Monday, April 27, 2009

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Swine Flu: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Outbreak

By BRYAN WALSH

Concern that the world could be on the brink of the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years escalated Sunday as France, Canada Hong Kong, New Zealand and Spain reported potential new swine flu cases

How the Banks Plan to Limit Credit Card Protections

By MASSIMO CALABRESI / WASHINGTON

Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats are determined to crack down on credit card abuses, but the banking industry may have a way to resist the toughest proposed rules

Will Shi'ite Militias Seek Revenge in Iraq?

By MARK KUKIS / BAGHDAD

Fresh bombing attacks against Shi'ites raise fears of murderous sectarian reprisals. But Iraq's most fearsome militia remains cool, for now

Does Beer (Goggling) Affect Whom We Find Attractive?

By JOHN CLOUD

You've been there: the one-night mistake you can only chalk up to absolute drunkenness. But a new study suggests that alcohol is really no excuse

The World's Most Influential Person Is...

By TIME STAFF

In a stunning result, the winner of the third annual TIME 100 poll, and new owner of the title world's most influential person, is...

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Six Tips for Traveling with an Autistic Child

Kids with autism require as much routine and structure as possible. But family vacations are still possible with this list of tips for traveling with autistic children

Quotes of the Day

"They were not actually elections but a massive fraud."
BORIS NEMTSOV,
main opposition candidate in the mayoral election in the southern Russian city of Sochi, after Anatoly Pakhomov, a pro-Putin candidate, took 77% of the vote
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More and More, Rural China Is Going to the Polls

By Simon Elegant / Da'an

China has been experimenting with various forms of direct elections at the village level for decades. In the last ten years, the polls have reached almost every one of China's over 600,000 villages

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