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Entourage The Complete Fourth Season; out Aug. 26 Movie idol Vince Chase (Adrian Grenier) hits a career speed bump, and so does this HBO comedy. While Vince and his bros await the editing of his epic flick Medellín, the show dithers and seems bored with itself. Here's hoping the upcoming season gives them better material...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 Things You Should Know About | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

...Denver Classroom Teachers Association has rebuked the proposal, calling instead for an across-the-board salary bump. "If the district continues efforts to fiddle around with bonuses vs. salary-building," says union president Kim Ursetta, "it hurts [our] efforts to say, 'Yes, it's O.K. to try something new and different...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Merit-Pay Standoff in Denver | 8/19/2008 | See Source »

...Still, Musharraf's exit is likely to provide the coalition a significant if brief popularity bump. The Karachi Stock Exchange rose 4%, and the rupee rose marginally against the dollar. But with inflation at 25%, alarming levels of capital flight, soaring costs of food and fuel, and rising unemployment, the economic outlook remains bleak. And as Pakistan-based Taliban become more confident, Islamist militancy is a growing concern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Pakistan, Musharraf Bows Out | 8/18/2008 | See Source »

...China never felt so apt as the morning when, bouncing along in the back seat of an old grey van through the winding dirt roads of Inner Mongolia, I realized that here, among the wide open grasslands and majestic mountains with air blowing through the windows and every bump throwing me up against the roof, I felt at home...

Author: By Chelsea L. Shover | Title: China's Forgotten People | 8/8/2008 | See Source »

...defines "any fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus" as a person under the law. That one, backed by such high-profile figures as former Republican president contender Mike Huckabee, is sure to raise the voting day turnout among Evangelical Christians and pro-life Catholics. But will that translate into a bump in support for McCain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colorado Initiatives: A Tipping Point? | 8/8/2008 | See Source »

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