A comment by columnist Michael Gerson in the August 10 edition of The Washington Post: "A risky, do-nothing doctrine" 'Obama's caution on foreign  policy could be disastrous for the next president'

A report by Kevin Helliker in the August 10 issue of The Wall Street Journal: "Why More Endurance Racers Lead Wire to Wire" The article features swimmer Eva Risztov of Hungary.

An art review by Barrymore L. Scherer in the August 8 edition of The Wall Street Journal, on composer Camille Saint-Saens:"A Rich and Fertile Legacy Too Long Misunderstood" 'Saint-Saens And His World', Bard Music Festival, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.