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Good Reads: Pakistan summons outspoken envoy Haqqani, Kenya's Somali operation

Pakistan's envoy to the US, Ambassador Husain Haqqani, explains why Pakistan cannot simply clear out militants from its mountainous regions, while Kenya marches into Somalia to try a similar task.
WikiLeaks, already leaking, releases all its US cables unredacted

The news organizations that had been working with WikiLeaks condemned the decision to release the cables with informants' names uncensored, saying it could put them at risk.
Michele Bachmann balks at Sarah Palin 'girl power'

Michele Bachmann says she's not a feminist. In an interview, the sole female GOP candidate for president doesn't talk about girl power the way Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton have.
Write stuff: The workshop that shapes American literature

The Iowa Writers' Workshop, on its 75th anniversary, offers a window into the state of American letters.
France's burqa ban: Has Europe forgotten the gas chambers?

As we've seen with France's burqa ban that went into effect this week, global religious tolerance – especially in Europe – is under threat. Growing Islamophobia threatens to undermine hard-fought freedom and tolerance in post-WW II Europe and around the world.
Bradley Manning in 'isolation'? US defends treatment of WikiLeaks suspect

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is not in solitary confinement but is being held alone in a cell, the Pentagon says. He is suspected of stealing classified US documents and giving them to WikiLeaks.
Chapter & Verse
Rebecca Traister talks about “Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women”

Rebecca Traister found many of the gender conversations during the 2008 elections painful but necessary.
Macarons conquer Paris, now London

A craze for revamped macarons has swept Paris and Tokyo and now lands in London.
News media: huge cuts set to continue, study suggests

The news media have not been able to parlay new opportunities online into significant revenues, leaving the industry still searching for a way to survive in a new news environment.
Pat Robertson Haiti comments: French view theory with disbelief

Pat Robertson said the Haiti earthquake was God's punishment for Haitian slaves' 'pact with the devil' to win freedom from France. But many French noted that Haiti's revolution was inspired by France's and considered an early exercise in self-determination.
Say Everything

A history of blogging – and why it matters.
On Iran, Bush and Obama were both right

Their bad-cop/good-cop combination appears to have worked remarkably well in weakening the hard-line regime.
Getting there: How can I figure out the greenest way to go?

Driving generates fewer greenhouse-gas emissions than flying, but fuel cost is a factor.
Terrorism & Security
US judge orders five Guantánamo detainees freed for lack of evidence

Experts say the ruling is 'a clear warning shot to the government' over Gitmo detention policies.