Editorials New blood Fans shouldn't worry yet about new ownership for the Devil Rays, but a change in the front office could make the game experience more enjoyable. President Bush's decision to sell arms to Taiwan is significant for what he didn't do. He didn't provide the sophisticated Aegis radar that could have provoked a crisis with China. He didn't bend to congressional hawks on the issue. And the president didn't use China's detention of a downed American spy crew as a pretext to spoil the broader bilateral relationship.
China bears much responsibility for what happens next.
A photo Gallery Two journalists who traveled deep into Afghanistan took in the ruin of the country and its struggling people. Gentle voices soothe the poison of the day The phone has been ringing constantly since that tragic Tuesday. Calls keep coming from friends and neighbors, the director of our son's preschool, my daughter's baby sitter. I've been thinking about you. Given the way the attack on America has profoundly affected us all, no one need question the sincerity of former Ambassador Pete Peterson's decision to withdraw from the Florida gubernatorial race.