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Facebook's War on Nipples

By ADA CALHOUN

Israel versus Hamas: How to Shape a Ceasefire

By TONY KARON

Key factors will be the rival Palestinian regime led by Mahmoud Abbas and its backer Egypt, which controls a key crossing into Gaza

Should the Military Be Called in for Natural Disasters?

By SIOBHAN MORRISEY / MIAMI

New Defense Department plans to train troops to respond to everything from hurricanes to a terrorist attack are stirring a debate

Top 10 Fleeting Celebrities of the Year

By JENINNE LEE-ST.JOHN

Putting Bernie Madoff On The Couch

By JEFFREY KLUGER

What could possibly motivate a person to perpetuate a Ponzi scheme that is destined for failure — and jail time?

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Swampland

By KAREN TUMULTY

Commenter sgwhiteinfla asks: How can Reid stop Burris from being seated even if he wanted to[?]

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Person of the Year 2008

For having the confidence to sketch an ambitious future in a gloomy hour, and for showing the competence that makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off, the President-elect is TIME's Person of the Year.

Quotes of the Day

"There is broad international consensus that the residents of the south of Israel must have a real and sustainable solution and not a Band-Aid that will just kick the can down the road."

MARK REGEV,
Israeli government spokesman on the continuing attacks in Gaza

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Bangkok Gets Into the Christmas Spirit

By Hannah Beech

Thais immerse themselves in the spirit of Christmas without the foggiest idea who Jesus was

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