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Celebrate clean coal, come on!
The coal industry has turned up the heat on its ad campaign and apparently McCain, Clinton and Obama are buying.
By Diane Silver May 15, 2008
Hoping for magic from Americans
The Iraqi government still can't provide its citizens with basic security and services. So many look to Americans -- for everything.
By Anna Badkhen May 15, 2008
She's still in it to win it
Despite nearly impossible odds, Hillary Clinton pressed her case for the nomination with a victory speech in West Virginia. But the election still put her one step closer to ceding defeat.
By Mike Madden May 14, 2008
Can Barack Obama win West Virginia?
Hillary Clinton will likely win big here Tuesday. But could the primary vote in this former Democratic bastion be a clue to Obama's performance in November?
By Mike Madden May 13, 2008
McCain Veepstakes
In the third of Salon's pick-a-vice-president questionnaires, help Republican John McCain select a running mate. (McCain will be 72 in August. It matters.)
May 13, 2008
Buying security in Baghdad
At a U.S. combat outpost in the Iraqi capital, money is just as important as guns. Plus: Tensions flare in a neighborhood council.
By Anna Badkhen May 12, 2008
Hillary enters death-with-dignity phase
If she hasn't already quit, it's hard to envision Clinton continuing her unwinnable -- even with Florida and Michigan -- battle beyond June 4.
By Walter Shapiro May 12, 2008
Bradleys used to be considered impregnable
As the hatch closes, I think about the four men from the platoon I'm with who were charred to death in one of these fighting vehicles.
By Anna Badkhen May 10, 2008
Killing by the numbers
In 2007 elite U.S. snipers executed an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in cold blood. Have the insidious tactics that led to atrocities in Vietnam reemerged in Iraq?
By Mark Benjamin and Christopher Weaver May 9, 2008
Guns and water coolers in Iraq
U.S. soldiers drink water, lots of it, in scorching hot Baghdad. Plus, patrolling the streets with a less than disciplined Iraqi army squad.
By Anna Badkhen May 9, 2008
Clinton: "I am in this race"
Protesters disrupt her fundraiser, money is dwindling -- and undecided superdelegates tell Salon they see the end in sight. But Hillary Clinton powers on.
By Mike Madden May 8, 2008
Obama Veepstakes
The Illinois senator says, "Yes, we can," but he won't make it to the White House without the right running mate. Which veep would you pick?
May 8, 2008
Clinton Veepstakes
Should the former presumptive front-runner beat the odds and secure the Democratic nomination, which veep candidate is her key to the Oval Office?
May 8, 2008
Night lands Clinton closer to oblivion
Obama takes North Carolina and only barely loses Indiana, narrowing Hillary's hopes to the 366 phantom delegates from Michigan and Florida.
By Walter Shapiro May 7, 2008
Helicopter travel in Iraq
Military travel is grueling, especially for a soldier with a hole in his face from a sniper bullet who's trying to get back home to Missouri.
By Anna Badkhen May 7, 2008
Indie box office: "Mister Lonely" finds friends
Harmony Korine's latest thrives in the shadow of "Iron Man," but this year's indie failures include some of the year's best films.
Andrew O'Hehir May 7, 2008
"It looks like the end of the world here"
In Burma, hundreds of thousands are without food, water or shelter in the wake of the cyclone, but the military junta prioritizes its grip on power.
By Jürgen Kremb May 7, 2008
A pivotal day for the Democrats?
As Indiana and North Carolina head to the polls, a couple of predictions: The delegate endgame will change -- and nobody can be sure what's next.
By Walter Shapiro May 6, 2008
The endless Democratic party
In Indiana, Barack Obama settles back into his change-politics strategy, while Hillary Clinton campaigns as if the race itself is everything.
By Walter Shapiro May 5, 2008
10 to watch from Tribeca
A hot Swedish girlfriend (who's undead), a Spanish math thriller, getting high with Ben Kingsley and the rest of the best from NYC's spring fest.
Andrew O'Hehir May 5, 2008
Lawless in Guantánamo
Even an Air Force colonel who once prosecuted detainees here is condemning military commissions at the prison as politicized and unjust.
By Jennifer Daskal May 2, 2008
Super stuck!
Democratic superdelegates who haven't yet chosen sides tell Salon about phone calls from Bill Clinton and high-anxiety nightmares. It seems most are not enjoying political superstardom.
By Mike Madden and Walter Shapiro May 2, 2008
Breaking the Democratic deadlock
If Obama wants to secure the nomination next week, he'll need to recapture the working-class voters who helped him rout Clinton in Wisconsin.
By Mike Madden May 1, 2008
So long, Canada
Strict new border policies are turning Canada into a foreign country. Is this any way to treat our neighbors?
By Edward McClelland May 1, 2008
Poison ice
As the sea ice melts, a toxic stew of mercury and synthetic chemicals is seeping into the Arctic food web, harming the area's people. We may be next.
By Elizabeth Grossman Apr 30, 2008
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