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...Bear with me, but it took yesterday’s inauguration to cure me of my doubts once and for all. I grew up in Nebraska, where the prairies are broad and the minds are narrow. Or so I thought. My hometown, which comprises Nebraska Congressional District Two, split the state’s electoral votes for the first time, and gave one to Barack Obama, as blue a Democrat as ever dared to take on the Red Sea of the Midwest...

Author: By Jillian J. Goodman | Title: Anatomy of America | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

...Although investigators acknowledge that the murder in broad daylight on a busy street means the killing was probably a professional contract hit, Vladimir Markin, an investigative-committee spokesman, on Tuesday said the killer could have been a "lone criminal" opposed to Markelov's position, Interfax reported...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Murder in Moscow: A Lawyer Gunned Down | 1/20/2009 | See Source »

...decision to delegate the religious role to Graham seemed a reasonable alternative to filling the stage with an ever-growing number of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Hindu and Baha'i clergy. The famous Evangelist regularly topped the list of people Americans most admired, and he prayed in fairly broad terms, referring just to "God" and using the formulation "I pray" instead of "we pray" to make clear that he was not imposing his Christian prayer on the entire citizenry. (Read Obama's words on his Christian faith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Missing from the Inaugural Dais: Rabbis and Priests | 1/19/2009 | See Source »

...discovered just how much of his clientele were gay Republicans. Playing political favorites in the nightlife business is a tricky thing, according to Bailey - people like frequenting such places to get away from that scene. Known as DC's premier gay boy dance party, this weekend will attract a broad spectrum of clubbers in addition to the normal crowd. With events like "Celebrate W's last day in office" and "Dance for Equality" - proceeds to be donated to the Human Rights Campaign - the club is sure to see a turnout. And as if partiers needed another reason to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A D.C. Club Guide for Inaugural Weekend | 1/17/2009 | See Source »

With a jaw as broad as a ship's stern and a code of honor he was ready to defend with his bulging forearms and fists, Popeye was a model of self-reliance. But now the irascible cartoon character's identity has become embroiled in a long-running transatlantic controversy over a question he might have answered with a spinach-fueled punch: Who owns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pow! Popeye Loses Copyright Battle in Europe | 1/16/2009 | See Source »

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