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7 most controversial UN speeches, from Ahmadinejad to Khrushchev

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, slated to speak to the UN General Assembly today, is not the only world leader to have delivered infamous remarks.
Gallery: Banned by Israel: Noam Chomsky, and who else?

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Sean Penn jumps into Falkland Islands fray

Sean Penn lashes out at the deployment of a British prince to the Falklands. The UK is not amused.
Christopher Hitchens was militant pundit and humanist

He was a most engaged, prolific and public intellectual who wrote numerous books, was a frequent television commentator and a contributor to Vanity Fair, Slate and other publications. He became a popular author in 2007 thanks to 'God is Not Great,' a manifesto for atheists.
American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation

Michael Kazin delivers an entertaining history of America's "left" – those who dream of "a radically egalitarian transformation of society.”
Project Nim: movie review

A chimp experiment gone awry, 'Project Nim' takes an unsettling look at the life of a young chimp raised in a human family.
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold: movie review

'Super Size Me' director Morgan Spurlock spins a metadocumentary on branding and film in 'The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.'
Ambassador Oliver Stone? Sean Penn? Hugo Chávez offers up his wish list.

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, in the midst of a tiff with Washington, suggests US ambassadors he would accept: Oliver Stone, Sean Penn, Noam Chomsky, even Bill Clinton.
UK taken aback by fervor and staying power of student protests

The pressure from weeks of street protests by UK students over university tuition hikes has rattled the government coalition and revealed a movement with a sophisticated command of social-media organizing.
Thanksgiving 2010: In these hard times, are Americans thankful?

Thanksgiving 2010 finds Americans politically divided and struggling financially. But poll data suggest that Americans are fiercely resilient, a quality that is strengthened by feeling gratitude.
7 most controversial UN speeches, from Ahmadinejad to Khrushchev

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, slated to speak to the UN General Assembly today, is not the only world leader to have delivered infamous remarks.
The Tillman Story: movie review

'The Tillman Story' explores how the military tried to spin the NFL star's death to its advantage, creating a myth that his family refused to believe.
France dismisses petition for it to pay $17 billion in Haiti reparations

France on Tuesday rejected a petition calling for it to pay $17 billion to help with Haiti earthquake reconstruction as a way to make amends for fees charged Haiti by the French crown 200 years ago.
Ground zero mosque debate echoes Europe's fears of Muslims

The US debate over the so-called ground zero mosque in New York tracks similar fights that have taken place in European capitals in recent years over national identity and the impact of growing Muslim populations.
Gallery: Banned by Israel: Noam Chomsky, and who else?
Envisioning a new Haiti

Outlines of hope emerge from the country's earthquake disaster.
What Nim Chimpsky taught us

Nim Chimpsky was raised by humans, but couldn’t help being a chimp.
What 'Nim Chimpsky' taught them all

Nim Chimpsky was raised by humans, but couldn't help being a chimp.