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...palm-oil plantations to feed a rapidly expanding biodiesel industry; between 1995 and 2005, the amount of Indonesian land being used to grow oil palms increased by some 8.6 million acres (3.5 million hectares), more than doubling total plantation area, according to a recent report on the industry by Credit Suisse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Green Monster | 11/28/2007 | See Source »

...Thanksgiving. One of the scientists involved in the advance, James Thompson, pointed out that Bush’s “ethical” approach (i.e. repeatedly vetoing bills that would loosen regulations on the research) is what set stem cell research back about four years. Bush is taking credit for funding a particular area of science when he was in fact one of the main opponents (fiscally and vocally) of what many scientists believe to be the most promising area of the research: human embryos...

Author: By Sarah C. Mcketta | Title: We’re Number One! | 11/28/2007 | See Source »

...while we’re taking credit for things that other people discovered using minimal federal funding, why stop there? In fact, anything produced and transported in the 50 states (and such exotic lands as Puerto Rico, among other colonial interests) must necessarily use taxpayer dollars allocated by the government—at the very least, in the form of roads or law enforcement—so our humble president has certainly got some countable successes to notch on to his bedpost. Heaven forbid we forget that George W. Bush was the first—in fact, the only?...

Author: By Sarah C. Mcketta | Title: We’re Number One! | 11/28/2007 | See Source »

...Whatever the numbers say now, it's hard to believe that many shoppers' maxed-out credit cards and a murky economic outlook won't cause many Americans to have a leaner Christmas this year. Gwen DiBello, 40, still made her annual trek to Saks Fifth Avenue at the upscale Dallas Galleria on the day after Thanksgiving, but the soccer mom, 40, admitted, "I'm spending less this season because money is a little tighter than in years past." Meanwhile at the Aventura Mall in suburban Miami, Raquel Babani, a 28-year-old teacher from Hallandale, said, "It's the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Myth of Black Friday | 11/27/2007 | See Source »

...teammates credit their success to not only their captain’s on-court play, but also her leadership...

Author: By Kate Leist, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Hallion Shines for W. Hoops in Tourney Win | 11/26/2007 | See Source »

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