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American Attorney General Eric Holder is looking into torture allegations against Bush administration officials; an older case remains unanswered.

The AIG bonus fiasco cast a critical eye on Geithner. The benefactors of the bailouts he administered at the New York Federal Reserve Bank deserve equal scrutiny.

In the wake of the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger were prepapred to accept some degree of American decline in a multipolar world.

Geithner condemned AIG for its payout of $165 million in retention bonuses after accepting $70 billion in aid. It was a stain on a long and amicable relationship.

President Barak Obama is not the first person whose receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize has brought protests.

The South Ossetia War is actually a conflict between Russia and the United States. The world is waiting to see what the White House's reaction will be.

After 25 years of enmity, President Nixon and Mao Tse-Tung ushered in a new era of world politics with "the week that changed the world."

The Jews, though victims of social bigotry, rose to be powerful rulers in some countries in modern times as well as in the ancient times.

The Vietnam War created doubts in Americans' minds about their government's ability to win a war. Over three decades later, the Iraq War is having the same effect.

Richard Nixon is surely best remembered for the Watergate scandal and subsequent resignation. There is certainly much more to his time in office than that, however.

Timothy Geithner has been busy buying Treasuries these days, so to have the federal fund target rate almost at 0. So we know what he's doing now, but where has he been?

European and American foreign policy initiatives followed moralist approaches of idealism or the ruthless actions of Realpolitik to achieve goals favorable to the state.

The Crimean War shattered the European order crafted by Prince Metternich in 1815 and resulted in new alliances that altered the European balance of power.

The Nobel Peace Prize acknowledges powerful activists who have advanced the cause of peace under the most trying circumstances. How diverse is the roster of winners?

The Cuban revolutionary and President Fidel Castro played a significant role within the context of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States.

Complex 2030 and Reliable Replacement Warhead project provide basis for faithful to discuss nation's and world's nuclear future and its spiritual implications.

The film Watchmen makes the impossible a reality: A near perfect translation into film of what is considered by many to be the Holy Grail of comics.

Recent episodes of the Colbert Report have featured live performances from musicians off the beaten path, a twist on the show's generally satirical nature

Entangling alliances in 1914 ensured that any provocation would set into motion the intricate military mobilization schedules dragging the Great Powers into World War.

A significant number of studies has shown that this commonly found chemical may be harmful to your health.

The goals of the Congress of Vienna included confronting constitutionalism, nationalism, & revolutionary ideology by creating a system designed to preserve conservatism.

Twentieth century icon, Albert Einstein, found himself the center of adulation and controversy, all because he came up with a not-so-simple little formula called E=MC².

A costume party for adults should be fun but also challenge guests to be creative, so why not try something different this year?

Italian unification is indebted to Giuseppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Garibaldi, but the policies and actions of Camillo Cavour ensured the Risorgimento.

"Mother Knew Best" by Elsa and David Hornfischer is a wonderful collection of wit and wisdom from the mothers of successful and famous people.

The US Department of Energy via the National Nuclear Security Administration proudly moves forward on a plan to implement a new and dangerous future, earmarked for 2030.

Joel and Ethan Coen win Academy Awards for directing and adapting Cormac's McCarthy's "No Country for Old Men". The facts behind the quirky Oscar winning movie makers.

Dusenberry developed GE's "bring good things to life" campaign, Pepsi's "new generation" slogan, the "New York Miracle" spots and Reagan's "Final Journey" documentary.

American youth have undergone a big change of character over the past 40 years. Here we look back at where they have come from and where they are headed.

The Marshall Plan infused struggling European economies with billions of dollars to rebuild infrastructure and thwart the efforts of Soviet Russia in Western Europe.

Through diplomacy and militarism, Otto von Bismarck's Realpolitik resulted in the German Empire, changing the balance of power in Europe and paving the way to 1914.

The long term causes of World War I begin with the Franco-Prussian War and end with a vastly different system of alliances created by the blunders of the German Kaiser.

Short sighted diplomacy, revenge, and unrealistic reparations helped to fuel a political, military, and economic response to the terms of the 1919 Versailles Treaty.

The Invincible Quest is thorough, but falls short as literature. Its admirable defense of Richard Nixon is colored by the parallels between the book's author and subject.

Although the capricious actions of Egypt's Nasser were in response to poor decisions made by Secretary of State Dulles, the U.S. stood firmly against British aggression.

The Commonwealth and Frontline States were two important groups of countries which exerted great influence on the course of Zimbabwe's struggle for independence.

By the time Otto von Bismarck declared the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, Napoleon III had been out maneuvered and diplomatically isolated.

A group of powerbrokers was formed in 1954 at the Hotel De Bilderberg in the Netherlands with the aim of encouraging frank discussion of world issues.

An intensification of violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip has each side pursuing the need to defend against the aggression of the other? Can the cycle ever end?

Tragic/hilarious revelations abound in season 3 of Adult Swim's take on Johnny Quest, but how many flashbacks is too much?

Countdown to Midnight: Profile of Watchmen director Zack Snyder, whose past films include 300 (2006) and Dawn of the Dead (2004).

The Lancaster Constitution and its "willing-seller, willing-buyer" clause was the starting point for Zimbabwe after independence. It turned out to be a source of friction

Defeating France in 1871 after unifying Germany enabled Otto von Bismarck to create the most militarily powerful nation in Europe, altering the prior balance of power.

The oil shocks of the 1970s shook the global order the US had created since World War II, and helped usher in the age of Reagan and Thatcher.

While real progress was made on nuclear arms reduction with the United States, the Soviet Union itself was beginning to break up and finally collapsed in December 1991.