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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...give, they should know how to be grateful. The nature of those people is rotten." Some in Seoul have become annoyed that Pyongyang continued to spend money on its weapons programs even as South Korea donated large amounts of fertilizer and food to its much poorer Northern brethren. "What we're unhappy with is the fact that even if we send them aid, they don't use it for their people and instead spend everything on buying weapons," complains Kim Chang Bok, a 76-year-old retiree. "Seeing what they've done, I don't think we need to send...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why South Koreans Are Fed Up With Their Neighbor to the North | 6/8/2009 | See Source »

Whether China Construction Bank and its developing-world brethren are actually willing and able to increase their international presence is an unanswered question. But the numbers indicate their relative financial strength certainly offers them the option...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why China's Banks Are Stronger than America's | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...Madison and his brethren brilliantly sought to limit the danger of one-party factionalism by establishing a political system with numerous checks and balances. But even with obstacles in place, political leaders frequently run amok when power is concentrated in the hands of one party...

Author: By Pat Toomey | Title: The Danger of One-Party Rule in Washington | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...have postgraduate degrees. And they're affluent: 44% of yogis have household incomes of $75,000 or more (that figure, of course, might be trickling down during the recession). In other words, yogis are yuppies. And if there's one thing yuppies do, it's copycat their brethren. So as more stressed-out young professionals flood the yoga studios and see other people with comfy Manduka mats supporting their glutes, they're bound to buy the pricey products too. Look at me: I've got a Manduka; I'm totally into yoga. (Watch TIME's video "Joel Stein: Acrobat Yogi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Stress: Pricey Yoga Mats Sell Briskly in Recession | 5/27/2009 | See Source »

Unlike the rest of its river house brethren, Quincy House’s formal was devoid of grassy lawns, temporary tents and chocolate fountains. Instead, it was hosted at The Estate, a nightclub in the center of Boston. This is the fourth time that Flyby has been at the Estate in the past three weeks between sorority formals and the Red Party, so Q-Ball had to impress in order to rise above the rest...

Author: By Patrick R. Chesnut, D. PATRICK Knoth, and Amy Sun | Title: BALLin! FlyBy’s Formal Reviews Pt. III | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

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