Thursday, March 19, 2009

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How AIG Became Too Big to Fail

By BILL SAPORITO

Years of unregulated and risky deals exposed the insurance giant to catastrophic losses. Now it's paying bonuses to the same people who created the mess. With our money. A look at why a dark corner of the global economy is costing taxpayers $170 billion

Appreciation: Natasha Richardson, Always Worth Watching

By RICHARD CORLISS

The daughter of a famous actress and a famous director, Richardson had a stage presence all her own

A Crisis Averted, But Pakistan Unrest May Not Be Over

By OMAR WARAICH / ISLAMABAD

Popular protests forced the government to reinstate sacked judges, but the compromise has not resolved the power struggle that threatens to distract Islamabad from fighting extremism

Arianna Huffington: The Web's New Oracle

By BELINDA LUSCOMBE

How Arianna Huffington beat the media establishment at its own game using nothing but charm, friends, money, the Internet and other people's work

Lostwatch: There's a New Sheriff in Town

By JAMES PONIEWOZIK

We're at the time of the Lost season when it tends to be given over to getting-there-from-here episodes. "Namaste" was certainly one of those, setting up the dynamics for the Lostaway Reunion Tour '77 as it goes forward

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Swampland

By Jay Newton-Small

There's something about this scandal that feels spun. I don't know if it's being driven by the cable nets or political paranoia about how this could affect public opinion down the road, but public outrage is strangely ... lacking.

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Quotes of the Day

"We will send well-known novelists and writers overseas, theater companies, exhibits. This way you show Israel's prettier face."
ARYE MEKEL,
the Israel Foreign Ministry's deputy director general for cultural affairs, concerned that Israel is viewed by the world only in the context of war
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Postcard from...

Sao Paulo

What Downturn? Business Booms in Brazil's Shanties

By Andrew Downie

Small-time entrepreneurs who retail the things poorer Brazilians can't do without — food and cosmetics — are showing remarkable resilience

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