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During husband President George W. Bush's second term, first lady Laura Bush has become a more public figure on Afghanistan, Myanmar and other foreign policy matters. She has become an asset abroad for an otherwise unpopular administration.

A Feminist for Obama

Britain's Conservative Party has won a parliamentary seat from the ruling Labor Party in a by-election. The loss is being viewed as a barometer of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's eroding popularity.

Spouses of troops suffering from postwar mental trauma have made it their mission to force the military to give soldiers the treatment they need. Military wives — traditionally known as "the silent ranks" — have transformed into unexpected activists.

Maggie's grandson Olly (Corey Burke) is stricken with some unspecified but life-threatening disease. All attempts to cure him have failed but there's one last hope. If he can travel to Australia within the next couple weeks, there's a medical procedure that could save his life. Of course the boy's parents can't afford it so Maggie, who's already sold her home to pay for the boy's medical expenses, is determined to figure out a way to help. She's turned down for a variety of jobs since she's never really worked before. Then she happens upon a sign in a window that says "Hostess Wanted." She applies, thinking it will involve making tea. But the establishment in is the midst of Soho's red light district and it happens to be a strip club called Sex World.

Before he became Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was seen as a strict policeman of Roman Catholic doctrine. Many who study him feel he has softened during the past three years.

Rose has tackled issues like workplace harassment, premarital sex and legalizing prostitution. Such frank discussions of sex have been taboo in India, but Rose is changing the boundaries of dialogue.

Increases in international trade, tourism and cultural exchanges have given China a substantial national interest overseas. But China has not articulated a clear plan or strategy for the role it wants to play in the world.

A series of peaceful protests by Tibetan monks earlier this month erupted into violent clashes with Chinese security forces. Christian Science Monitor reporter Peter Ford and Robert Barnett, a lecturer in Modern Tibetan studies at Columbia University, weigh in on the conflict.

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut the federal funds rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, less than what many in the financial markets wanted. It was still aggressive by historic standards and underscores the Fed's economic concerns.