Tuesday, July 28, 2009

TIME Daily News 24/7

Today's Top Stories

Iran's Leaders Battle over Khomeini's Legacy

By ROBERT BAER AND OMID MEMARIAN

Signs of turmoil within Tehran's regime underscore Khamenei's problem: many loyalists of the Islamic revolution see the opposition, not the government, as its true inheritors

Why Taxing Insurers' Cadillac Plans May Not Cure Health-Care Reform

By KATE PICKERT

It may seem like a neat solution to a thorny political problem, but taxing insurers who provide pricey policies to help fund health-care reform isn't so simple

Can a Team of (Bitter) Rivals Heal Zimbabwe?

By ALEX PERRY / HARARE

In the past decade, Zimbabwe has become a repository of stories of the nightmarish and grotesque

Ben Silverman Leaves NBC: Exit the No-Hit Hitmaker

By BELINDA LUSCOMBE

After two years and no hits, Ben Silverman leaves NBC right where he found it: in last place

New Kurdish Party Could Destabilize Northern Iraq

By ANDREW LEE BUTTERS / BEIRUT

A third party's strong showing in Kurdistan's election highlights mounting complaints against the leadership in the northern Iraqi region. It could also lead to more discord with the government in Baghdad

Follow TIME News on Twitter.com

TIME Blogs

Swampland

By Michael Scherer

At the White House today, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs fielded a half dozen questions (of various formulations) about the kind of beer President Obama would drink when he meets with Skip Gates and the embattled Cambridge Police Officer.

Special Package

50 Essential Travel Tips

Here are 50 key travel tips to ensure your vacation goes as perfectly as you'd hoped

Quotes of the Day

"He is a great rider and has completed a great race, but ... I have never had great admiration for him and I never will."
ALBERTO CONTADOR,
Tour de France winner, on his relationship with Astana teammate and seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong
ADVERTISEMENT

Postcard from...

What Chicago Can Learn from Morocco's Ghettos

By MARISA MAZRIA-KATZ

To combat extremism, a community project is inspiring slum kids to become role models. What can Morocco's ghettos teach the rest of the world?

Get our Top 10 news stories of the week. Sign up for our Top 10 Weekly Newsletter for free.

Copyright © 2009 Time Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

TO UNSUBSCRIBE

You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to the Daily 24/7 from TIME.com. To unsubscribe, please click here.

EMAIL OPT-OUTS

Click here for more information on how to opt-out of marketing communications from us and our partners, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.time.com/emailprivacy

PRIVACY POLICY

Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and pase this link into your browser: http://www.time.com/privacy

FOR FURTHER COMMUNICATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

  • TIME Customer Service
  • 3000 University Center Drive
  • Tampa, FL 33612-6408
How To Advertise|Give the Gift of TIME|Update Email

No comments: