Iraqi forces backed by American soldiers raided one of the country’s most important Sunni mosques as worshippers were leaving after Friday prayers.

‘Something went awry with  electronic voting in Florida,’ says the lead researcher Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, said today that they have uncovered statistical irregularities associated with electronic voting machines in three Florida counties that may have given…

First there were “Freedom Fries”, as the loony right could no longer bear using the word “French” after France opposed the Iraq invasion. Now, in a quite possibly related development, Campbell’s Soup is “retiring” the brand name Franco-American…

A major hospital in the San Fernando Valley area of L.A., where I live, has closed. State Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer declined Thursday to intervene in the voluntary closure this week of a 209-bed Van Nuys hospital, despite pleas from…

The hotel workers union staged a rowdy all-day protest Thursday outside the Wilshire Grand in downtown Los Angeles, injecting some drama into a long-running dispute with nine luxury hotels and prompting clusters of conference guests to walk out in support.…

From the usually excellent Frontlines comes this defeatist article on the election. On November 2, Election Day, a further shift to the right was certified by the voters in the United States. Exit polls showed voters favored LGBT and abortion rights…

Iraqi man’s slaying dominates Arab media Yet every atrocity has a champion to defend it Some defend Marine in killing Those darned French…. Chirac questions US-led Iraq war  In a BBC interview Mr Chirac suggests the situation in Iraq has helped…