President Obama will demand at the G-20 summit today that Iran open the nuclear fuel plant to inspectors immediately. If Tehran refuses, it could bolster the case for sanctions.
US terror plots: Zazi charged, man accused of plan to attack Marine base

Daniel Boyd was accused Thursday of planning to attack a Marine base in Quantico, Va. Two others were arrested on charges of plotting separate bomb attacks.
Airstrike hits 12 in Pakistan, Taliban kill dozens

Militants killed dozens of security officers and tribal elders and bombed a school Thursday after a drone attack struck the Taliban stronghold of North Waziristan.
Baucus’s Senate panel whacks away at healthcare amendments

Finance Committee cuts 61 amendments, leaving just 503 to go. Among the major issues remaining: a public option.
At G20, US pushes to curtail banker risk taking

The Financial Stability Board could be looking at efforts to reform executive compensation by year-end.
NY terror plot built on beauty store chemicals, feds charge

The Denver driver Najibullah Zazi shopped for hydrogen and other chemicals before travelling to New York prior to the 9/11 anniversary, according to new government charges filed Thursday.
G-20 nears agreement on 'peer review' of economies

The apparent aim of such critiques is to try to prevent the economies of individual countries from becoming unstable pillars.
Where were the birthers in 1881?

President Chester Arthur was something of a border-crosser in his day.
At UN, few signs of Russia warming to Obama, but nuclear cooperation may improve

Russian President Medvedev made few new concessions in response to the canceling of Russia's Eastern European missile-shield plan. But new ways to cooperate on threats like Iran's nuclear program and instability in Afghanistan are emerging.