Saturday, November 1, 2008

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Can Retailers Get Consumers into the Christmas Spirit?

By KRISTINA DELL

Amid the economic woes, stores aren't waiting for Black Friday to start offering holiday bargains

Should Hawaii Rewrite Its Constitution — Again?

By DAN NAKASO / HONOLULU

On Nov. 4, three states have a choice to start up constitutional conventions on Nov. 4. Hawaii should be a lesson for them — and itself

Britain in a Bad Humor Over the "Bad Taste" BBC

By CATHERINE MAYER/LONDON

A furor over bad-taste pranks on Britain's public broadcaster ignites a national debate over standards of humor

Obama, the Wealth Spreader

By MICHAEL KINSLEY

Connect the dots in our cultural history and it all becomes clear: Barack Obama is a communist!

Misery Loves Company: Negative Equity Edition

By BARBARA KIVIAT

Almost half of all mortgage holders in Nevada now owe more than their house is worth. Mindboggling to think about.

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Swampland

By Ana Marie Cox

Even if his guy does pull off a Truman, Salter has, by all accounts, soured deeply on politics — and, to some extent, the people that participate in it.

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From war-torn battlefields to creaky mansions and ghostly ships, TIME looks at the lore behind the world's most haunted places

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"I have awful, awful nightmares of trying to dig myself out from underground."
FREUD DE MELO, A 73-YEAR-OLD BRAZILIAN MAN
on suffering from taphephobia, the fear of being buried alive. To cope with his phobia, de Melo built a personal burial chapel with built-in microphones so that he can alert the outside if he gets buried alive
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Who Needs Halloween? Estonia Has Real Ghosts

By Andrew Purvis / Tallinn

There's not much point dressing up once a year, when real ghosts and ghouls are commonplace

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