A new study has found that the more you agree with Obama, the lighter his skin tone seems; the less you agree, the darker it becomes. The lead researcher talks about how political affinities influence perception and how politicians and the press could take advantage of these findings. Politics - Human skin color - Newsweek - Health - Barack Obama

Sarah Palin uses the Newsweek cover photo to energize her base and demonize the media — a win-win in her book.

On June 21, reporter Maziar Bahari was rousted out of bed and taken to Tehran's notorious Evin prison—accused of being a spy for the CIA, MI6, Mossad…and NEWSWEEK. This is the story of his captivity—and of an Iran whose rampant paranoia underpins an ever more fractured regime.

Maziar Bahari Talks to 60 Minutes About His 118-Day Ordeal; Says Military Now Rules Iran

Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek’s current Sarah Palin cover, “unflattering” probably isn’t one of them.

NEW YORK -- Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek's current Sarah Palin cover, "unflattering" probably isn't one of them.But Palin says the cover picture of her posing in running gear, including short black shorts, which was originally taken for Runner's World magazine, is out of context and sexist. The photo in question shows a smiling Palin standing near a folded American ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - In town to give a talk on civility, I was surrounded by women who wondered what I thought of Sarah Palin's Newsweek cover.

Newsweek Sarah Palin covers. One cover, which ran last week, was criticized for depicting the former Alaskan governor as too sexy (left). Another, which ran last year, was criticized for depicting the Republican vice-presidential candidate as not sexy enough (right).

Iran handed down a five-year jail term to Ahmad Zeidabadi, a prominent journalist and former student leader, an opposition Web site reported.

COLUMBIA, S.C. | In town to give a talk on civility, I was surrounded by women who wondered what I thought of Sarah Palin’s Newsweek cover. “Why aren’t women coming to her defense?” they asked.