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...most what India is going through currently. Ironically, both countries were struck by local sectarian violence in the past few days, as bombs took several dozen lives in the Pakistani cities of Swat, Peshawar and Karachi, and in the Indian state of Assam. The two nations have much in common: they face domestic and international terrorists, separatist movements, and are both under pressure by the international community to play a mature and stable role in South Asia. Rather than letting non-state terrorist actors command our future, we must work together to productively combat these threats...
...into action. Secretary Paulson strode into the Capitol building with a now-infamous $700 billion rescue package, and even wounded egos and weekend flights could not dampen the urgent sense that something must be done, overtime pay be damned. At first, his plan did not pass—a common fate of laws that are divisive, unwanted, and absolutely necessary. This time, however, the crisis intervened. The bill was put to another vote and signed into law with bipartisan and hysterical relief—because there was nothing else to be done...
...painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder entitled “Netherlandish Proverbs.” As any HAA 10 scholar could tell you, the work was painted in 1559, making it pretty fucking arcane. Filled with scenes of folly and absurdity, the original work depicts a great many common proverbs, and is an apt choice for the cover of Fleet Foxes’ brilliantly folksy LP. 3. Nick Cave’s “Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!” As if referencing a New Testament biblical character weren’t taking it back far enough, Nick Cave...
...case for years, and he knew it. Early on the morning of Dec. 9, federal Marshals woke him up with a predawn phone call, then arrived at his front door and handcuffed him shortly thereafter. By the afternoon, he stood in a Chicago courtroom looking like a common criminal, his feathered hair out of place, his executive wardrobe replaced with a black-and-blue Nike tracksuit. He faces the prospect of 30 years in prison on charges of conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud and soliciting bribes. (Read TIME's top 10 political lines...
...most common pieces of advice for air travelers is, hydrate. But, of course, carrying bottles or cups of liquid through security is verboten, and paying four or five bucks for a bottle of water inside security is just another indignity that flyers would prefer to avoid. The solution? Buy a non-disposable water bottle and fill it courtesy of a friendly server at an airport restaurant, or at a water fountain or bathroom faucet. (Local, state and federal regulators monitor water quality and safety at U.S. airports; however, do not drink the tap water aboard the plane.) Toting your...