Drug-Resistant TB at Record Levels

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:00 PM EST (The New York Times)

Multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis cases in parts of the former Soviet Union have reached the highest rates ever recorded.

health, nytimes

The Lost Treasure of Machu Picchu

Seeded on Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:52 PM EST (The New York Times)

Yale must finally return the artifacts that symbolize Peru's great heritage.

yale-university, opinion, alejandro-toledo, nytimes, alan-garcia, national-geographic-society, archaeology-and-anthropology, machu-picchu-peru, hiram-bingham

¿Quién Es Less Macho?

Seeded on Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:51 PM EST (The New York Times)

The first serious female candidate for president may be rejected by voters drawn to the more feminine management style of her male rival.

women, hillary-rodham-clinton, barack-obama, opinion, nytimes, united-states-politics-and-government, presidential-election-of-2008

Boston Has High Hopes Now That the Dig Is Done

Seeded on Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:50 PM EST (The New York Times)

With the huge Big Dig project finally over, the promised transformation of downtown Boston seems within reach.

us, nytimes, massachusetts-turnpike-authority, boston-mass, roads-and-traffic, parks-and-other-recreation-areas, big-dig-project-boston

The McCain Article

Seeded on Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:48 PM EST (The New York Times)

Editors and reporters who worked on The Times's recent article about Senator John McCain answered questions.

media, business, newspapers, john-mccain, nytimes

Move Over, Oil, There's Money in Texas Wind

Seeded on Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:45 PM EST (The New York Times)

After breakneck growth the last three years, Texas has surpassed California as the top state for wind power.

business, texas, wind, environment, nytimes, energy-and-power

Daring to Think Differently About Schizophrenia

Seeded on Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:44 PM EST (The New York Times)

A new drug aimed at treating schizophrenia turns its focus away from dopamine and instead on the effects of glutamate, another powerful neurotransmitter.

business, lilly, co, schizophrenia, nytimes, eli, drugs-pharmaceuticals, mental-health-and-disorders, national-institute-of-mental-health, darryle-d-schoepp

After the War, a New Battle to Become Citizens

Seeded on Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:42 PM EST (The New York Times)

Some immigrant members of the military have waited years for their citizenship applications to be processed.

us, nytimes

California lags in reporting of hospitals' drug-resistant infection rates - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:27 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

Experts say the state should require healthcare facilities to publicly disclose such information.

latimes

Colombia rebels get foothold in Venezuela - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:22 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

Border residents accuse the foreigners of extortion and killings. Hugo Chavez denies giving the leftist guerrillas free rein.

latimes

Small towns, big gang issues - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:18 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

Law enforcement officials are trying to crack down on the urban problems that have begun to spread into the Central Valley.

latimes

ABC News: Arizona's 'Virtual Fence' Gets Real Boost

Seeded on Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:44 AM EST (ABC News)

The "virtual" fence is being paid for by "virtual" taxdollars? No, REAL taxdollars are being pissed away on a virtual system that has failed every test put to it.

politics, border-patrol, illegal-aliens, earmarks, pork

New Tactics to Control Immigration Are Unveiled

Seeded on Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:29 PM EST (The New York Times)

Bush administration officials said Friday they would begin creating a virtual fence along the Mexican border, and that construction had been completed on 302 miles of physical fence.

washington, illegal-immigrants, george-w-bush, nytimes, fences, immigration-and-refugees

Maybe you really can't go home again - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:48 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

Call it Halecrest Estates, call it Westside Anaheim -- by any name, gangs are now in the old neighborhood.

latimes

Serbia grapples with Kosovo move - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:36 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

Few observers expect war, but fear that years of pro-Western, democratic shift in Serbia have come undone and that radicals allied with Moscow may be ascendant.

latimes

U.S. considers easing ban on guns in national parks - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:33 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

Advocates of change say it will improve safety. Opponents are convinced it would do the opposite.

latimes

Serbia Is Warned by Europe to Deter Embassy Attacks

Seeded on Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:37 AM EST (The New York Times)

Further talks on ties with the European Union cannot take place unless violence subsides, diplomats said.

europe, serbia, world, kosovo, european-union, international-relations, nytimes, united-states-international-relations

Gang mayhem cripples big area - Los Angeles Times

Seeded on Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:40 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

Thousands stranded, schools locked down as notorious group battles the LAPD after a drive-by killing.

latimes

Debate Takes On Contentious Air

Seeded on Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:26 PM EST (The New York Times)

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama veered from collegial to combative in a debate on Thursday.

us, texas, politics, hillary-rodham-clinton, barack-obama, democratic-party, plagiarism, nytimes, debating, presidential-election-of-2008

Broken Borders and Dover Sole: My Lunch With Lou Dobbs

Seeded on Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:09 PM EST (The New York Times)

My point to Lou Dobbs was that the little-little guy — the "illegal alien" crossing our "broken borders" — was the wrong target.

illegal-immigrants, opinion, nytimes, editorials, lou-dobbs, united-states-politics-and-government, immigration-and-refugees

The Biggest Beef Recall Ever

Seeded on Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:04 PM EST (The New York Times)

The question Congress needs to ask is how many people need to get sick or die before it starts repairing and modernizing the nation's food safety system?

food, meat, cattle, agriculture-department, george-w-bush, opinion, nytimes, editorials, food-and-drug-administration, food-contamination-and-poisoning