Saturday, October 10, 2009

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Obama's Surprising Nobel Wake-Up Call

By MICHAEL SCHERER / WASHINGTON

When asked if anyone at the White House had even known Obama was a nominee for the prize, Gibbs said, "Not that I can find."

Veil Opening: New Rights, and Challenges, for Saudi Women

By ANDREW LEE BUTTERS / RIYADH

Women are steadily winning rights and greater freedom. A look behind the veil of a society

Off the Interstate: Turning 'Blue Highways' Green

By ROBERT CHEW

In Michigan, there's a movement to transform little-used heritage routes into a network of green highways that would cater to slow-moving, eco-minded travelers

Overrated Optimism: The Peril of Positive Thinking

By BARBARA EHRENREICH

Psychologists, self-help books and life coaches want to teach Americans how to be more optimistic. But what exactly makes us think unsullied optimism is such a good idea anyway?

Why Iraq's Oil Law Remains Deadlocked Three Years On

By VIVIENNE WALT

The country desperately needs the billions its energy sector will attract, but political power struggles prevent agreement on legislation governing investment and distribution of revenues

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Swampland

By Amy Sullivan

Rush Limbaugh isn't easily rendered speechless, but the conservative radio host took a few tries to get going this afternoon on his radio show.

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Top 10 Obama Backlash Moments

That Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize came as a shock to most people, especially his critics. As pundits analyze the award's aftermath, TIME looks back at the most memorable moments of Obama overkill

Quotes of the Day

"It's adventurous and nerdy at the same time. "
KARIN ATKINS
of Sunnyvale, Calif., who pulled an all-nighter with several hundred people to watch coverage of a NASA spacecraft being crashed into the moon to test for water; the group watched three space-themed movies before the coverage
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Indonesia's Islamic Schools: More Female Friendly

By Carla Power / Cirebon

While domestic suicide bombers and radicals have been traced to a few notorious schools, others have been incubators for a more benign trend in the world's most populous Muslim nation: the development of feminist readings of the Quran and Islamic traditions

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