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...Milan's interest in Beckham isn't new. Meanwhile, the team, owned by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, narrowly missed signing him before he committed to Los Angeles. And their interest in Beckham may not be simply for his ability to cross a ball from the right and bend a free kick: His global celebrity appeal has been proven to sell millions of replica jerseys all over the world for his previous European clubs, and signing him clearly had as much to do with marketing as with his skills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Extend It Like Beckham: From LA to Milan | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...corners. With two tuitions, you have to evaluate everything." At the game, almost 46,000 fans, a full house, create a frenzied sea of Phillie red. The team should enjoy this post-season windfall while they have it. Come next spring, customers like Fryer may refuse to play ball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Sports Avoid This Recession? | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...Laos understood. On the flight from Europe, however, fate intervened. A doctor in the adjacent seat leaned over. "He said, 'You do realize you have hepatitis, don't you?'" Cotterill recalls. "I looked at myself in the mirror, and, by God, there were these big yellow tennis-ball eyes staring back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bodies of Work | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...very realistic, modern flavor, he seems to think that profanity is one of the most important parts of colloquial speech. By putting a constant flow of curses into every character’s mouth, he has a harder time creating distinct voices for each one. While “ball buster” may be a colorful way to describe someone, when practically every character uses the expression, the words become tired and uninteresting (and not particularly descriptive, either).“Ball busters” notwithstanding, Cappellani has an acute sense of humor when it comes to creating...

Author: By Rachel A. Burns | Title: All Ends Well in ‘Tragedee’ | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...just an astute soldier, but I think he's somebody who cares about facts and cares about the reality on the ground. I don't think he comes at this with an ideological predisposition. That's one of the reasons I think he's been successful in moving the ball forward in Iraq. And I hope that he's applying that same perspective to what's happening in Afghanistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Excerpts from Klein's Interview with Obama | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

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