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...more pressure put on Sudan. But I also think there are hundreds of thousands of people who are alive in Darfur who wouldn't be if it hadn't been for that public movement. It raised the costs to Sudan so that the Sudanese military or the Janjaweed couldn't attack some of the refugee camps. And it led the UN to feed some of these people and avert starvation. It didn't work nearly as well as it could have, but it was vastly better than the alternative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Columnist Nicholas Kristof | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

Prices are down and markets are hurting. Some might think it’s a buyer’s market out there (we couldn't tell you—we're barely passing Ec 10). So what has Harvard been investing in? Well, BJ Services, for one. Marvel comics and Chipotle burritos...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Owns Burritos and Superheroes | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...government's total outlays. Obama called Ryan's "Roadmap for America's Future" a "serious proposal" and praised its author as a "pretty sincere guy" with a "beautiful family." It was a rare moment of comity in an otherwise fractious political winter - which meant, of course, that it couldn't possibly last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Ryan: The GOP's Answer to the 'Party of No' | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...first, the hostages were baffled. But when they saw Cesar and Gafas incapacitated, Keith, who had worked his hands free from his tie-wraps, couldn't resist. He and several other hostages pounced on Cesar, and Keith slugged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Hostage Rescue in the Colombian Jungle | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...they would stew for hours before braising over a fire in an attempt to cook away the gamey taste. But the meat was stringy and tough and as they gnawed on the primates' tiny arms and legs, some of the soldiers felt like they were eating their young. Others couldn't keep anything down. Now, drifting in the netherworld between sleep and consciousness, Suárez twisted and turned in his hammock until he finally popped awake in the early- morning light. His stomach was about to detonate. (See TIME's Colombia covers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Colombia, A Bungled First Rescue Attempt | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

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