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My son’s birth was wondrous, awesome and terrifying. Because of a complication, my wife had to undergo an emergency cesarean section. I remember the moment when nurses wheeled her into an operating room and instructed me to take off my shoes, put on some scrubs and wait.

HANOI The lake into which John McCain parachuted after his Navy plane was shot down is now surrounded by chic restaurants, cellphone stores and motorcycle dealerships. The prison camp where he confessed to being a "black criminal" has been turned into a multiplex cinema showing garish American...

Afghanistan wins spot on IAEA board after Syria withdraws - Daily Star - Lebanon October 3, 2008 – 9:35 pm Voice of America Afghanistan wins spot on IAEA board after Syria withdraws Daily Star - Lebanon - 1 hour ago By Agence France Presse (AFP) VIENNA: Afghanistan won a place on the 35-member board of the UN atomic watchdog on Friday, after Syria pulled out of the race for the seat.

Today’s version of our exercise, in which we dissect the media’s attempts at interjecting bias into a simple headline, may stun some of you. The shocking aspect? The Washington Post didn’t partake in the liberal doctoring of the headline.

Published on Thursday, September 25, 2008 by Agence France Presse Israeli Historian Critical of Settlements Wounded in Bomb Attack JERUSALEM - Israeli historian Zeev Sternhell, known for his criticism of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, was wounded when a pipe bomb exploded at his home on Thursday, police said.

After continous attacks to both MILF leaders, Kato and Bravo (wanted for 20 Million pesos) and their group of bandits. The MILF group is now making a new tactic of keeping their terrorist org alive..."we burn their... read more

On PBS's Web site today, ombudsman Michael Getler writes of complaints over an incident during last Sunday's pledge drive.  He describes the cheap shot taken by actor Mike Farrell against vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin: According to Joseph Campbell, vice president of fundraising programs,

On The Situation Room today, CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer made a surprising admission to, of all people, real estate entrepreneur Donald Trump: BLITZER: What do you think of his (Obama's) decision to pick Joe Biden as his running mate? TRUMP: I really don't know Senator Biden but I know one thing.

The heir of Bollywood’s first family flirted with death on Saturday. Unfortunately, dozens of people were not as lucky as Abhishek Bachchan, as a series of five terrorist-like blasts rocked the Indian capital of New Delhi on Saturday afternoon.

Considering oneself "holier than thou" is not an acceptable excuse for striking out. And somehow, worrying incidents linked to extremist fundamentalist views invariably hit out against women. There's a common thread of common brutality that ties together patriarchal monotheistic cultures.