| Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | | Just back from his duties as the top military spokesman in Iraq, Lt. Gen. William Caldwell is now the chief officer in charge of educating the U.S. Army's best and brightest at what is known as the Combined Armed Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. It is a high-profile job he takes over from Gen. David Petraeus, counterinsurgency guru and currently the commander of U.S. military forces in Iraq. | | More information |
| Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | | Banks and cellphone companies frequently top consumers' most-hated lists. But two companies, online banking giant ING Direct and cellphone provider Virgin Mobile USA, are trying to come to their rescue. | | More information |
| Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | | Writing a book has become pretty much de rigueur for presidential aspirants. All but two of the 17 declared candidates in the 2008 presidential race have published at least one book or have one due out soon. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is considered a second-tier candidate but is nonetheless on his second title, while former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a second-tier Republican, has just released his fifth. It's enough to overwhelm the most determined student of modern politics. And much of the genre, penned by ghostwriters or image-conscious candidates disinclined to reveal secrets, isn't exactly riveting. But a few of the Oval Office aspirants have put pen to paper with considerable grace and candor. Where they have not, journalists have stepped in with investigative biographies. U.S. News sifted through a dozen and a half recent titles by and about the current crop of would-be presidents to offer a guide to the season's best: | | More information |
| Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | | Some of the most illuminating works about the current crop of candidates have been on bookshelves for years: | | More information |
| Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | | U.S. News Chief White House Correspondent Kenneth T. Walsh, author of four books on the presidency, lists his all-time favorites: | | More information |
| Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | | Thought-provoking books that both campaign-watchers and presidential candidates might find worthwhile. | | More information |
| Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | | Letters from Nuremberg: My Father's Narrative of a Quest for Justice by Christopher Dodd and Larry Bloom, Sept. 11, 2007 | | More information |
| Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | | Just when millions of students and parents are rushing to line up their college loans, continuing allegations of shenanigans are roiling the lending industry, driving lenders out of business, scaring colleges away from giving advice, and raising the prospect of new federal regulations. | | More information |
| Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | | Students and parents figuring out how to pay for college should add one more item to their list of things to worry about?scams. | | More information |
| Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | | Each year, hundreds of students and parents fall victim to scams involving college loans. Here are some ways to avoid them. | | More information |
| Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | | A variety of medications commonly taken by seniors have side effects that can dampen libido and sexual function. In most cases, lowering the dosage or switching to a different medication can help alleviate side effects. The most common troublemakers include: | | More information |
| Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | | Doctors have been saying for years that exercise helps lower cholesterol levels, but surprisingly little effort has been expended on finding out what kind of exercise works best. Now, there's some unexpected evidence. New research on exercise in overweight, sedentary, middle-aged people with elevated cholesterol levels reveals that different types of exercise have vastly different effects on blood lipids, and those effects last for varying lengths of time. More exercise isn't necessarily better, the team found. But none is really, really bad. | | More information |
| Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | | It's common knowledge that the value of the dollar is low. But why? And might it plunge any lower? Or is it poised to rally? Even though the value of the dollar affects everyday purchases for millions of Americans, these are the kinds of questions that seem pretty oblique to many consumers?and even, I can attest, to journalists who report "authoritatively" on such trends. | | More information |
| Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | | You might pick one job over another because you make more money, get better perks, or like helping children or the sick more than you do, say, doing income taxes. But you probably wouldn't mind if your prestigious job title also put a twinkle in your parents' (or children's) eyes. | | More information |
| Thu, 2 Aug 2007 | | Bush administration policy in the Middle East is looking increasingly like a Cold War-style exercise in containing Iranian power, judging by the rare dual visit to the region this week by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. | | More information |
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