Bush leads shaken city in prayer
The mood in the nation's capital Friday was a mix of grief, anger, determination and edginess as the city tried to come to grips with the new realities following Tuesday's...
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Hoaxes rattle nerves in capital
A jumpy capital had its nerves rattled again Thursday as a flurry of bomb threats forced the evacuation of the Capitol and several other major buildings, and the reimposition of...
Toll less than feared, but still highest in history
Though the death toll from Tuesday's terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon appears to be less than originally feared, the loss of life is still expected...
Terror calls for new strategies, experts say
This week's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have ushered in a new era of warfare for which American defense may be poorly prepared. "The American...
They can’t handle the truth in `Band of Brothers’
Far be it for a mere one-time Army corporal to tell such giants as Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Stephen Ambrose how to make a war movie, but I have...
Navy deploys warships off East Coast
In an action unprecedented in the postwar era, the Navy on Tuesday dispatched two aircraft carriers and eight other warships to Atlantic coastal waters to provide air protection for New...
Commercial interruption
Amelia Earhart never munched a Big Mac. This is sublimely evident from the willowy photo of her to be found at the Smithsonian Institution here. More about that later. But...
The great wall of confusion
Who is the most popular American actor in China? Then again, who is the least popular American actor in China? According to a reliable Chinese source of my brief but...
Another great film till Hollywood gets it
A new, diamond-bright little film called "Aberdeen" opened here last weekend, and it has put me in mind (and fear) of the worst fate that can befall a good foreign...
Filling famous footsteps
Acting dynasties don't always produce chips off the old blocks. Lineage certainly shines through in the Redgrave, Paltrow and Douglas families, but other famous pairings have produced remarkably anomalous results....