Is your journey really necessary? That was the slogan on the old World War II poster intended to encourage Americans to save energy. With her recently completed journey to the Middle East, Condoleezza Rice wasted both time and energy—and badly dented America's diplomatic credibility.
Change or Die: How often have employees heard that mantra from their boss? But in the book of the same name, Fast Company senior writer Alan Deutschman explores how difficult change is even for those facing likely death, such as criminals and heart disease patients. Remarkably, he finds that the odds—including for those facing the real choice and not just hyperbolic cheering from the corporate sloganmeister—can be overwhelming.
AP - Iraq's prime minister has dropped his protection of an anti-American cleric's Shiite militia after U.S. intelligence convinced him the group was infiltrated by death squads, two officials said Sunday.
AP - Starting her first full week as a presidential contender, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed confidence she can win the 2008 Democratic nomination.
AP - Police and federal agents extended their search to Chicago on Sunday for four children and their mother, whose ex-boyfriend authorities say shot a man and kidnapped them in Indiana the day before.