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And while not exactly a gaffe, George H.W. Bush must have wished the cameras weren't rolling when, during a 1992 trip to Japan, he vomited and then passed out in the lap of the Japanese Prime Minister at a state dinner. Ditto for George W. Bush - when he tried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presidents Abroad | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

Raffling Raffles. Win a five-night stay at one of seven Raffles Hotels & Resorts in Singapore, the Grenadines, Cambodia (Phnom Penh or Siem Reap), Beverly Hills, Beijing and Dubai. You've got to do some work for this one, so sharpen your pencil and your writing skills, and send in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rent This Hotel Room for $1. No Foolin'! | 3/29/2009 | See Source »

That hasn't stopped environmental groups from trying, however. On Saturday at 8:30 pm local time - beginning on Chatham Island in New Zealand, one of the first places on Earth that the dawn strikes - towns and cities in over 80 countries across the world will shut off their lights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Earth Hour Galvanize the Global Warming Fight? | 3/28/2009 | See Source »

But the real place to learn about North Korea is probably China. The country, especially the northeast, has the largest population of North Korean exiles and refugees. That fact was probably not lost on Lee and Ling. Many of the refugees get help from human rights groups. One such activist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why North Korea Nabbed Two U.S. Journalists | 3/26/2009 | See Source »

The government's tightening grip has manifested itself in every area of Chinese life. One prominent activist was detained and many others interrogated by police after some 300 people signed the "Charter 08," a document published last year calling for more democracy and respect for human rights. China's best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As China's Olympic Glow Fades, So Do Hopes for Reform | 3/25/2009 | See Source »

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