Enlarge Massoud Hossaini /AFP/Getty Images A suicide bomber struck a convoy of buses today in Kabul, killing at least 12 people — mostly foreigners. Massoud Hossaini /AFP/Getty Images A suicide bomber struck a convoy of buses today in Kabul, killing at least 12 people — mostly foreigners. NATO’s announcement Monday that it is suspending some

The liberal news outlet Mother Jones has followed Monday’s leaked video of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney saying that 47 percent of Americans will vote for President Obama because they are “dependent upon government” and “believe that they are victims,” with another clip in which he says Palestinians have “no interest whatsoever in establishing peace.”

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney told supporters that “there are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what” because they are “dependent upon government … believe that they are victims … believe the government has a responsibility to care for them … these are people pay no income tax.”

Enlarge DRosenbach/Creative Commons Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the author of books such as Kosher Sex and Kosher Jesus, and the host of Shalom in the Home. He is running for Congress in New Jersey’s 9th District. DRosenbach/Creative Commons Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the author of books such as Kosher Sex and Kosher Jesus, and the

Enlarge Michael Perez/AP Gloria Gilman holds a sign Thursday in Philadelphia during the NAACP voter ID rally to demonstrate her opposition to Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law. Michael Perez/AP Gloria Gilman holds a sign Thursday in Philadelphia during the NAACP voter ID rally to demonstrate her opposition to Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law. Pennsylvania’s politically

Enlarge Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame at the International Fund for Agricultural Development headquarters in Rome in February. Changes in agriculture have been part of the country’s economic growth. Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame at the International Fund for Agricultural Development headquarters in Rome in February. Changes in agriculture have been

There’s an old shorthand for likeability in politics: “Which candidate would you rather have a beer with?” Polls show President Obama has been winning that likeability contest. And he’s been raising a lot of frosty mugs on the campaign trail, hoping to press his advantage over the teetotaling Mitt Romney. The strategy could come to

Enlarge Hassene Dridi/AP Children look at a burned bus at the American school adjacent to the U.S. embassy compound in Tunis, Tunisia, Saturday. Hassene Dridi/AP Children look at a burned bus at the American school adjacent to the U.S. embassy compound in Tunis, Tunisia, Saturday. The State Department on Saturday ordered the departure of all

Undercover FBI agents arrested an 18-year-old American man who tried to detonate what he believed was a car bomb outside a downtown Chicago bar, federal prosecutors said Saturday. Adel Daoud, a U.S. citizen from the Chicago suburb of Hillside, was arrested Friday night in an undercover operation in which agents pretending to be terrorists provided

Enlarge Spencer Platt/Getty Images The New York Stock Exchange and its parent NYSE Euronext agreed to hire an independent consultant to review their systems for delivering market data. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The New York Stock Exchange and its parent NYSE Euronext agreed to hire an independent consultant to review their systems for delivering market data.

The White House provided its first assessment of what would happen if Congress fails to act and allows about $100 billion worth of automatic budget cuts to take effect on Jan. 2. In its estimation (pdf), the White House’s Office Of Management and Budget says this so-called “sequestration” would have a “devastating impact” on government

Enlarge iStockphoto.com Lack of control and high demands make work stressful. iStockphoto.com Lack of control and high demands make work stressful. Stress on the job may raise your risk of a heart attack. European researchers came to that conclusion after looking at the experience of nearly 200,000 people who took part in 13 different studies.