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June 26th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

Richard White is an oncologist at Children’s Hospital Boston and instructor at Harvard Medical School — but lately, he’s also gained fame as an animal breeder.

This spring, White and his colleagues announced that they had bred a new, see-through, zebrafish.

June 26th, 2008 at 10:41 am

The Supreme Court issued two highly anticipated decisions Wednesday, outlawing executions of people convicted of raping a child and slashing the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon …

June 26th, 2008 at 10:39 am

Browne, a struggling, itinerant black pastor in Louisiana — drives his old car from one poor, little church to another every Sunday. R&E told his story in 2007, which …

June 25th, 2008 at 2:19 pm

A Japanese warship docked in China Tuesday, for the first time since World War II. The destroyer Sazanami’s arrival in the southern Chinese port city of Zhanjiang follows the docking …

June 25th, 2008 at 2:18 pm

With the general election now in full swing, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are busy shaping their campaign strategies. David Axelrod, a top Obama adviser, discusses how his team …

June 25th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

A massive wave of Christianity has been sweeping across China in recent years, and the Chinese ruling party, officially atheist, is now struggling to figure out how to control it. …

June 24th, 2008 at 12:07 pm

The New York Times recently reported that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is “closely linked” to ethanol interests. The article, “Obama Camp Closely Linked With Ethanol,” notes Obama’s powerful …

June 24th, 2008 at 11:46 am

One of the first decisions facing retirees concerns their living arrangements: whether to relocate or stay put. In the June 9th installment of this series, reporter Joe Collum explains why …

June 24th, 2008 at 11:44 am

Washington Week’s moderator Gwen Ifill will be online Thursday, June 26 at noon taking your questions and comments about news and issues of the month. Submit your questions and …



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