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There are procedural ways to get around the 60-vote hurdle, but going that route with a bill as big and complicated as health-care reform would take the Senate Democrats into dark, uncharted parliamentary territory. Among the options they are considering are cutting the bill into pieces and ultimately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Grassley Turned on Health-Care Reform | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

What lesson do you draw from Abraham's story? Abraham wasn't perfect. He failed - a lot. He got into complicated situations because he did the wrong thing. But he never quit. Like him, I've made plenty of mistakes. There's this prosperity message out there today that tells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Billy Graham's Daughter, Anne Graham Lotz | 9/2/2009 | See Source »

Deeper divisions exist between the developed and developing world. Under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - the highly acronymized organization that oversees climate diplomacy - rich and poor nations have what is called "common but differentiated responsibilities" on cutting carbon. Decoded, that means rich nations have to take the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Climate-Summit Agreement Still Far Off | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

Sure, it's easy to toss around reasons it's always better to be a homeowner (that mortgage-interest deduction) or it's always better to be a renter (no property taxes, and who wants to fix his own garbage disposal?). The more complicated truth is that at certain times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Own-ward Bound? | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

"He is a complicated figure," says the Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest and the culture editor of the Catholic magazine America. "Catholics on the right are critical because of his stance on abortion. Catholics on the left celebrate his achievements on immigration, fighting poverty and other legislation that is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Kennedy's Death: Silence from the Pope | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

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