Monday, September 21, 2009

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Why Karzai's Rival Abdullah Won't Compromise on Runoff

By TIM MCGIRK / KABUL

Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah dismisses talk of compromise and says a second round of voting is the only way to stop the Taliban grabbing more power

Will Germany Bolt Obama's Iran Sanctions Coalition?

By MASSIMO CALABRESI / WASHINGTON

Not only is the Administration struggling to win support from China and Russia on new measures to punish Iran's nuclear defiance, Germany may also be wavering

The Risks for Democrats Going it Alone on Health Care

By JAY NEWTON-SMALL / WASHINGTON

It is looking increasingly likely that Democrats will have to go it alone on health care, which is just how Republicans like it

Letter From Detroit: What Exactly Am I Doing Here?

By STEVEN GRAY

For much of the last year, the Detroit crisis, or at least the auto industry aspect of it, has returned to the American consciousness in a way not seen in decades.

Environmentalists Not Happy About EPA Guidelines

By JOSEPH R. SZCZESNY

The White House plan to curb greenhouse-gas emissions has some environmentalists seeing red due to abundant loopholes and funny math

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Swampland

By AMY SULLIVAN

Not really. Or, even less than it usually means to win an unscientific poll of an incredibly small and relatively unrepresentative group of people.

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Top 10 Newscaster Bloopers

On Sept. 16, Fox broadcaster Ernie Anastos joked around with weatherman Nick Gregory on live television and accidentally told him to go (bleep) a chicken. In honor of Arnastos' verbal mishap, TIME takes a look at previous newscaster slip-ups and meltdowns

Quotes of the Day

"This here is more than anything a political case, it tackles squarely all the machinations that go into winning an election."
LAURENT DUBOIS,
a professor at Paris' Institute for Political Studies, on Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin going on trial for allegedly conspiring to smear President Nicolas Sarkozy
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Beijing

What Does Beijing Want For Its Birthday? Silence, Please.

By Simon Elegant

As China's 60th anniversary nears, the capital is in lockdown mode in preparation for a spectacular — and militaristic — parade. What the show of force says about a nation's mood

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