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The stand up comic's archive holds a lifetime of proven punch lines
March 2007 | By Owen Edwards

Rediscover five articles published between May 2002 and May 2006 that reveal another side of the emerging superpower
February 01, 2007 | By Smithsonian magazine

African Americans use scientific advances to trace their roots
February 01, 2007 | By Whitney Dangerfield

Inside the little-known, action-packed world of Muay Thai boxing
February 01, 2007 | By Cardiff de Alejo Garcia

In this Q & A, Richard Conniff, author of "Death in Happy Valley," argues that tourism, not cattle-ranching, would be a better use of Kenyan land
February 01, 2007 | By Amy Crawford

A son of the colonial aristocracy goes on trial for killing a poacher in Kenya, where an exploding human population is heightening tensions and stretching resources to the breaking point
February 2007 | By Richard Conniff

"A whole lifetime was over," legendary quarterback Y.A. Tittle recalls
February 2007 | By Michael Shapiro

President Gerald R. Ford's priority was to unite a divided nation. The decision that defined his term proved how difficult that would be
February 2007 | By Barry Werth

One professor's mission to revise the calendar
January 01, 2007 | By Chai Woodham

Making your mark
January 01, 2007 | By Cate Lineberry

Nailing stories from Timbuktu to the Basque Country
January 2007 | By Carey Winfrey

There are no holds barred at the annual grudge match in northwest Pakistan's "land of mirth and murder"
January 2007 | By Paul Raffaele

In this Q & A, Josh Hammer, author of "Peace at Last?," discusses the change from war reporting to travel reporting
January 01, 2007 | By Amy Crawford

Home to glittering beaches, robust wines, piquant foods and Bilbao's sparkling new Guggenheim Museum, the Basque Country of northern Spain has been riven by separatist violence for decades. Though political tensions linger, terrorists agreed to a cease-fire this past March. Will it mean peace at last?
January 2007 | By Joshua Hammer

The Institution's Regents include the Vice President, the Chief Justice and other national leaders
December 2006 | By Lawrence M. Small

Psychiatrist Stuart Hauser answers questions about his new book, Out of the Woods, which chronicles four emotionally disturbed teenagers
December 01, 2006 | By Amy Crawford

December 01, 2006 | By Terence Monmaney

Eliza Griswold discusses the U.S. approach on Jolo and applying these lessons to Iraq and Afghanistan
December 01, 2006 | By Amy Crawford

A timeline of the country's conflicts
December 2006 | By Smithsonian magazine

Some promising endeavors on Pacific islands
December 2006 | By Carey Winfrey

Some brushes with fame are more uplifting than others
December 2006 | By Eric Hanson

With innovative tactics, U.S. forces make headway in the "war on terror"
December 2006 | By Eliza Griswold

But 100 years after writing his classic memoir, the question about Henry Adams remains: Which century?
December 2006 | By Peter Hellman

William E. Leuchtenburg discusses the 1946 elections and how politics have changed
November 01, 2006 | By Amy Crawford

Lucy Lawless, star of Xena: Warrior Princess, which aired from 1995 to 2001, has given her signature costume to the Museum of American History
November 2006 | By Katy June-Friesen

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