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...collect residue, might have detected the PETN, it's not certain, and many airports lack the machines. "There's always room for improvement in airport security, but it's always going to be a trade-off between convenience and commerce," says Oxley. In the meantime, we may have to count on what worked on Flight 253: luck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why It's Not Easy to Detonate a Bomb on Board | 12/28/2009 | See Source »

...final vote count of the city assembly was announced - 39 in favor to 20 against - the crowd of gay and lesbian activists in Mexico City exploded into cheers, hugs and kisses. With a resounding majority, the Mexican capital had become the first city in Latin America to allow same-sex couples to marry and to have the same rights as heterosexual unions. A separate motion confirmed that the couples would be able to adopt children. "This is a huge triumph that has followed so many years of struggle," said campaigner Kin Castañeda, who stood next to her partner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico City's Revolutionary First: Gay Marriage | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

...Count me in," Graham replied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lindsey Graham: New GOP Maverick in the Senate | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

...setting a new national MLR floor is not the end of the equation. The CBO, in its report on the regulations, said insurers might react to new thresholds by "cutting back on efforts to restrain benefit costs through care management." Translation: Anything that doesn't count as "medical costs" may be on the chopping block, including exorbitant executive salaries but also programs to keep patients healthy. There is also a fear among health policy experts that some insurers could raise premiums in reaction - higher premiums means more money spent on health care, but also more left over for profits. Another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forcing Insurers to Spend Enough on Health Care | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

...less common than it used to be, says Bob Thompson, professor of popular culture at Syracuse University. It's not unusual to see carolers standing still in a shopping mall or churchyard, but as for the random groups of friends traipsing to your doorstep for singing, don't count on it. "You talk to most baby boomers they might have a caroling story or two," says Thompson. "Talk to anybody born after 1960 or so and it's become much less common." Simply put, times and culture have changed. "The singing of Christmas carols at a stranger's door assumes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Christmas Caroling | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

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