Monday, August 31, 2009

10 Most Popular Stories of the Week

10 Most Popular Stories

Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009: The Brother Who Mattered Most
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Senator Edward Kennedy, waiting to be introduced to an audience at the University of Massachusetts in Boston on Feb. 4, 2005

1. Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009: The Brother Who Mattered Most

By Richard Lacayo

His brothers Jack and Bobby are part of modern American mythology, but Ted may just be the Kennedy who mattered most

2. The Font War: Ikea Fans Fume over Verdana

By Lisa Abend

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has swapped its signature Futura font for the more Web-friendly Verdana, leading fans of design and affordable coffee tables everywhere to take to the Internet in outrage

3. What Britney Spears Can Reveal About Alzheimer's

By Alice Park

Researchers may have found a way to identify those most at risk of developing the neurological disorder simply by asking them whether they recognize celebrities such as Britney Spears and Johnny Carson

4. Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food

By Bryan Walsh

He's raised on grass and hay and lives happily on a pasture by the ocean. His meat is free of antibiotics, but can we afford to eat it? We can't afford not to

5. After Kennedy's Death: Silence from the Pope

By Jeff Israely

The Vatican has never had the best relations with the Kennedy clan. And church conservatives are not mourning the passing of the U.S. Senator

6. Vicki Kennedy: The Woman Who Saved Ted

By Karen Tumulty

Their families were longtime friends, and she had once interned in the mailroom of his Senate office. Still, Ted Kennedy and Vicki Reggie were a most unlikely match

7. Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin

By John Cloud

You've heard it for years: to lose weight, hit the gym. But while physical activity is crucial for good health, it doesn't always melt pounds -- in fact, it can add them. Here's why

8. New Clues in the Mass Death of Bees

By Bryan Walsh

Why do beehives suddenly collapse? The explanation may be a perfect storm of viruses

9. Mexico's New Drug Law May Set an Example

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

With barely a peep from Washington, Mexico decriminalizes the use of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and crystal meth. Where's the drug war?

10. Bob Shrum Recalls Ted Kennedy's Greatest Speech

By Bob Shrum

The late Senator's former press secretary and speech writer recalls some of the greatest public and private moments in Ted Kennedy's life

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