Friday, December 11, 2009

Friday's Top News: Do Rich Nations Owe Poor Ones a Climate Debt?

Today's Top Stories

Do Rich Nations Owe Poor Ones a Climate Debt?

By BRYAN WALSH

To many environmental activists and representatives of developing nations, climate change is more an ethical problem than an economic or political one

Health Reform: The Pros and Cons of Expanding Medicare

By KATE PICKERT

Is the brand more important than the actual product? When it comes to the contentious issue of health reform, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is certainly hoping so

GM's New Leaders: Ambitious For Change

By JOSEPH R. SZCZESNY

With a new crop of young executives in place, GM is talking a new game. But whether it all translates into profits and a payback to taxpayers is still uncertain.

Europe vs. Google: The Next Chapter

By BRUCE CRUMLEY / PARIS

A growing move in Europe to head off Google's digitization of literature may end up with European nations scanning the continent's books themselves and with individual states deciding how access to e-books is sold

For Africans Seeking Asylum in Israel, Dangers Abound

By ANOUK LORIÉ / JERUSALEM

Egyptian authorities have cracked down on the increasing number of African asylum seekers crossing into Israel — including, say refugee rights groups, a policy of shooting those along the border. But those who make it to the Promised Land face hardship

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Swampland

By Joe Klein

You may or may not agree with the approach Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is taking on health care, but it certainly beats the constricted no-nothingism of the Congressional Republicans. His Indiana experiment with health savings accounts may tell us a lot about how to proceed with health care reform. [...]

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The Top 10 Everything of 2009

From movies to scandals, viral videos to scientific discoveries, TIME charts the highs and lows of the past year in 50 — count 'em — wide-ranging lists

Quotes of the Day

"It was scandalous that the Swiss voted for the ban. Now we have the support of all the far-right parties across Europe. This is shameful."
GUILLAUME MORAND,
a Swiss businessman and non-Muslim who has built a minaret above his company building to protest his country's decision to ban the architectural features
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Camano Island

Postcard from Camano Island

By Tim McGirk

A teenage bandit accused of stealing planes and speedboats has become a legend in the Pacific Northwest. The chase is on for the artful dodger

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