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...Chen's wife, son, and daughter-in-law are also expected to be arrested soon. Nine other suspects, including former aides, officials and his brother-in-law have already been detained. With the numerous scandals that have swirled around Chen's inner circle the past two years, political commentator and Chen's former advisor Antonio Chiang says, "His arrest will be a great relief to the DPP, and to the people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taiwan Arrests Former President | 11/12/2008 | See Source »

...willing him back to her. That craziness also creates some of the most enjoyable parts of the book, as when Olive decides to teach a lesson to her daughter-in-law—whom she describes as “a woman who knows everything”—by making her believe she is insane. Olive decides to steal articles of clothing from her daughter-in-law knowing that “there will be moments now when Susan will doubt herself, calling out Christopher, are you sure you haven’t seen my shoe...

Author: By Kerry A. Goodenow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Olive Kitteridge’ Explores the Same Thing Over and Over Again | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

...insurer AIG, has been asked by Indian insurance regulators to show proof of its solvency. The market turbulence is especially worrying for India's middle classes, who have just begun investing on their own in a big way. (A new Bollywood movie, Saas, Bahu aur Sensex - Mother-in-Law, Daughter-in-Law and the Sensex - captures the craze.) Bhandarkar, an avid investor himself, is worried: "How can a $60 billion loss not have an impact?" When it does, the party may finally have to end. - by Jyoti Thottam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wall Street Meltdown: Global Fallout | 9/17/2008 | See Source »

DIED From the moment she was born on a former revolutionary base, Shao Hua's future was enmeshed with that of the Chinese Communist Party. In 1960 she became the daughter-in-law of Chairman Mao Zedong, marrying his second son, Mao Anqing. During the 1950s, Zedong's older brother, Mao Anying, obtained for her a Soviet camera, which she used to document schools, factories and villages. She was later promoted to major general in the People's Liberation Army and became the president of the China Photographers Association...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 7/3/2008 | See Source »

...working, they aren't studying, because of these serials." Yes, but Qadir freely admits he that for the past year, he has watched every nightly episode of Tulsi, the tale of an Indian housewife and mother more properly known as The Mother-in-Law Was Once a Daughter-in-Law Too. And now he supports the government closing down his show because he thinks he could be using his time better. Couldn't he just turn off the television? Qadir shrugs. "If there is TV, we will watch it. We do have self control, but..." He can't finish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan Unplugs Bollywood's Siren Song | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

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