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Why a Christian in the White House Felt Betrayed President Bush didn't live up to his promises to the religious right, says a former member of his faith-based initiative team, in an exclusive book excerpt..	Taxicab Confessions: Racism on the Road Primetime" equipped taxicabs with hidden microphones and cameras and hired two actors � one white and one black � to play the racist cab driver in two different parts of the country..
How Islamic Inventors Changed the World From coffee to cheques and the three-course meal, the Muslim world has given us many innovations that we take for granted in daily life.	DNA computer unbeaten at tic tac toe A DNA computer called MAYA has won every game of tic tac toe it has played against human opponents - over 100 in all.
How White House embraced Iraqi intelligence In the months after Sept. 11, 2001, Vice President Cheney immersed himself in the world of top-secret threat assessments.	Mumbai boys learn sex is not about power "Now I know that what I have seen in adult films is not reality. It's all an act," he said.
The last word: Pervez Musharraf Musharraf has some policy disagreements with the White House....	NORAD's drills of jets as weapons NORAD was created in 1958 to guard against Soviet bombers...
The Saudization of Saudi Arabia The royal family is taking a hard look at unemployment and its youth..	Cheney: Help or hindrance? Democrats say the vice president is so divisive that they hope..
Tell me about my father For years son of Louis Kahn, was air brushed out of his father's life..	9/11 - The Pakistani connection There is evidence of foreign intelligence backing for the 9/11 hijackers..
'Rumsfeld knew all about me' The saga of "Jack" Idema, the American who ran a private prison..	'US urges Pak to find Bin Laden before elections' The Bush admin wants Pak to kill or capture fugitives...
Will compass point south? The Earth's magnetic field is collapsing and..	Who is Shaukat Aziz? How Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz revived Pakistan's economy...
New photos emerge of Iraq abuse Images obtained by The Washington Post reveal more about the treatment of Iraqi prisoners..	Rumsfeld approved Iraq interrogation plan The roots of the prison scandal lie in a decision approved by Donald Rumsfeld..
Iran loses faith in clerics On one side are the powerful clerics who rule Iran. On the other side are the grass-roots reformers who complain that..	Shabana Rehman: A Pak female comedian who's outragious! There are guffaws from the audience when Shabana appears on the stage in a burqa. Related news: Female comedian outrages Muslim cleric..
Princess Diana's secret love The world thought that Diana had finally found true love with Dodi Fayed. But it turns out, there may be more to the story.	The color of Indian call girls Indian authorities have unearthed several call girl rackets involving white-skinned girls in the capital Delhi..

Maleeha Lodhi: Journalist who joined General's team Pak ambassador in UK, Maleeha Lodhi, has been mistaken for a secretary on...	Come kiss my Chuddies: It's British Asian English In other words, we're off to movies and you can kiss my arse if you don't like it...
Belly Dancing is the new rage in Delhi The ambience of "weekend parties" in South Delhi has changed over the years..	From Bhutto to Qadeer, a racy thriller Z A Bhutto made a fuss about going for a nuclear reprocessing plant from France...
Omar Sharif: The Arab in wonderland! Sixties heartthrob Omar Sharif reflects on a life of wine, women and gambling; discusses his new film, "Monsieur Ibrahim";..	Shevardnaze's big mistake: Crossing Uncle Sam Eduard Shevardnadze was overthrown by a bloodless coup that appears to have been organized and financed by..