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  • Yoni Brenner: Private Thomas

    Justice Clarence Thomas has not asked a question from the Supreme Court bench since Feb. 22, 2006. . . . “I have on many occasions or a number of occasions when things were bec...
  • Vince Aletti: Holland Tunnel

    The Museum of the City of New York celebrates the four-hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the original Dutch colonies in New York with an exhibition of works by twelve Dutch photographers, mos...
  • Skeleton Key

    Peter Schjeldahl on the painter James Ensor.
  • Shauna Lyon: Minetta Tavern

    Since 1937, this Village red-sauce relic had sat quietly at the end of Minetta Lane--that is, until recently, when the restaurateur Keith McNally (Odeon, Balthazar, Pastis) revamped the place, with th...
  • Sasha Frere-Jones; The Grates, at Pianos.

    The Grates are an Australian trio who specialize in exuberance. Their sound is bouncy, unadorned rock that has family ties to the riot-grrrl tradition but has passed through several generations of pop...
  • Wimbledon: Serena Wins; Roddick, Federer On Deck

    Sisters Venus and Serena Williams faced off in the Wimbledon championship Saturday. This time, younger sister Serena proved the victor. On Sunday, it's on to the men's championship, where American...
  • Honduras' Coup Prompts Meeting Of OAS

    The Organization of American States held an emergency meeting Saturday in Washington, D.C., to discuss whether to suspend Honduras' membership. Last week, a military coup sent leftist president Manue...
  • July Fourth Festivities Around The U.S.

    Guy Raz takes a look at the festivities across the nation honoring this Fourth of July.
  • Statue Of Liberty's Crown Reopens

    For the first time since the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, New Yorkers can view their city from Lady Liberty's crown.
  • Armstrong Back Among Tour De France Cyclists

    The Tour de France began Saturday with the first of its 21 stages. And for the first time in four years, Lance Armstrong was among the participants. Guy Raz talks with Joe Lindsey, a writer for Bicyc...
  • Under Senate health care plan, either way you pay

    First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that stack of monthly bills as well. In a revamped health care system envisioned by senators, people would be r...
  • Governor says he's seeking budget compromise

    As California's fiscal crisis careened out of control with today's issuance of IOUs, Democrats and Republicans remained deadlocked, largely over one of the state's biggest responsibilities: providing...
  • Here comes Tea Party 2.0

    The next round of anti-tax Tea Party protests will be held nationwide on Saturday - July 4 - as organizers and leaders hope the 1,300-plus events, including several in the Bay Area, evolve into a grow...
  • Washington Post's pay-for-chat idea falls flat

    For generations, the Washington Post has been a scrupulous watchdog over the capital's cozy world of power networking. For a short time, it almost became the network's host. The Post decided today to...
  • Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death

    The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police. Why didn't police seal the mansion whe...
  • Cops caught kissing

    You have the right to remain silent while we make out. CNN’s Jeanne Moos reports on kissing cops caught on cam.
  • Protests over India gay ruling

    Jul. 4 - Politicians and clerics march in New Delhi in protest over a court’s ruling that legalises same-sex relations.
  • US Troops Push Deeper Into Southern Afghan Towns

    U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders as a major offensive continues to unfold. (July 3)...
  • Fireworks light up early across America

    July 4: Fireworks displays got off to an early start this year in many places across the U.S. (NBC News Channel)...
  • Raw Video: Popping the Question in Lady Liberty

    Aaron Weisinger surprised girlfriend, Erica Breder, by getting down on one knee Saturday as they were among the first to enter the Statue of Liberty’s crown. Breder said yes and describes the propo...
  • Will It Work?

    The bailout bill has passed. But how will we know if it succeeds? By Robert E. Litan So, will it work? Now that Congress has passed the bailout bill -- an unprecedented riverboat gambl...
  • Low Expectations

    Why should Sarah Palin benefit from the fact that the media expects her to do poorly against Joe Biden? Low expectations might be the secret to happiness, but are they the secret to win...
  • The Chilling Innocence of Piracy

    Somali pirates hijacked a Ukrainian vessel carrying tanks and other military hardware in the Gulf of Aden. U.S. Navy warships have surrounded them. This year alone, pirates have attacke...
  • Getting It

    Barack Obama and John McCain both think they can win the election by accusing the other of not understanding America. In Friday's debate John McCain said six times that Barack Obama do...
  • It Failed

    The bailout crashed, and so did democracy. Democracy is not perfect, and one of its many imperfections is that voters tend to be ignorant. I don't mean to be insulting. There are, after...
  • Palin Links Resignation to 'Higher Calling'

    Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along...
  • Lady Liberty's Crown Reopens on Fourth

    It's crowded. It's hot. You have to climb hundreds of steps to get there. And throngs of people can't wait to visit.
  • Fireworks Truck Explosion Kills 2

    A second worker has died from injuries he suffered after a fireworks truck exploded on a remote North Carolina Island.
  • Historic Papers Missing From Archives

    National Archives visitors know they'll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building's magnificent rotunda in Washington. But they won't find...
  • Powell Warns Obama on Big Government

    In a television interview to be aired Sunday, Colin Powell warns President Barack Obama of expanding government too much in order to tackle a host of problems the country faces. "Keep it as small as p...
  • The Honduran coup d'etat

    Earlier this year, the unpopular president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, introduced a referendum as a first step toward drafting a new constitution. Opposition to the referendum was strong, with the Hon...
  • Iraq takes a step toward sovereignty

    Six years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the government of Iraq set aside Tuesday as a national holiday, celebrating "Sovereignty Day" as U.S. troops, on schedule, pulled out of all major Iraqi citi...
  • Glastonbury 2009

    Over the weekend, approximately 190,000 people made their way to Worthy Farm in western England to attend the 2009 Glastonbury Festival. Attendees came to see performances at what is billed as "Europe...
  • Recent scenes from the ISS

    Earlier this week, NASA released an amazing photograph of an eruption of Sarychev Peak Volcano, taken by astronauts aboard the orbiting International Space Station (ISS). Seeing that great photo promp...
  • Soccer in South Africa

    South Africa is currently hosting the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, an international soccer tournament held every four years. The Confederations Cup is regarded as a dress rehearsal for the 2010 FIFA...

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