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The pivotal moment in Huckleberry Finn is when Huck decides not to do what his conscience tells him is right, to turn in "Miss Watson's Jim" as a runaway slave. Instead, he decides to abide by his personal affection for Jim, although the upshot will be, according to all...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mark Twain: Our Original Superstar | 7/3/2008 | See Source »

Behind this position is a political calculation that says less about Obama's own affection for the town-hall format than his campaign's determination to maintain its core advantages through the summer. If this election is decided by crowd size, teleprompters and televised speeches, Obama will almost certainly win...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside McCain's Town-Hall Campaign | 6/19/2008 | See Source »

Whenever I write about anyone in my family, I give them the story to read first. And I ask if there's anything they want me to change or get rid of. But you can never anticipate how people are going to read what you've written. You can write...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for David Sedaris | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

Fair-play, rather than any affection for France's 35-hour work week, motivated Parisot's comment; elsewhere, she reiterated Medef's conviction that the 2000 law that created the institution should simply be repealed. Most members of France's ruling Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) agree, and have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France Debates 35-hour Work Week | 5/30/2008 | See Source »

Much of his venom is saved for those involved in the Valerie Plame affair. He accuses Rove and I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Cheney's chief of staff, of misleading him about their role in the scandal, which caused him to effectively lie to the press. When the truth comes out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Skimmer: Scott McClellan's What Happened | 5/28/2008 | See Source »

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