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Some years back the very idea of transplanting a human heart seemed like science fiction. ...more

November 21, 2008

A sophisticated bombing plot carried out against the U.S. Embassy in Yemen brings increased urgency to fears that Muslim extremists are gathering strength in that nation and could make it a headquarters for terrorism. ...more

September 18, 2008

When I saw Benazir Bhutto that day in 1989, she was simply impossible to miss. There she stood on the eve of a gathering of the world's most powerful countries: A woman making her way confidently in a sea of men. A woman from Pakistan - a Muslim country, no less - democratically elected as prime minister. ...more

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