Bush Starts a McCain-Obama Brawl

With help from the President, the two presumptive candidates fire at each other over foreign policy. Welcome to the campaign

Will Gay Marriage Help the GOP?

The court's ruling has raised the party's hopes of energizing its base and putting new states — even California — into play

Do Consumers Understand Drug Ads?

Drug makers spend billions on slick direct-to-consumer ads. The biggest weapon in their marketing arsenal? Confusion

The US Dilemma Over Chavez

Captured computers show alleged evidence that Venezuela's leftist leader is backing Colombia's FARC terrorists. So why isn't he being branded a sponsor of terrorism?

Chalabi's Short-Lived Comeback

Delivering services to Sadr City was helping the controversial Iraqi figure rebuild a political base — until the U.S. and Iraqi governments declared him off limits

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Week In Review

Pictures of the Week

West Virginia rallies for Clinton, the 'Fusion Man' flies above Switzerland, crocodiles hatch in Bangkok, and more


Blogs

Swampland

McCain's Bad Week

This was supposed to be John McCain's green week, where he made clear to America that he is not George Bush. Thanks to the President's appeasement comments in Israel, it didn't quite turn out that way.

Tuned In

Fox and Fewer Ads

You'd think an announcement that two of the network's new high-profile dramas will feature half the usual number of commercials wouldn't go over well in a roomful of ad execs.

The China Blog

Carrying a Torch for Earthquake Victims

The Chinese government announced changes in the torch relay aimed at honoring those who died in the quake, including the observation of a minute's silence before the start of each leg.

THE PAGE

The New Triangulation

Mark Halperin examines the appeasement battle unfolding between Bush, Obama and McCain. Read his take and get your 24/7 political news on The Page


THE CHINA QUAKE

China's Heaviest Toll: Schoolchildren

Too many children died in poorly constructed schools flattened by the quake, and now their parents want answers

The Crisis In Pictures: China Digs Out

After a massive earthquake strikes the southwest, the Chinese mobilize a massive search and rescue operation

DOWNTIME

What's Hot This Weekend

The westerns of James Stewart on DVD, the destructive joy of the video game Boom Blox, the music of Scarlett Johansson, and more


The Divided Middle East

Araby's Beating Heart

Awash in riches from oil and gas, Qatar is transforming itself into a model of modernization in the Middle East. The driving force: one man and his formidably powerful wife

WORLD

The Return of Burma's Monks

As the government's own aid efforts fall short, the Buddhist monks are joining other private citizens in taking up the slack

BUSINESS & TECH

'$100 Laptop' Program Teams with Microsoft

The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft Corp., a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers to schoolchildren