Monday, November 30, 2009

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The '00s: Goodbye (at Last) to the Decade From Hell
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1. The '00s: Goodbye (at Last) to the Decade From Hell

By Andy Serwer

Bookended by 9/11 and a financial wipeout, the first 10 years of the century will likely go down as the most dispiriting decade Americans have lived through since World War II. Can the next one be better?

2. The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting

By Nancy Gibbs

Overparenting got way out of control in the past generation. But now a band of rebels is trying to restore some balance and sanity to family life and help bring all those anxious helicopter parents down for a soft landing

3. Sex, Please, We're British: London's Erotica Expo

By Catherine Mayer

Britain has always had a slightly uncomfortable relationship with sex. But you wouldn't know it by the thousands of visitors at the annual sex expo in London

4. Energizer Bunnies: Turning Rabbits into Green Fuel

By Tara Kelly

Facing a soaring rabbit population, Sweden comes up with a novel way of heating its homes

5. The 50 Best Inventions of 2009

From a rocket of the future to a $10 million lightbulb, here are TIME's picks for the best new gadgets and breakthrough ideas of the year

6. Obama's 'Mistakes': Way Too Early to Judge

By Joe Klein

The media are giving Obama grief for just about everything. But it's far too soon to judge his policies

7. Germany's Doubts About Afghanistan Grow After Revelations About Air Strike

By Henning Hoff

Germany sees a wave of resignations over leaked reports that German officials knew about civilian casualties soon after a German-ordered attack on two tanker trucks in Afghanistan in September — but then lied about it

8. Super-Crocodiles May Have Dined on Dinosaurs

By Michael D. Lemonick

An odd new species of ancient crocodiles stood on two legs, lived alongside dinosaurs and sometimes even hunted them

9. Will Private Equity Be the Next Meltdown?

By Barbara Kiviat

Private-equity firms, such as Blackstone, KKR and Carlyle, have bought thousands of companies over the past decade using mostly debt. In a new book, author Josh Kosman argues that these leveraged acquisitions will produce the next financial meltdown

10. The Dark Side of Darwin's Legacy

By Eben Harrell

On the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, political journalist Dennis Sewell talks to TIME about how the naturalist's big idea has been harnessed for sinister ends

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The Die is Cast

TIME's Scherer reports Obama issued Afghan orders to Gates, Petraeus, Mullen and McChrystal Sunday night. Developing...

A Clinton Wedding

Former first daughter got engaged to longtime investment banker boyfriend over Thanksgiving holiday.

Floor Debate Set to Begin

Senate scheduled to start jockeying over health care at 3 pm ET Monday. Meanwhile: Cost issues remain, Reid trying to whip up 60 for the option, WSJ previews some amendments..

Biden Asks for Some Trust

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USSS Snag Salahis

Couple interviewed over the weekend.

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Iran's Silly Reaction

Iran's "decision" to build ten new nuclear processing plants is both risible and pathetic. This is a country that has most of the world united against its nuclear defiance--a situation that the regime seems to think it can use to bolster domestic support, as it used to do when it had more credibility--and is flailing [...]

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Monday's Top News: Looking Back on the Year in Health: From A to Z

Today's Top Stories

Obama Tries to Increase the Pressure on Iran

By MASSIMO CALABRESI / WASHINGTON

Hoping to punish Tehran for its nuclear defiance, Washington is pushing sanctions on several fronts. Iran is betting it can ride out the storm

The Lesson of Dubai: The Crisis is Not Over

By MICHAEL SCHUMAN / HONG KONG

The global economy is looking better than it did a year ago. But there are still plenty of problems to resolve and surprises ahead. Expect more Dubais in the coming months

Can the Taliban Be Wooed to Switch Sides?

By MARK THOMPSON / WASHINGTON

A surge of American reinforcements into Afghanistan will be a sideshow to the effort to put insurgents onto the U.S. payroll

Zimbabwe: Will Cholera Return with the Rains?

By COLUMBUS MAVHUNGA / CHITUNGWIZA

Officials say the disease, which took 5,000 lives last year, will not be as virulent this time. But the same unsanitary conditions remain

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By Karen Tumulty

The White House has put out this photo of gate-crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi meeting the President in the receiving line of last week's state dinner. So, Swampland commenters, what do you think they were saying here?: After the jump, statements from the Secret Service and White House spokesman Nick Shapiro: From the Secret Service: U.S Department of [...]

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Where to Find the Best Cyber Monday Deals

After one-day in-store blowouts on Black Friday, it's time for online retailers to take their turn with Cyber Monday. Here's some of the best (and most unique) deals to be found, no crowds or car necessary

Quotes of the Day

"Most painful for us is not the minaret ban, but the symbol sent by this vote. Muslims do not feel accepted as a religious community."
FARHAD AFSHAR,
head of the Coordination of Islamic Organizations in Switzerland, after Swiss voters passed a referendum imposing a national ban on the construction of minarets, the prayer towers of mosques
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Postcard from...

Paris

Can the A380 Bring the Party Back to the Skies?

By Bill Saporito

Air France's transatlantic A380 service features comfy seats, six bars and an art gallery. But is the Airbus jumbo now a white elephant? Bringing the party back to the skies

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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Daily Updates from The Page on TIME.com

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Iran Defiant

Tehran announces plans for 10 new uranium enrichment sites Sunday.

Setting the Stage

Senators talk Afghanistan on the Sunday shows: Lugar praises deliberation. He's open to Obey's war surtax, Bayh and Kyl aren't. Sanders has reservations.

ON THE SUNDAY SHOWS

Meet the Press: Rick Warren, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates This Week: Sens. Graham, Sanders Face the Nation: Sen. Levin, Dick Armey, Dede Scozzafava, Ed Gillespie State of the Union: Sens. Reed, Lugar; Tony Blair, Rep. Obey Fox News Sunday: Sens. Bayh, Kyl; Howard Dean, Mike Huckabee

Moment of Truth

Obama to announce Afghanistan strategy 8 pm ET Tuesday at Westpoint Academy. HALPERIN'S TAKE: The elements of Obama's Afghan policy rollout.

More Mortgage Relief

Administration to step up pressure on lenders, announce new foreclosure relief effort Monday.

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1,000 Words: Gate-crasher Edition

The White House has put out this photo of gate-crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi meeting the President in the receiving line of last week's state dinner. So, Swampland commenters, what do you think they were saying here?: After the jump, statements from the Secret Service and White House spokesman Nick Shapiro: From the Secret Service: U.S Department of [...]

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