Is Mars too dry for life?
February 7, 2012, at 6:20 AMMineral samples suggest the Red Planet has been left hopelessly parched by a "super-drought" millions of years in the making
Daniel Larison: The brewing proxy war in Syria
February 6, 2012, at 5:55 PMAs Western governments clamor for Bashar al-Assad's ouster, they roar toward a dangerous conflict with Syria's Russian and Iranian patrons
Closing the U.S. embassy in Syria: Will it help?
February 6, 2012, at 5:25 PMAs Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces shell dissenters, Washington summons its diplomats home
8 CommentsSmash: A 'Glee for grown-ups'?
February 6, 2012, at 5:20 PM
After months of relentless hype, NBC finally premieres its ambitious musical drama, and many critics are left cheering for an encore
Queen Elizabeth's diamond anniversary: By the numbers
February 6, 2012, at 4:25 PMBritain's reigning monarch has seen a dozen presidents, six popes, and 30 corgis come and go since assuming the throne in 1952
Good day, bad day: February 6, 2012
February 6, 2012, at 3:49 PMA sports fan reaps the benefits of a risky bet, while The Simpsons are banned in Iran — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle
Stats of our lives
February 6, 2012, at 2:57 PMAmerican dog owners are overfeeding more than half their pets into an early grave — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures
Gisele's Super Bowl 'rant': Is she a 'sore loser'?
February 6, 2012, at 2:54 PMMrs. Tom Brady lambasts her superstar husband's butter-fingered teammates in the aftermath of the Patriots' epic Super Bowl loss to the Giants
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Has Ron Paul's caucus strategy failed?
February 6, 2012, at 2:08 PMThe Texan's hardcore fans were supposed to deliver for him in libertarian Nevada. They didn't, and some politicos argue that Paul's plan is fatally flawed
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Would Israel attack Iran without U.S. approval?
February 6, 2012, at 1:29 PMEhud Barak and Co. are ratcheting up their rhetoric as Iran's nuclear program continues unchecked — and many U.S. officials don't think our allies are bluffing
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The Voice's 'stellar' post-Super-Bowl premiere
February 6, 2012, at 1:15 PMThe season premiere of NBC's hit singing competition scored the coveted post-game time slot — and delivered with a winning show
The dramatic rise of STDs among senior citizens
February 6, 2012, at 12:41 PMOlder adults are reportedly having a whole lot of sex — but they're also plagued by skyrocketing rates of syphyilis and chlamydia
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Time for Newt Gingrich's 'political sugar daddy' to jump ship?
February 6, 2012, at 12:15 PMAs Newt's campaign flounders, Romney has been urging casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson to stop bankrolling a pro-Newt super PAC, and back Mitt instead
How much do we love our cured meats? A whole lot, judging by our consumption of bacon-flavored alcohol, toothpaste, and, now, milkshakes
A Madagascar hissing cockroach named after your valentine — and more in our collection of bizarrely elite consumer products
Should the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill be sold in vending machines?
- America's bacon obsession: 10 bacon-inspired products
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- 9 controversial Rick Santorum quotes
- The Steve Jobs FBI dossier: 5 surprises
- Lake Vostok: The Antarctic's 15-million-year-old time capsule
- The $26 billion foreclosure fraud settlement: By the numbers
- 'Rape tag': The 'disgusting' new schoolyard game
- Love bug
- The Romney revolt: Has the GOP base turned on him?
- Good day, bad day: February 9, 2012
- A bike-conquering boy's 'hilarious' motivational speech
- What's the McRib made of, anyway?
- Bad Opinion Generator
- The 10 most expensive artworks ever sold
- The world of dog walking: 5 surprising facts
- 6 strange objects found in people's stomachs
- The last word: Advice from 'America's worst mom'
- 7 reasons voters are souring on Mitt Romney
- Tuesday's 'stunning' Santorum sweep: 6 takeaways
- The problem with outsourcing the military
Dana Liebelson
The problem with outsourcing the military
U.S. defense contracting is a mess of lax oversight, poor accountability, thin competition, conflicts of interest, and sometimes, grave misconduct
Edward Morrissey
Obama's boneheaded health-care fight with Catholics
The president desperately needs to woo Catholic voters in key swing states. So why on Earth is he picking a culture-war fight with them?
Daniel Larison
The brewing proxy war in Syria
As Western governments clamor for Bashar al-Assad's ouster, they roar toward a dangerous conflict with Syria's Russian and Iranian patrons
Robert Shrum
Nominating Mitt Malaprop
Romney has the GOP nomination wrapped up — but his serial verbal miscues will haunt him in November
Paul Brandus
Obama's 5 biggest mistakes
The president's Republican opponents will surely spend 2012 hammering away at his failures. So what exactly are they?
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