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2007 Tokyo Motor Show: Top 10 Production Cars: Editors' ten favorite production vehicles at the biennial show. ›07:00 29 Oct, Mon
Bill Gates Answers Your Questions: The Microsoft co-founder and leading philanthropist answers selected reader questions in this exclusive NEWSWEEK forum. ›22:02 9 Oct, Tue
'Hello 911? I'm driving drunk': Police get calls about drunken drivers all the time, but rarely do they come from the alleged offender. ›07:25 3 Jan, Sat
Social Security unveils new online application: The Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits every day, has put together a new online service. ›23:38 6 Jan, Tue
Cops probing sewer problem sniff out pot operation: Deputies investigating a sewer problem at a Minnesota home smelled something amiss a strong odor of marijuana. ›00:10 6 Jan, Tue
Princess Mia and Meg Cabot are moving on: With a regal air kiss for Princess Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldi, it's time for girl fans of the smash-selling "Princess Diaries" to bid adieu. But author Meg Cabot isn't going anywhere. ›15:01 6 Jan, Tue
Billionaire kills himself over financial crisis: The family of Adolf Merckle says the German billionaire committed suicide after his business empire got into trouble because of the global financial crisis. ›21:01 6 Jan, Tue
Despite actions, Fed sees downturn lasting: Federal Reserve officials feared the economy would be stuck in a painful rut for some time despite their decision to slash interest rates to a record low. ›21:34 6 Jan, Tue
by Lawrence Ulrich: MSN Autos columnist Lawrence Ulrich talks turkey about the 10 worst cars of recent memory. ›07:00 31 Oct, Wed
India: Pakistanis 'must have' backed attack: Pakistani authorities "must have had" a hand in the deadly Mumbai siege, India's prime minister said Tuesday, stopping just short of directly accusing Islamabad of aiding the gunmen. ›10:52 6 Jan, Tue
Q&A: Shawn Hornbecks Parents: The parents of kidnap victim Shawn Hornbeck speak out on the sentencing of their sons tormentor and the status of the boys recovery. ›20:50 12 Oct, Fri
Burmese Battle Spiritual and Economic Ills: Businesses are struggling, prices are rising and residents are facing a spiritual crisis. An on-scene report from post-protest Rangoon. ›18:10 11 Oct, Thu
N.Y. judge: Monkey meat needs permit: A federal judge in Brooklyn has rejected a Liberian woman's argument that she had religious reasons for smuggling endangered monkey meat into the United States. ›23:40 3 Jan, Sat
Twins born on separate days, months, years: They're twins, all right, despite what their spanking new birth certificates say. ›22:58 2 Jan, Fri
To find happiness, turn losses into wins: In "The Great Eight," gold medal Olympian Scott Hamilton reveals the secrets to happiness that helped him through his battle with cancer. In this excerpt, he writes about how each of life's challenges can be a gift. ›15:00 6 Jan, Tue
Terror Watch: Gonzales Lawyers Up: Still under investigation by Congress and Justice Department lawyers who once worked for him, the former attorney general has turned to a leading Washington attorney to help him beat the rap. ›18:12 10 Oct, Wed
Hirsh: Democracy's Strange Bedfellows: The champions of democracy often share an overly romantic view of how quickly it can flower in hostile soil. ›16:56 11 Oct, Thu
Toyota to suspend car production in Japan: Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March as it grapples with shrinking global demand. ›14:20 6 Jan, Tue
Starr: How to Fix the Yankees: With their longtime manager halfway out the door, the Yankees in transition will be the most fascinating story in baseball. ›22:28 10 Oct, Wed
Larry Craig, Hall of Famer: Not even a sex-sting arrest and an on-again, off-again guilty plea can keep Idahos senior senator from induction into the pantheon of Gem State greats. ›17:40 12 Oct, Fri
Oil falls on worries of deepening recession: Oil prices fell Tuesday as fresh signs of a deepening U.S. recession trumped tensions in the Middle East and worries over natural gas shortages in Europe. ›20:49 6 Jan, Tue
Falling oil prices squeeze Chavez diplomacy: Venezuela's slumping oil earnings are starting to squeeze President Hugo Chavez's public spending spree and curb the international aid he uses to counter U.S. influence. ›02:26
A Muslim Letter to Christians: In an unprecedented letter, Muslim leaders across the globe invite the worlds Christians to the table. ›14:33 11 Oct, Thu
Author Johannes Mario Simmel dies at 84: Simmel's books regularly topped German-language best-seller lists before Nobel laureates such as Heinrich Boell and Guenter Grass. His works include the World War II spy novel "It Can't Always Be Caviar," and the Cold War thriller "Dear Fatherland." ›22:33 2 Jan, Fri
