By Andrew Leahey - Special to The Washington Times
“Broken Record,” Lloyd Cole’s most recent album, shows just how dedicated his fans can be. Eager to make a record on his own terms, he took a page from Jill Sobule, his friend and fellow songwriter, by reaching out directly to his audience. Forty percent of the recording budget wound up coming from Mr. Cole’s fans, 1,000 of whom shelled out $45 apiece during a presale. Published June 13, 2011 Comments
By Sergei Grits - Associated Press
Some 400,000 people have been displaced by ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, the United Nations announced Thursday, dramatically increasing the official estimate of a crisis that has left throngs of desperate, fearful refugees without enough food and water in grim camps along the Uzbek border. Published June 17, 2010
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Inventories held by wholesalers rose for a third consecutive month in March while sales increased by more than double the expected amount. Published May 11, 2010
There's really not very much gay about war, as anybody who has seen a battlefield up close and personal will tell you. The nation's Army and Navy are organized for a simple ultimate mission, to kill people and break things. Published February 5, 2010
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Virginia transportation officials vote Thursday on $893 million in cuts for a six-year master plan for road building and maintenance, the fifth time spending has been slashed since June 2008. Published December 17, 2009
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The expansion of NATO and the European Union have brought benefits to former members of the Soviet bloc, but raised new questions about the missions of these institutions and their decision-making abilities. Published November 9, 2009
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It's not the "ash-heap of history," but it's close: Remnants of the Berlin Wall stand half-forgotten in a overgrown cemetery near the heart of this once-divided city. Published November 9, 2009
By Bob Cohn
The fall of communism in Eastern Europe at once marked the end of a sordid, even tragic chapter in international athletic competition and opened a world of opportunity that helped change the face of American sports. Published November 9, 2009
While other former communist countries have tried to erase many Cold War memories since they became democracies in 1989, Poland has embraced its past, made the best of it and moved on. Published November 9, 2009
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border on Monday to cheers of "Gorby! Gorby!" as a throng of grateful Germans recalled the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall gave way to their desire for freedom and unity. Published November 9, 2009
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Two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, some political scholars and historians are facing the challenge of making that history relevant to today's students — many of whom weren't even alive in 1989. Published November 9, 2009
Over the past two decades, the United States has targeted and been targeted by adversaries ranging from Iraq's Saddam Hussein to Osama bin Laden. But U.S. officials and the American people have sometimes had difficulty calibrating threats, hyping lesser foreign irritants into bogeymen while failing to recognize more serious challenges to U.S. national security. Published November 9, 2009
The evening news bulletin on Bulgarian National Radio began with a familiar item: Another meeting of the Politburo of the Communist Party's Central Committee. Published November 9, 2009
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Artists and other cultural figures played an outsized role in the demise of governments in the old Soviet satellites — a role that has diminished as societies have opened up to a freer interchange of ideas with the rest of the world. Published November 9, 2009
