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Young Baghdad Diarist Serves as Witness to War

Anthony Shadid — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

BAGHDAD The words are as simple as they are profound.

Sarah Palin to Resign as Alaska Governor, Citing Probes and Family Needs

Philip Rucker and Eli Saslow — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Sarah Palin, the Republican Alaska governor who captivated the nation with a combative brand of folksy politics, announced her resignation yesterday in characteristic fashion: She stood on her back lawn in Wasilla, speaking into a single microphone, accompanied by friends and neighbors in baseball...

Loved Ones Mourn Kelly and Sloane Murray, Who Died When a Branch Hit Their Van

James Hohmann — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

If it had only taken a few moments more to herd seven wet children into the silver Toyota Sienna minivan. If one of the girls had announced that her sandal was missing and a couple of minutes had been spent retrieving it. If the summer storm that hit Connecticut Avenue had managed to gum up traffic...

Analysis: Once Again, the Enigma That Is Sarah Palin Plays It by Her Rules

Dan Balz — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Sarah Palin demonstrated once again yesterday that she is one of America's most unconventional politicians, following an unpredictable path to an uncertain future.

Autoworkers Pick Up New Skills But Downshift to Lower Pay

Peter Whoriskey — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

WARREN, Mich. -- Big, burly and a "car guy" since high school, Tom Persinger worked for years at General Motors. Now he's a nurse's aide.