Dec 17th, 2009 · Sen. Joe Lieberman has been confounding congressional leaders in the health care debate. He may also be angering Democratic constituents back home in Connecticut, as well. But he doesn't face reelection until 2012 — and some voters approve of his strategy.
Dec 17th, 2009 · Sen. Joe Lieberman has been confounding congressional leaders in the health care debate. He may also be angering Democratic constituents back home in Connecticut, as well. But he doesn't face reelection until 2012 — and some voters approve of his strategy.
Oct 8th, 2009 · In his new book, In Afghanistan: Two Hundred Years of British, Russian and American Occupation, David Loyn explores how the country's rugged terrain and rough politics have confounded foreign occupiers.
May 20th, 2009 · Part Russian mafia thriller, part postmodern reflecting pool of sentence fragments and literary allusions, Jose Manuel Prieto's confounding, glimmering Rex celebrates the aesthetic and spiritual power of writing.
Jan 28th, 2009 · Yu's Family Kitchen, in Chengdu, China, confounds expectations. Located in a nondescript, gray apartment block, the restaurant takes its food seriously, says Shanghai correspondent Louisa Lim. A meal is a communion, where presentation, often humorous, is key.
Dec 11th, 2008 · He was born in 1908, the year Henry Ford introduced the Model T. At age 100, Elliott Carter is still composing music. Today, he continues to amaze, and occasionally confound, his fans and critics.
Oct 15th, 2008 · Obsessed — and confounded — by the roller-coaster economy? To help you understand our frazzled financial situation, Laura Conaway offers three books that cover everything from the Great Depression to the "dazzling world of derivatives."
Sep 5th, 2008 · Marcelo da Luz says he's doing what he can for energy independence: The Canadian has been driving across North America in a solar-powered car. The only trouble is that police have pulled over the saucer-shaped vehicle seven times, including in Alaska, where somebody called in a UFO sighting to 911.