FT: Rothschild and Freshfields founders linked to slavery

By Carola Hoyos in the Financial Times. Full article may be read here.

NYTimes: Fake Murder Spotlights Police Procedures in Russia

By: Michael Schwirtz; Full Article May Be Read Here

NYTimes: Too Poor To Make The News

By: Barbara Ehrenreich

Full article may be read here

FT: Death of astute Gabon ruler marks end of 'Francafrique'

Matthew Green on the death of Gabon's Omar Bongo.

Full article may be read here.

New York Times: In Iran, Harsh Talk as Election Nears

TEHRAN — The leading candidates are accusing each other of corruption, bribery and torture. The wife of the strongest challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has threatened to sue him for defaming her. And every night, parts of the capital become a screaming, honking bacchanal, with thousands of young men dancing and brawling in the streets until dawn.

Los Angeles Times: Former U.S. official and wife charged with spying for Cuba

By: Josh Meyer; Full article may be read here

Kendall Myers teaches Evolution of the International System and Modern British Politics at SAIS.  And has allegedly spied for the Cuban government for the last 30 years.

Huffington Post: How I (and Other "Pro Life" Leaders) Contributed to Dr Tiller's Murder

By: Frank Schaeffer;  Full article may be read here 

c.f. Randall Terry (in the Washington Post), leader of Operation Rescue, who said he reaped what he sowed.