Oct 24th, 2008 · In This Republic Of Suffering, historian Drew Gilpin Faust reveals that the rate of death during the American Civil war was six times that of World War II — a fact which created a shared sense of suffering that helped the nation reunite after the war was over.
Oct 4th, 2008 · Michael Bloomberg's decision to ask the city council to overturn New York's term-limit law so he can run for a third term as mayor seems popular so far. But some denounce his plan to change the law by calling a vote of people with a personal stake in going along with him.
Sep 4th, 2008 · Vice President Dick Cheney was in Georgia Thursday signaling Washington's support for the former Soviet republic. In a statement, he decried what he called Russia's "illegitimate" attempt to redraw Georgia's borders by force.
Aug 29th, 2008 · A separatist enclave in Moldova could be the next place Russia will try to assert its control over the former Soviet republics.
Aug 28th, 2008 · Russia is facing international isolation over this month's attacks in Georgia, and the country failed to enlist the support it wanted from China and a group of former Soviet republics in central Asia. Moscow has accused NATO of "battleship diplomacy."
Aug 22nd, 2008 · There are signs of Russian troop movements in the republic of Georgia. About 20 miles from Tbilisi, Russian soldiers suddenly packed up their gear and moved out with their tanks, and Georgian forces are moving in. Russia has promised that the troop pullback would be completed today.
Aug 18th, 2008 · As NATO meets to consider a response to Russia's military actions in Georgia, there is renewed attention on another former Soviet republic that's also on Russia's radar: Ukraine. Some Ukrainians fear that they could be next in a Russian drive to re-assert control over the nations on its borders.
Aug 14th, 2008 · The truce between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway territory of South Ossetia remains precarious. Russian troops are still inside the former Soviet republic. The United States is standing strong with Georgia.