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The earthquake that ripped through South Asia more than a week ago devastated the Pakistani population. Among the most vulnerable and needy survivors are thousands of traumatized children.

TV chef Mario Batali is known for the creative Italian fare he serves at his popular New York restaurants, including Babbo. But his latest cookbook, Molto Italiano, gets back to the basics.

Last year, Donald Cooper, a homeless diabetic, began medical treatment and support with an ambitious new program in Boston. He's suffered setbacks, but his medical team is getting him back on track.

A day before Iraq's parliamentary election, President Bush will stress why he thinks the United States must stay in Iraq, in the last of a series of speeches intended to persuade more Americans to support his strategy.

Benjamin Kunkel talks about his debut novel, a tale of twenty-something angst called Indecision. Kunkel is also a co-founder of the literary magazine n+1.

The south Los Angeles community is on its way to surpassing New Orleans as the most violent per-capita city in America. City leaders, residents, police and the clergy are trying to quell the violence.

Susan Kelz Sperling, author of Poplollies and Bellibones: A Celebration of Lost Words, talks about words that have been lost from the English language.

The question arises: Since when did so much of our politics have to do with religion? And the answer is, since the beginning — and even before.

Like New Orleans, San Francisco suffered mass destruction from a natural disaster when the great earthquake of 1906 left much of the city in ruins. Today, some experts worry that history may repeat itself should a major quake occur along the Hayward Fault, which runs beneath some of the Bay Area's most populated regions.

President Bush's administration is known for its savvy use of technology and media strategy. That work has never been more important than now, with the president's polling numbers slipping and an election in Iraq looming.

Former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Richard Ceballos, who blew the whistle on a co-worker's unethical behavior, claims he was fired in retribution for speaking out -- and that his firing was unconstitutional. Alex Chadwick talks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about the case. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday.

Debussy's groundbreaking work La Mer helped usher in the modern era of classical music and broke new ground in orchestration.