Tim Graham | The Top 5 news stories as measured by coverage in The Washington Post, USA Today, and NBC Nightly News over a one-week period from July 17 to 23
Mindy Belz | Ex-Soviet states-Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan-feel the heat from radical Islam
Political Buzz from Washington
Marvin Olasky | If major-league baseball avoids the foolishness of a strike next month and moves toward playoffs and the World Series, Atlanta's John Smoltz is likely to be on the mound in the ninth inning of his team's crucial games.
Mindy Belz | Israel's "targeted attack" that kills a terrorist leader also kills 14 civilians in his apartment building, angering the White House and possibly jeopardizing future U.S.
House votes again for a ban, Senate expected to stall
Mindy Belz | Bush defunds UN's population-control agency, cites its ties to China's "coercive abortion"
Experience to the north shows that educational choice works
