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...testament to the depths of the brothers' terror that many Iraqis celebrated the reports of their violent deaths as if life had begun anew. In Baghdad people stayed out all night for the first time since the end of the war, firing celebratory rifle shots from the roofs of their houses and crowding around televisions in hotel lobbies to watch coverage of the raid. In the streets and suqs of the capital the next morning, shop owners congratulated one another with handshakes and kisses when they arrived for work. "If this street could talk, it would tell you that Uday...
...Weller, 86, lost control of his 1992 Buick at a Santa Monica farmers' market, injuring 40 people and killing 10. But the tragedy also raised larger questions. With 16% of all drivers 65 or older and with that figure expected to rise to 25% by 2030, families are worrying anew about when it's safe for seniors to drive and when it's time to take away the keys...
...useful for us to engage anew with Franklin, for in doing so we are grappling with a fundamental issue: How does one live a life that is useful, virtuous, worthy, moral and spiritually meaningful? For that matter, which of these attributes is most important? These are questions just as vital for a self-satisfied age as they were for a revolutionary...
...scientific and social pioneer, Franklin was no less intrepid than the explorers. "Every generation should look anew at Franklin," says Walter Isaacson, my predecessor as managing editor of TIME and the author of a splendid new biography, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. "He speaks to us in a contemporary way, and we can learn a lot about our own values by the way we see them reflected in Franklin." In an adaptation from his book, Walter explores Franklin's seven revolutionary ideals in a way that offers remarkable resonance with today's headlines...
...psychologist received a one-year suspended sentence for raping a conscript. Klaus' office said it will push ahead with plans to professionalize the unit, which is still largely made up of conscripts. Petr Necas, a prominent opposition M.P., has a more radical solution: disband the unit and build it anew - a real changing of the guard. - By Jan Stojaspal/Prague...