QUICK SUNDAY NEWS: * Christian convert freed in Afghanistan. * Kidnappings, torture, and executions: the face of revenge in Iraq. * 'Trying to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind , thousands of schools are reducing class time spent on other subjects.' * 'Working mothers, out-of-wedlock births, divorce and other factors have transformed the social landscape. No one feels this more than African American women .' * "...If we can't guarantee fundamental religious freedoms in the countries where we establish democratic reforms, then the whole credibility of our foreign policy is thrown into serious question." * They call it "influence" , not "propaganda." * David Neiwert on dealing with immigration . (Courtesy Iceman .) * Global warming is the hot topic of debate. * Is this the skull of the missing link ? * West Virginia graduate finally earns her varsity letter - 77 years later.