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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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Iran 'show' trial escalates standoff

It put a French academic on trial Saturday and confirmed that it had transferred to Tehran three Americans detained on the Iran-Iraq border.
A bold gambit to reduce demand for child porn

Federal prosecutors and a New York lawyer are persuading courts to order anyone caught with illicit images to pay financial restitution to child victims.
Three days, 20 words, new job

Social networks are speeding up hiring with ‘twésumés’ and other new tricks.
Unemployment rate eases to 9.4 percent

Job losses for July totaled 247,000 – the lowest level since August of last year.
Review: 'Cold Souls'

An existential comedy with Paul Giamatti in a brilliantly deadpan lead role.
With scant support for Sotomayor, did the GOP hurt itself?

Republicans need to attract more Hispanic voters. But just nine in the Senate approved the first Hispanic justice’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Pittsburgh shooter may have sought 'female scapegoat'

George Sodini kept a Web site where he spoke bitterly about his mother and about romantic rejections. Such feelings of anger toward women fit into a historic pattern, say some.
Opinion: 'Anyone could paint that' and 7 other myths about art

Our reticence to discuss art maintains the popular misconceptions that keep us from effectively engaging it.
Earth Talk: Why are US rail options limited compared with Europe?

The US has the lowest rate of intercity rail usage, but Congress is taking steps to change this.
Heroin's comeback: busts at levels not seen since the '70s.

Mexican dealers are flooding the market with a cheap form of heroin that is more potent than its predecessors, snaring younger users.
Dangerous Games

Margaret MacMillan warns of what can happen when history is misappropriated.
A plant explorer travels the globe for rare and unusual Asian varieties

Dan Hinkley collects foreign seeds and brings them back to the United States.
In Mexico, ousted Honduran leader boosts bid to go home

Manuel Zelaya's visit with President Calderón could mark a new strategy to distance himself from his leftist ally, Hugo Chávez.
China snares NGOs with foreign funding

With little help at home, nonprofits often rely on outside aid. But the government may be using tax, licensing laws to shut them down.
Consumer spending up in June

If Americans continue reaching into their pocketbooks, back-to-school sales could be better than expected.
US home sales up – for everyone but the rich
US mulls new Iran sanctions as Ahmadinejad endorsed as president

The US is considering harsh sanctions on Iran's oil industry if negotiations to curb Tehran's nuclear program fail.
Opinion: I cn txt n drv btr thn u

But even as a primary offender, I welcome a nationwide ban.
Mosque modern

A Turkish designer brings a woman's touch – and perspective – to the interior.
Mass trial of Iranian protesters deepens nation's divides

Conservatives welcomed confessions by defendants rejecting prior claims of election fraud. Critics said the statements were forced.
Was there a better way to conduct Gates-Crowley debate?

The national discourse over the Harvard professor's arrest, fueled by bloggers and media, was torrid. Some who leaped into the fray got burned.
Wedding dance video redux: the divorce
Boston partners with Google Transit. Why the hold-up in DC?
Spain: 'Guernica' at rest
OMG! Driving while texting might soon be illegal

Democratic senators proposed a bill Wednesday that would pressure all states to prohibit drivers from texting. Fourteen states already do.