US presses Pakistan over Mumbai

Zimbabwe 'asks for cholera help'

Nations sign cluster bomb treaty

Thai demonstrators leave airports

Richardson gets US commerce nod

Dec 03, 2008 01:00AM

Mexico's plea to Obama: Curb drug use (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - For two years, Mexican President Felipe Calderón has waged war on powerful and violent drug cartels, deploying 20,000 troops and the full might of the state. Nearly 6,000 lives have been lost ? more than all US casualties in Iraq. With no end in sight, Mr. Calderón now says he can't win if the US doesn't do more to curb its drug addiction.

Dec 03, 2008 01:00AM

With a little help from Congress, homeowners could come to their own rescue (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - The U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve may need more than $700 billion to shore up bank balance sheets and restart the economy. So far, the ideas from Congress are doing nothing to improve the current dismal economic outlook.

Dec 03, 2008 01:00AM

Want less, spend less – wealth is relative to desire (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - We are concerned about the economy. We worry about the stock market, investments, and retirement. We hesitate to open bank statements. We are told: It will get better. It will get worse. It will rebound.

Dec 02, 2008 09:00PM

Bobby Jindal, the Republican Strategists and the Last Battle (HuffingtonPost.com)

HuffingtonPost.com - In recent weeks, as part of an uncanny attempt to behave as generals fighting the last war, many in the Republican leadership have been floating Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, as the next Republican hope, or even the Republican Obama. The thinking behind this, while not particularly sophisticated, is, at least on the surface, easy to understand. Jindal like Obama is well educated, young and has an attractive family.

Dec 03, 2008 02:37PM

Obama's Gaffe on India (The Nation)

The Nation - The Nation -- It was, at least, a semi-gaffe.