Pilgrimage and public relations Pope John Paul's historic visit to Israel is supposed to spread a message of peace, but Israeli and Palestinian spinmeisters are standing by to read in support of their causes. How a government corrupted by special interests is spawning a generation of medicated preschoolers.
Chinese leaders say no to a proposal for peace talks as equals.
I f size is your thing, just flip through the proxy statements of publicly traded companies that will be arriving in mailboxes over the next month or so. CEO paychecks are swelling like never before. The Charlotte, N.C., company was quick to point out that the bulk of the package consists of stock options, which aren't worth much in the short term, since Bank of America's stock price has fallen by a third in the past year. Despite wholesale layoffs, profits from the merger between San Francisco's Bank of America and NationsBank have fallen below expectations. But don't weep for Hugh.