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A typical encounter was my interview with Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, the seniormost Sunni in the Iraqi government. We met in his chintz-laden Green Zone office on the day of the al-Jihad murders. Many of the victims had been dragged out of their homes and shot dead...
The first time I met Raúl Castro, in 1972, I confess that I did not pay any attention to him at all. I was visiting revolutionary Cuba with a group of young "internationalists"; I was green and wanted to change the world. Fidel was the one that I wanted to...
Created by University of Denver students, this game shows the plight of migrant farmworkers as fruit-picking players encounter unfair bosses and bad harvests. MTV's college network, mtvu.com will launch the free game in October.
It took a second chance encounter to start Edwards writing The Memory Keeper's Daughter. She was invited to teach a writing workshop for mentally disabled adults, some of whom had Down syndrome. "I had no idea what to expect," she says. "I had the most wonderful morning. I really...
Every week, our teacher brings copies of a newspaper written in “easy” Hebrew and asks us to translate the headlines. “Life in the North Is Paralyzed.” “Hezbollah Still Has Thousands of Missiles.” ?...