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...once Canada’s colonial capital—has been sucked out of it by the growth of its two metropolitan neighbors. The university, meanwhile, has endured, as has a significant coterie of townsfolk—as one might expect, the two are at constant loggerheads...

Author: By Adam Goldenberg | Title: Boo F—ing Hoo | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

...given. But agents have also had to respond to unique security challenges--from rigging traffic lights while Truman strolled through Washington to shielding President Jimmy Carter's daughter, Amy, from a charging elephant at a pet show on Ethel Kennedy's Virginia estate. While the demeanor (sunglasses, earpieces, constant vigilance) and the danger are what captivate the public, monitoring for fiscal malfeasance is still half the job. In August, the Secret Service helped crack what was heralded as the largest identity-theft ring in U.S. history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History Of: The Secret Service | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...kind of followed the pretty standard progression as far as not doing much as a freshman, sophomore getting in there a little bit, junior trying to push it a bit more, being more constant, and senior a little more,” Ajayi says. “But you know I value every aspect of everything over the course of my career...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE GAME '08: Growing Up Crimson | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

Even at the best of times, Hong Kong is one of the world's more stressed-out cities. Life for its seven million residents is a tension-filled mix of long working hours, fierce career competition, and the constant pressure to make more money to survive high rents and costs. So in these times of economic duress, with plunging stock prices and rising unemployment, that stress can boil over. In October, Caritas, a social services organization, set up a special government-funded hotline to counsel those suffering from the economic downturn. In the first month, Caritas received more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Due to the Economy, Stress Boils Over in Hong Kong | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...restaurants I visited, opinion was evenly divided. Although most Iraqis chafe at the constant reminders of the U.S. military presence - checkpoints, patrols, helicopters and jets overhead - many believe American arms have helped bring something approaching normality to much of the country. "I don't like the 2011 deadline. The Americans should stay as long as necessary," said Ziad Mohammed, a Sunni laborer. Fateh Hilli, a Shi'ite shopkeeper, disagreed: "The American presence is a national humiliation and should be removed at once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fierce Debate in Iraq Over US Troop Withdrawal | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

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