Musical 'Magic' From Boss, E Street Band - washingtonpost.com

NEW YORK -- Bruce Springsteen is back with the E Street Band — and a bit of "Magic."

Tainted Chinese Imports Common - washingtonpost.com

Dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing chemical. Frozen catfish laden with banned antibiotics Scallops and sardines coated with putrefying bacteria. Mushrooms laced with illegal pesticides.

Downloaders face the music as record industry sues

After big wins against online music-sharing networks, recording industry leaders are now turning their copyright infringement fight toward individual residents. Relying on deep pockets and prying into personal computers for evidence, the companies compel people to pay thousands  …

McKay: Attorney General Gonzales must go

The only way to restore the public's faith in the Justice Department and boost the flagging morale of federal prosecutors nationwide is for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to step down, John McKay, former U.S. attorney for Western Washington, said Thursday.

'More troops' call as Iraq murders soar | World | The Observer

The US military surge in Iraq, designed to turn around the course of the war, appears to be failing as senior US officers admit they need yet more troops and new figures show a sharp increase in the victims of death squads in Baghdad.

Outsourcing the War

Editor's Note: Jeremy Scahill, bestselling author and investigative reporter for The Nation, testified May 10 before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on the impact of private military contractors on the conduct of the Iraq War.

The New Face of Warfare

Things are awry indeed when children are made to fight the wars of adults. Fatin Abbas reviews three books that explore the reasons why the young and vulnerable are destined remain a fixed feature of combat in the developing world.

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