Friday, August 21, 2009

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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

Behind Hamas' Own War on Terror

By TONY KARON

By cracking down violently on an al-Qaeda inspired group, the rulers of Gaza send a reminder of who's in charge, and who's able to keep the peace

Ex-Wives and Others Eagerly Await the UBS Tax-Cheater List

By STEPHEN GANDEL

UBS clients who held Swiss bank accounts may face big penalties and possible jail time. Then there's the ugly problem of ex-spouses and former business partners

Michelle Obama: The Shorts Heard Round the World

By BELINDA LUSCOMBE

Been a big fuss this week because Michelle Obama wore shorts. She's worn shorts before, but the photos of her wearing them in that iconic descending-from-Air-Force-One-onto-the-tarmac setting proved too much for the media

Why Does Facebook Hate Babies?

By JOEL STEIN

Facebook hates babies. I found this out last night when I logged on as Laszlo Stein, my three-month-old son who has been faithfully posting adorable photos and angry commentary since his second-trimester sonogram

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By Michael Scherer

On August 1, 2004, just days after the Democratic National Convention nominated presidential candidate John Kerry on a national security platform, the Bush Administration raised its terror threat level to "Code Orange," or high

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Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Hawaii

As Hawaii celebrates its 50th anniversary of statehood, TIME explores little-known tidbits about the 50th state

Quotes of the Day

"In our country ... discipline in dealing with technology is very low."
Russian Prime Minister VLADIMIR PUTIN,
who visited the site of a Siberian power plant accident in which at least 26 people have died and 49 remain missing
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How the Virgin Mary Survived Sri Lanka's Civil War

By Amantha Perera

The Catholic feast of the Assumption took on special meaning on the island nation as pilgrims once again could travel to a shrine to the mother of Jesus

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