Racist messages pose quandary for Internet sites
Although you rarely hear racial insults on Main Street these days, there's a place where unashamed bigotry is all too easy to find: tossed off in the comments sections of some of the Internet's most popular websites, today?s virtual Main Street. Internet anonymity has removed one of the strongest barriers to the type of language that can ruin reputations and end careers. More »
Dems disliked, but GOP just as bad, maybe worse
WASHINGTON - If anyone is as scorned as much as Democrats these days, it's Republicans - the very party that may recapture the House of Representatives and perhaps the Senate in November's midterm congressional elections. Yet Democrats face a problem, even as they try exploiting Republicans' unpopularity by warning against letting them run Congress. People who dislike Democrats seem ready to vote in greater numbers than those who dislike Republicans. More »
Obama challenges the world: Time for Mideast peace
UNITED NATIONS - President Barack Obama challenged a pessimistic world to overcome decades of shattered promises and help Israelis and Palestinians close a historic deal within a year. "This time will be different," he declared, offering a now-or-never choice between Mideast stability and perpetual bloodshed. More »
Cuba details brave new world of private enterprise
HAVANA - Cuba's communist leaders began laying out the details of their drive to create more free enterprise on the island on Friday, mapping out a brave new world of bosses and employees, personal accountants and a dizzying number of small-time businesses. More »
