Damien Cave

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The India-Pakistan doomsday scenario
U.S. intelligence says a nuclear exchange between the two feuding countries could kill 12 million. Here's how experts believe the region could explode.
U.S. was warned that Moussaoui had close ties to al-Qaida, analyst says
French authorities alerted the FBI in August that the "20th hijacker" had trained in al-Qaida camps in Afghanistan, according to an intelligence expert -- but the U.S. did nothing.
Bush and Gore's Florida nightmare: It's ba-ack!
Experts weigh in on Justice's decision to investigate -- and possibly sue -- counties and municipalities in Florida, Tennessee and Missouri for disenfranchising voters, many of them blacks.
Lock up the analysts and throw away the key
An investor who followed expert advice lost $100,000. He wants vengeance, but history suggests he's not likely to get it.
Slammed!
Telemarketing scammers are the price we pay for lower long-distance bills. Can we afford this kind of bargain?
Old McDonald had a subsidy
Congress is set to hand over $170 billion to farmers. But to one grower of fava beans in California's Central Valley, the money isn't just bad economics -- it's an outright insult.
Spyware vs. anti-spyware
The author of Ad-Aware, a program that removes sneaky software, explains what happened when his own program was zapped by the enemy.
Musician to Napster judge: Let my music go
A 1960s-era recording artist says he can't get Sony to pay royalties, so his psychedelic pop might as well be free.
In defense of copyright
A top intellectual property lawyer argues that the Supreme Court's decision to review the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act is plain wrong.
"Changing Lanes"
Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson collide in a preachy revenge thriller.
Even lamer than a busted dot-com
"F'd Companies," Philip Kaplan's obituary for online flameouts, is more pathetic than the companies it skewers.
Watson, come here, I want to fire you
Angry at his predictions of global warming, the Bush administration and the energy industry strive to unseat a prominent scientist.
No relief
The war on drugs is preventing many Americans from getting desperately needed pain medicine.
"Stud" by Kevin Conley
A New Yorker editor offers a behind-the-scenes look at the world of elite horse-breeding, where one roll in the hay is worth $500,000.
"They view world politics as a billiard-ball table"
Experts struggle to explain the Bush administration's off-and-on Mideast policy.
"Clockstoppers"
Impressive sci-fi effects and cute actors can't save a trite, safe teen flick that should please Joe Lieberman.
Tilting at ICANN
Karl Auerbach, elected to the Internet domain-name authority with a mandate from the people, explains why he is suing his own organization.
Chained melodies
Copyright-holding corporations are pushing new laws and computer-crippling technologies in their war on piracy. But can anything keep geeks from copying the music and movies they crave?
"Father Ron"
By Damien Cave
Father Ron
Pedophile or warm and giving priest? Both, says a young man with fond -- but tarnished -- memories of a good man.
Stop. Pay toll. Download.
Backers of a next-generation multimedia compression technology want to charge a controversial fee -- but instead their plan is fanning interest in free, open-source alternatives.
"Queen of the Damned"
The late R&B star Aaliyah haunts an Anne Rice adaptation that feels like a vampire's life: It goes on forever.
Mickey Mouse vs. The People
How an antiquarian bookseller and a Nathaniel Hawthorne fan ended up before the Supreme Court.
Losing the war on patents
Attempts to fix the intellectual property system from below are faltering. Is it time to bring in the feds?
"Big Fat Liar"
This tepid Hollywood revenge comedy, starring Frankie Muniz of "Malcolm in the Middle," chooses safe, clean fun over true teen anarchy.
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