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Zhang Yimou and the Beijing Olympics

In this 2007 photo, Saudi men released from Guantanamo Bay and prisons in Iraq and Saudi Arabia listen to a Muslim cleric during a religious course at an Interior Ministry rehabilitation center north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A recent assassination attempt against the Saudi counterterrorism chief has raised concerns about the country's approach to terrorism, which has emphasized rehabilitation of militants.

Saudis Question 'Soft' Strategy Toward Militants

In August, Saudi Arabia's counterterrorism chief survived an assassination attempt by a known al-Qaida member who had come to the official's home to turn himself in. The attack raises questions in the country, where rehabilitation is the favored method for combating terrorism.

One Down, Two To Go

California's role in the presidential primaries may be complete, and the surviving presidential candidates have moved on to fresher hunting grounds for voters as they attempt to secure their parties' nominations, but the 2008 election cycle is far from over: one down, two elections to go.

Gwenyth Paltrow is the starting point for a global pandemic in "Contagion."

Review: 'Contagion'

Nothing Spreads Like Fear

<p>A street vendor sells her wares by the light of a kerosene wick lamp in Lagos, Nigeria. The country claims ownership of one of the world's great energy reserves, but corruption and mismanagement leave Africa's oil giant chronically short of electricity. Businesses and walled residential compounds run costly diesel generators. </p>

The 'Informal Economy' Driving World Business

More than half of all employed people worldwide work off the books. And that number is expected to climb over the next decade. Investigative journalist Robert Neuwirth examines how the underground economy works in his book, Stealth of Nations.

State Suspends Cancer Screenings For Low-Income Women

A program offering breast and cervical cancer screenings for low-income women is now on hold; the budget stalemate in Sacramento is to blame. About 6,200 women in San Diego County use the program every year.

On Sept. 9, 2001, al-Qaida agents assassinated Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, the opening gambit in the terrorist group's Sept. 11 plan. Ten years later, on the anniversary of Massoud's death, a man carries a photo of Massoud after visiting his tomb and shrine in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley.

In Afghanistan, Assessing A Rebel Leader's Legacy

Ten years ago, the most famous rebel leader in Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massoud, was killed by al-Qaida as the opening salvo for the Sept. 11 attacks. Revered by followers, Massoud had led the fight against the Taliban.

Hundreds Remember Slain San Diego Police Detective, Daughter

Donna Williams was remembered as "one of the best - if not the best - child-abuse detectives ever," while her teen daughter Briana was described as an "intimidating pitcher" on the softball field.

The Undead Panel: George A. Romero and Max Brooks

Last year, someone was smart enough to invite Max Brooks (author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z ) as the moderator for a panel paying…

When John Queen died in August 1965 in front of the Ice House (the building between the Standard Oil station and The Dollar Store), rules of racial inferiority were so entrenched in Fayette, Miss., that black residents felt they couldn't complain. But just four months later things changed and black residents marched on Dec. 24 as part of their boycott against white-owned businesses.

Justice In The Segregated South: A New Look At An Old Killing

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