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...would do a little march from our vehicle to the plane and would situate the transfer case into the plane. There's a flag hanging overhead, and it's very solemn and very quiet. There was no audience. This was a ceremony performed by warriors for warriors. (See a brief history of photographing soldiers' remains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cleaning Up Death at War — and at Home | 3/24/2009 | See Source »

...brief history of the Model...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detroit Tries Muscle: The Return of the Camaro | 3/21/2009 | See Source »

...very talented on stage. His signature fist pump of a handshake and the catchphrases that turn up in every performance quickly become tiresome. Buck’s story is based on the life of The Amazing Kreskin—the mentalist and TV performer who achieved a brief moment of fame in the 1970s—but Malkovich’s performance turns him into a two-dimensional cartoon. For some reason, Buck’s old-timey routine fascinates Troy. “He was cheesy, no denying that, but he also seemed to have a timeless charm that...

Author: By Rachel A. Burns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Great Buck Howard | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

...large IED." Furthermore, the vehicles have to be lighter to do all the off-road patrols required in Afghanistan. Indeed, some military officers would sacrifice armor for mobility in Afghanistan because that kind of versatility may increase the chances of averting a roadside bomb. (Check out a brief history of the Humvee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pentagon's Shopping List for Afghanistan | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

...National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy: "We first started to notice this trend [because] when teen birthrates went down, those for women in their 20s were going up. Historically, those rates all track together - they all went up and down together. This was an aberration." (Read "A Brief History Of: Abstinence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Boom in Adult Single Motherhood | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

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