Iraq
Election Violence Tests Iraq's Fragile Democracy
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March 14, 2010
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Warner Bros. PicturesMovie Music 2010: Oscar-Nominated Scores
()Andy Trudeau returns for his annual review of Academy Award nominees for Best Film Score. This year, he sorts out Avatar, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes and Up.
Law
Companies 'Named And Shamed' For Bad Behavior()
March 7, 2010 Public humiliation has long been used as a deterrence mechanism for everything from adultery to drunken driving. Now judges in Massachusetts are ordering companies guilty of crimes that harm the community of publicly acknowledge their wrongdoings in newspaper ads. Critics say the practice is more retribution than deterrence, though.
Your Money
Low Rates Keep Savers Suffering For Borrowers' Boon()
March 7, 2010 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently told Congress that interest rates likely would remain "exceptionally low for an extended period." That was great news for borrowers, but not for savers
Sunday Puzzle
Just Two Little Words()
March 7, 2010 Given a word, you give a word that can follow to make a familiar two word phrase. And the third and fourth letters of the word must be the first 2 letters of the listeners. For example, "fashion." The answer would be: "show." Because the third and fourth letters of "fashion" are "SH" and they're the first 2 letters of "Show." And "Fashion Show is a familiar phrase.
Music Interviews
The Chieftains And Ry Cooder Tell 'San Patricio' History()
March 7, 2010 With St. Patrick's Day just ahead, an unusual musical mash-up has surfaced. Paddy Moloney and his legendary Irish group The Chieftains have joined forces with Ry Cooder and Latino artists on a new album called San Patricio. The record takes its name from a battalion of the Mexican-American War.
Europe
Icelanders Reject Payback No Matter The Cost()
March 7, 2010 The people of Iceland voted overwhelmingly against a plan to compensate the British and Dutch governments to the tune of about $5 billion Saturday. The referendum followed a lengthy grass-roots campaign against paying debts racked up by Iceland's bankers just before the Great Recession.
Strange News
One Fish, Big Fish, Old Fish: 'Buttkiss'()
March 7, 2010 Amid the wood paneling and vintage posters of a New York City pet store lurks Buttkiss, a giant fish who has become a neighborhood celebrity. With more than four decades behind him, some say the underwater survivor might be the oldest living fish in the city.
Author Interviews
Trying To Fix A 'Hole' By Digging Deeper()
March 7, 2010 In Gabrielle Zevin's novel The Hole We're In, the Pomeroy family is in money trouble, and every move seems to make things worse. Zevin's characters may seem like monsters, but the author says they're just trying to do their best under difficult circumstances.
