Puzzle No. 3183 Puzzle No. 3183

ACROSS

 1 and 6 You can get such things beneath the vendor's place of business being so bodied. (14)

Sep 2, 2009 / Frank W. Lewis

Cheney Offers Sharp Defense of C.I.A. Interrogation Tactics Cheney Offers Sharp Defense of C.I.A. Interrogation Tactics

Again, Dick says that torture's good.

Sep 2, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

State of the Nation: Brooks vs Lind State of the Nation: Brooks vs Lind

According to David Brooks' latest column, Barack Obama's approval ratings are falling because his administration "has joined itself at the hip to the liberal leadership in Con...

Sep 2, 2009 / Eyal Press

Tragedy at Chappaquiddick Tragedy at Chappaquiddick

In a matter of hours, Mary Jo Kopechne lost her life and Ted Kennedy the presidency.

Sep 2, 2009 / The Editors

Obama’s Meaningless War Obama’s Meaningless War

The way he's headed on Afghanistan, Barack Obama is threatened with a quagmire that could bog down his presidency.

Sep 2, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush’s Third Term? Bush’s Third Term?

Imagine that George W. Bush had been allowed a third term as president, had run and had won or stolen it, and that we were all now living (and dying) through it.

Sep 1, 2009 / David Swanson

Auden’s Love Poem for Humanity Auden’s Love Poem for Humanity

The poet's "September 1, 1939" saw the start of World War II and declared: "We must love one another or die."

Sep 1, 2009 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

To Sleep, Perchance to ‘Sleep and Think’ To Sleep, Perchance to ‘Sleep and Think’

Conlangs often succeed only in stripping language of its surprise.

Sep 1, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko

Obama Unshackles Global AIDS Work Obama Unshackles Global AIDS Work

With the change in Pepfar guidelines, the Obama administration opens new opportunities to link AIDS work and family planning and strengthen health systems in developing countries.

Sep 1, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette