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AARP's torrid growth hasn't come without controversy. Critics have long argued that the organization stretches the concept of nonprofit; an IRS probe in the '80s resulted in the creation of AARP Services--and a $135 million fine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Management: Growing Younger | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

...words of Levi Smith, who manages another next-generation prototype in Thornton, Colo., the new Starbucks evokes the concept of "coffee merchandiser." It is lively and crowded, with a lot going on at once. If you ask nicely, you can even get a cup of coffee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Gulp at Starbucks | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

...Middle East." But what right does the President have to decide which system other countries should live under? Democracy has to be desired, demanded and understood by the people. Look at the histories of prominent democracies; most involve civil wars, revolutions or painful, bloody transitions. In Iraq the concept of democracy is strange and new, so it is inevitable that democratization will be a long, drawn-out process with many pitfalls along the way, with no guarantee that democracy will develop. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. Andrew Hailstone Bangkok...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

It’s 10:58 a.m., and back in Science Center 109, the 11 survivors are still excitedly discussing Cauchy sequences. With each new concept, they are delighted. They’re in their fraternity house and they know...

Author: By Logan R. Ury, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Burden of Proof | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

...fool us with your empty promises and ass-kissing charisma, because we’ve all been there, memorizing names and trying to get those chunks of poop treat out of our teeth. One thing we learned from that experience is the importance of keeping a clean ship, a concept clearly lost on this year’s current contenders. Take Tom D. Hadfield ’08, for example, whose campaign manager told The Crimson on Monday, “I am a slave driver.” A less amateur candidate would recognize the obvious liabilities of employing...

Author: By David A. Wallach, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: UC Elections: I Just Fell Asleep | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

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