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A nation-by-nation look at Arab Spring's progress
On Wednesday, Egypt began its first free presidential election since it came under dictatorship 60 years ago. The winner will succeed Hosni Mubarak, one of four rulers toppled in the uprisings that began 18 months ago across the Middle East and became known as the Arab Spring. But replacing dictatorships with democracy is proving much harder.
Iran is offered new plans to ease nuclear concerns
Diplomats from six world powers offered Iran new proposals Wednesday to ease international concerns about its nuclear program, but appeared to reject Tehran's appeals to ease economic sanctions to help move along talks.
EDITORIAL: The war on teachers unions
Parents would like to choose where their kids go to school, if they could. In a speech to the Latino Coalition's Annual Economic Summit in Washington D.C., Mitt Romney laid out his case for choice-based education reform.
Romney sees D.C. school vouchers as model for U.S.
Mitt Romney vowed Wednesday to expand Washington's school voucher program as part of a broader nationwide push for school choice, and he accused President Obama of failing to fulfill his own education promises from 2008 because he is too beholden to teachers unions.
'Pro-choice' Americans found in record-low minority
A record low 41 percent of Americans identify themselves as "pro-choice" on abortion, according to a poll released Wednesday, while the number of Americans who say they are "pro-life" bounced back into the majority.
Egyptians vote in first free presidential election
Nearly a year and a half after the ouster of autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak, millions of Egyptians lined up for hours outside polling stations Wednesday to freely choose a president for the first time in an election that pits old regime figures promising stability against ascending Islamists seeking to consolidate power.
New Woodward book coming in September
A new Bob Woodward book is scheduled for September, upholding an election-year tradition.
Iranians seek return of singer from Germany
Iran's official news agency says protesters in front of the German Embassy in Tehran are seeking return of an Iranian-born singer who went into hiding after receiving death threats.
Azerbaijan basks in glamour of boom
Baku, the capital of the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, has shed its dour, industrial image and evolved into a vibrant metropolis combining the Old World charms of Istanbul with the architectural ostentations of Dubai.
MILLER: The Obamacare PR blitz
President Obama's health care takeover is so unpopular with voters that he has stopped talking about it in public. Behind the scenes, however, he's tapping into taxpayers' pockets for a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign to change their minds. Congress wants answers.
Times' Emily Miller wins Mollenhoff Award
Washington Times Senior Editor for Opinion Emily Miller was awarded the Clark Mollenhoff Award for Investigative Reporting from the Institute on Political Journalism.
Same-sex marriage opponents in Maryland confident
A petition effort to put Maryland's same-sex marriage law on the November ballot is expected to meet a key deadline next week, but a lesser-known petition campaign could be struggling to the finish.
Inside Politics: Obama, Democrats redouble fundraising efforts
President Obama and his party are redoubling their fundraising efforts. They're doing it in the wake of robust hauls by Republican rival Mitt Romney and a slew of GOP-leaning super PACs that are raking in cash from party faithful who are highly motivated to topple the Democrat.
Azerbaijan basks in glitz, fears exposure
On a recent evening on Baku's seaside promenade, throbbing Euro-dance music blared out from an open-air concert as families strolled by. Cafes serving fragrant skewered meat served throngs of locals and foreigners.
Pakistani who helped U.S. find bin Laden is sentenced to prison
A Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden was convicted of high treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, officials said, a verdict that is likely to further strain the country's relationship with Washington.