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Barring relief from Washington, pension plan sponsors may revert to benefit cuts. Here's how that might work: A typical pension plan formula is based on an individual's ending salary, multiplied by a variable, such as .015, and then multiplied by the number of years of service. So an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pension Funds Take Another Pounding | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

"It's ingenious. The government gets in first with its version of the news," says Bandurski, "and we can surmise that it's accompanied by a propaganda department directive barring the city papers from covering the event so they have to use the official version." Bandurski believes that the credibility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Taxi Strikes: A Test for the Government | 11/28/2008 | See Source »

The problem is, it won't be enough. As ambitious as Obama's campaign promises were - at least compared to his predecessor's - the future state of global energy will demand government policies with a much longer reach, according to alternative-energy leaders. The International Energy Agency's (IEA) annual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Obama's Energy Plan Enough? | 11/22/2008 | See Source »

During a one-minute hearing that neither party attended, the judge issued a "decree nisi" - the first in a two-step process to divorce in the U.K. It's known as a "quickie divorce" because, barring any disputes, the divorce should be finalized after just six weeks and one day...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Madonna and Guy Ritchie: It's Really Over | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

A matchup of two archrivals in the final game of the season to determine the league’s champion would be highly anticipated at any school. But at Harvard Stadium tomorrow, it won’t just be about football. It will also be the 125th anniversary of a...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: THE GAME '08: Clash of the Titans | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

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