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Music: Remembering Jerry Wexler Author and music journalist, Stanley Booth remembers producer Jerry Wexler, who died earlier this month Autos: Doing Away With Hood Ornaments Why hood ornaments are becoming things of the past. Don't Ask, Do Kill: Gays Persecuted in Iraq Nobody wants to talk about gays in Iraq, much less who is killing them. Inside America's First Terrorism Museum Inside America's newest terrorism museum. Restoring Iraq's Golden Mosque in Samarra Letter from Samarra: At Iraq's Ground Zero, too, the rebuilding process is slow and far from finished. Was There a Plot to Kill Obama? Police investigate a gun and drug case. Was a plan to assassinate Obama involved? Fineman: Blue-Collar Democrats Worry About Obama Barack Obama hasn't made the sale with blue-collar Democrats or Hillary supporters. And some Democrats are worried. Opinion: Are the Democrats Dodging Abortion? Are Obama and Pelosi dodging the life-and-death question? Tight Security: Agencies on Alert in Denver Multiple agencies on high alert for Denver convention. Olympics: China's Gold Medal Count Did economists correctly predict who would win at the Beijing Olympics? Gerson, Waldman on Democratic Convention Rhetoric Two former presidential speechwriters critique the convention oratory. Alter: Remembering Chicago, 1968 Reflections on darker Democratic days. Sheriff Locks Himself Up to Know What It's Like Why one Illinois sheriff is voluntarily spending a week behind bars. Can Gastric Bypass Surgery Cure Diabetes? A controversial doctor says yes; his critics say 'bull----.' First Person: Life Inside a Failing D.C. School Nothing could have prepared me for the dysfunction and tragedy of working at one of Washington, D.C.'s failing schools. Sasquatch and Bigfoot Meet Serious Science Bigfoot hunters are still reeling from the latest hoax, but some scientists keep the faith. Nawaz Sharif Goes, Zardari Stays, Pakistan Suffers Nawaz Sharif pulls out of Pakistan's government, leaving a dangerously feeble regime even weaker. My Turn: Reinventing Myself After an HIV Diagnosis Since being diagnosed as HIV-positive in 1990, I've managed to reinvent myself at least three times. Alter: Why the Convention Matters The media and the Democratic dance What Barack Obama Learned from His Father Cerebral and cool, Obama is also steely, and his strength comes from the absence of a father. The making of a self-reliant man.