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...lead the tour is a thornier question. The essentially reverent Angels, which portrays the Catholic hierarchy as the victim, not the perpetrator, of a grandly evil plot, was written before The Da Vinci Code. So in the order of publishing, it made sense that the church would initially allow Langdon to pursue his doctrinal theories. In the order of the movies, though, it beggars belief that Langdon, having exposed a truth the Vatican has suppressed for millennia, would be asked to consult on the kidnapped-Cardinals caper. Yet apparently L'Osservatore Romano doesn't hold a grudge. After...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Hanks! Fun and Games in Angels & Demons | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...People are also less likely to want to take advantage of programs that allow them to keep properties that are still falling in value because of a deteriorating housing market. Having a mortgage that is deeply underwater is not attractive to many people, even if their payments on that properties are brought down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Foreclosures Soaring 32% in April Will Mean | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...adopted in this case. The simple calculus behind the budget assumes that if the appropriate amount of money is not spent, the chances of an economic recovery will be undermined. The line items in the plan are meant not only to keep the government running but also to allow the proper amount of capital to be invested troubled areas like the banking industry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forgiving a Mistake in the Federal Budget | 5/12/2009 | See Source »

...probably isn't completely safe to have everyone go up, in any numbers, at any time," Rep. Anthony Weiner conceded to the New York Times earlier this year. "But the Park Service is full of slightly dangerous things you can do." The Obama administration agreed. Park Rangers will allow up to 10 people at a time inside the cramped crown area, with a goal of 30 per hour. Some 150,000 are expected to visit over the first two years, but after that, would-be statue scalers will again need to be patient, as Lady Liberty closes her doors again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Statue of Liberty | 5/12/2009 | See Source »

...inextinguishable from the eternal book of human history. "They lost their lives but they will never lose their names," the Pope said, speaking in his softly accented English. "These are indelibly etched in the hearts of their loved ones, their surviving fellow prisoners, and all those determined never to allow such an atrocity to disgrace mankind again." The Pope clearly grasps the scope and horror of the Holocaust. He added this chilling contemplation on the names of the children who died in the Holocaust: "I can only imagine the joyful expectation of their parents as they anxiously awaited the birth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pope's Silence Rings Loudly at Holocaust Memorial | 5/11/2009 | See Source »

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