A commando fires at suspected terrorists holed up in a Jewish center in Mumbai.
India Blames Pakistan in Mumbai Attacks
A tense relationship could get even rockier amid Indian demands that Pakistan hand over militants.
America's Best Leaders
America's Best Leaders 2008
Who Are America's Best Leaders?
In a time of crisis, a look at leadership.
Environment
A power plant is seen next to the Los Cerritos Wetlands near Long Beach, California.
Obama Likely to Strengthen Water Quality Rules
A combination of Bush administration actions and Supreme Court decisions have weakened regulations.
The Supreme Court
Seated in the front row, from left to right are: Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, and Associate Justice David Souter. Standing, from left to right, in the top row, are: Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr. Alito took his seat on the court Feb. 21, 2006 replacing Sandra Day O'Connor. Justice Stevens, nominated by President Gerald Ford, is now the longest serving member of the current court; he took his seat in December 1975.
Obama Win Crushes GOP's Supreme Court Hopes
New liberal nominees likely to replace aging liberals on the high court.
GAY RIGHTS
Supporters of same-sex marriage pass through the edge of Chinatown as they march between predominantly Latino neighborhoods to over-turn Proposition 8 in Los Angeles, California.
Same-Sex Marriage Likely Headed to Courts in California
Jerry Brown, the state attorney general, filed a brief saying the matter merited the court's attention.
HISTORY
Queen Elizabeth I.
England's Queen Elizabeth I, 450 Years Later
Elizabeth I ushered in England's Elizabethan age.
The New Administration
An Obama supporter holds a "Yes We Did" sign.
Can Obama Truly Deliver?
He must lead through two wars and a faltering economy.
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David Gergen on Obama
Editor at Large David Gergen, a White House adviser to four presidents, on the challenges ahead.
NATIONAL SECURITY
Eliot Cohen.
U.S. Diplomat: America's Power Not in Decline
Once an administration critic, the State Department's Eliot Cohen says U.S. stature is not at risk.
TERRORISM
A member of an elite Indonesian antiterrorism unit leads a hooded suspect off a plane.
Lessons From an al Qaeda Affiliate's Undoing
Jemaah Islamiyah, "al Qaeda's Southeast Asian wing," is a shadow of its former self.
ECONOMY
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Financial Crisis Hits California Hard
State legislatures across the country are facing budget shortfalls.
OIL
Washingtonians pumping gasoline costing over $4 a gallon.
A Push to Boost the Amount of Ethanol in Gas
Proponents contend higher levels could displace foreign oil, but car makers fret about engine damage.
RELIGION
Pope Pius XII
Why Some Oppose Sainthood for Pope Pius XII
Did he turn a blind eye to the fate of the Jews during World War II?
GAS PRICES
The Katahdin Paper Company's Millinocket (Maine) Mill.
Death Watch in a Mill Town
High oil prices may be the final blow for a legendary paper plant.
FOOD PRICES
The price label of a grass fed black angus steak is photographed at the Grazin' Angus Acres farm stand at the Union Square Farmers Market Friday, June 13, 2008 in New York. The Labor Department reported Friday that consumer prices rose by 0.6 percent last month, the biggest one-month increase since last November, as gasoline costs surged by 5.7 percent. Food prices, which have also been rising sharply, were up 0.3 percent as the cost of beef and bakery products showed big gains.
Tough Times for the Beef Industry
Beef prices are likely to increase as rising food and fuel prices threaten many cattle ranches.
AGRICULTURE
Indian farmers harvest wheat in a field near the village of Bathinda, some 100kms south east of Amritsar.
Toxic Effects of Green Revolution
Indian farmers find that benefits of chemicals may come at a high cost.
GUANTANAMO BAY
A guard stands at a gate at the Camp Delta detention compound, which has housed foreign prisoners since 2002, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, June 6, 2008.
Supreme Court Ruling on Guantánamo Bay a Rebuke to Bush
The decision will mean a flood of new cases.
