Newsweek Top Newshttp://www.newsweek.com/id/43803/output/rssPoliticsNewsweek, Inc.en-usFri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:18 GMTSun, 14 Oct 2007 18:54:58 GMTRereading Vietnam May Help Prevent Same Mistakeshttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221632?from=rssUnraveling the mysteries of Vietnam may prevent us from repeating its mistakes.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221632?from=rssSat, 07 Nov 2009 16:20:32 GMTPoliticsChinook helicopters take off after a troop drop in Vietnam.
Why Republicans Are Winning in the Age of Obamahttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221607?from=rssWhy right-of-center candidates are succeeding in the age of Obama.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221607?from=rssSat, 07 Nov 2009 17:09:55 GMTPoliticsDemocrat Creigh Deeds, left, lost the Virginia gubernatorial campaign to Republican Bob McDonnell, right.
Why 1979 Was the Year That Truly Changed the Worldhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221629?from=rssForget the fall of the iron curtain: the events of '79 matter more.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221629?from=rssSat, 07 Nov 2009 17:08:01 GMTInternationalFrom left: China's Deng Xiaoping; Britain's Margaret Thatcher; and Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979.
The Tragic Decline of the House of Versacehttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221454?from=rssHow the House of Versace went from rags to riches—and back again.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221454?from=rssFri, 06 Nov 2009 21:38:01 GMTCulture
Aline Saarinen: '50s Wonder Womanhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221280?from=rsshttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221280?from=rssFri, 06 Nov 2009 21:01:11 GMTCultureThe Saarinen family gathers around one of Eero Saarinen's famous Womb chairs, still a bestseller for KnollKathleen Kennedy Townsend on Abortionhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221551?from=rssDon't let abortion politics stand in the way of affordable coverage for all.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221551?from=rssFri, 06 Nov 2009 21:44:12 GMTLife
Mahmoud Abbas: Who'll Follow as Palestinian Pres?http://www.newsweek.com/id/221499?from=rssWho will replace Mahmoud Abbas as the Palestinian president?

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221499?from=rssFri, 06 Nov 2009 18:43:26 GMTInternational
Women's Willpower Problemhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221309?from=rssOur willpower problem, and what we can do about it.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221309?from=rssFri, 06 Nov 2009 14:15:45 GMTVoices - Her Body
Film: Why Precious Should Be Taught Mathhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221389?from=rssWhy can't kids in movies ever do the math?

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221389?from=rssFri, 06 Nov 2009 00:37:13 GMTMovies
Credit Cards: Are Consumers Being Overcharged?http://www.newsweek.com/id/221345?from=rssConsumers have increasingly been charged higher interest rates and pricey fees, and hit with one-sided account modifications. Will new legislation really put an end to all that?

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221345?from=rssThu, 05 Nov 2009 21:29:57 GMTPersonal Finance -- Retirement
Should We Sentence Teens to Life in Prison?http://www.newsweek.com/id/221286?from=rssBut should we lock up teens for life?

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221286?from=rssThu, 05 Nov 2009 15:55:37 GMTDahlia Lithwick on Legal Issues
Dorothea Lange Restored Dignity to the Poorhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221273?from=rssDorothea Lange's politics of respect.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221273?from=rssThu, 05 Nov 2009 14:39:16 GMTJulia Baird
Deficit Hawks Ignore the Economy's Good Newshttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221272?from=rssThe deficit hawks squawk too much.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221272?from=rssThu, 05 Nov 2009 14:35:22 GMTVoices - Daniel Gross
Why Politics Could Be Behind American Homicide -- Kelleyhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221271?from=rssThe surprising roots of homicide.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221271?from=rssThu, 05 Nov 2009 14:29:59 GMTRaina Kelley
Why Politics Could Be Behind American Homicide -- Kelleyhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221271?from=rssThe surprising roots of homicide.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221271?from=rssThu, 05 Nov 2009 14:29:59 GMTRaina Kelley
Will Supreme Court Outlaw Juvenile Life Sentences?http://www.newsweek.com/id/221203?from=rssThe U.S. is the only country that sentences juveniles to life in prison without parole. Will the Supreme Court declare it unconstitutional?

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221203?from=rssThu, 05 Nov 2009 00:22:32 GMTNational News(Left) Joe Sullivan in 2007 when he was 31 years old. Sullivan is wheelchair-bound due to multiple sclerosis. (Right) Terrance Graham in October 2002, two months before his 16th birthday. Graham is now 22 years old.
Three Authors on Why the Berlin Wall Fellhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221194?from=rssThree new books argue over how the impossible—the fall of the Berlin Wall—came to pass.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221194?from=rssWed, 04 Nov 2009 23:45:48 GMTInternational
Iranian Protesters Finally Look to Americahttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221114?from=rssThe antigovernment protesters in Iran, who had been careful to distance themselves from America, have just asked the West not to sell them out.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221114?from=rssWed, 04 Nov 2009 20:40:59 GMTInternational
Healthcare Reform--George Miller on Why a 'Trigger' Won't Workhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/221042?from=rssRep. George Miller on why a 'trigger' in health-care reform won't work.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/221042?from=rssWed, 04 Nov 2009 13:30:19 GMTVoices - Jonathan Alter
China May Be Greener Than We Thinkhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/220987?from=rssChina's top climate-change negotiator makes a case that his country is gearing up for the December summit in Copenhagen.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/220987?from=rssTue, 03 Nov 2009 23:22:21 GMTEnvironment
New Nirvana Material: Will Fans Buy It?http://www.newsweek.com/id/220978?from=rssJust in time for the holidays, there's new material from Kurt Cobain's band. But true worshipers may not be thrilled.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/220978?from=rssTue, 03 Nov 2009 22:24:05 GMTMusicDave Grohl, Kurt Cobain, and Krist Novoselic in Germany, November 1991
Wall St.: If The Economy Is Stagnant, Why Are Stocks Up?http://www.newsweek.com/id/220936?from=rssIf the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? The answer is disturbing.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/220936?from=rssTue, 03 Nov 2009 19:09:58 GMTVoices - Daniel Gross
The Berlin Wall Was Not the First to Fallhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/220832?from=rssBy Nov. 9, 1989, when Germans breached the Berlin Wall, a long line of regimes were already toppling.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/220832?from=rssTue, 03 Nov 2009 14:37:51 GMTInternational
The Upside of Depressionhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/220858?from=rssDepression might be evolution's way of fixing what ails us

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/220858?from=rssTue, 03 Nov 2009 00:40:29 GMTVoices - Sharon Begley
Berlin Never Recovered after the Wall Fellhttp://www.newsweek.com/id/220842?from=rssBerlin was besieged during the war and strained by the fall of the Wall. It never really recovered.

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/220842?from=rssTue, 03 Nov 2009 00:07:05 GMTTravel