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...every corner of the world. He even appears to have used U.S. airbases in Iraq in 2004 as part of his arms trafficking. He had a shadowy financial network stretching from Europe to Africa to the Middle East. And he apparently dealt with any kind of weapon a potential buyer wanted. He was set to close a deal with the fake FARC representatives involving surface-to-air missiles and armor-piercing rocket launchers. His fee for delivering the weapons would have been $5 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Lord of War Was Nabbed | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

Protestants remain a bare and strikingly diverse majority; the study found widespread movement among 100 variations of Protestantism. For America's faithful, it's a buyer's market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Marketplace of Faith | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...Which means that, as with any marketed product, the buyer should always beware when it comes to drug ads. "We are taking a hard look at the deceptive tactics of drug companies in their direct-to-consumer advertising," said Stupak in a press release. But ultimately it's up to the consumer and his doctor to decide how much of the truth in advertising to believe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Problem with Jarvik's Prescription | 2/26/2008 | See Source »

...gallon—better than a Hummer—while the Nano can boast 50 miles per gallon. And when it comes to the bottom line, there’s no contest: the ‘affordable’ Model T ran the typical turn-of-the-century buyer under $20,000 in 2007 dollars, almost 10 times as much as the Nano costs. This begs the question: if the Nano was being released in the U.S., would it be considered the same hazard to the environment? The champions of sustainability salivate at the thought of a Toyota Prius roaming...

Author: By James A. Mcfadden | Title: India’s ‘Model T’ | 2/25/2008 | See Source »

Lugo would not speculate on whether such a buyer's market might cause some groups to dilute their particular beliefs in order to compete. There are signs of that in such surveys as one done by the Willow Creek megachurch outside Chicago, which has been extremely successful in attracting tens of thousands of religious "seekers." An internal survey recently indicated much of its membership was "stalled" in their spiritual growth, Lugo allowed that "it does raise the question of, once you attract these folks, how do you root them within your own particular tradition when people are changing so quickly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Unfaithful Faithful | 2/25/2008 | See Source »

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