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If Queen Victoria, in the great beyond, had a say in the matter, you could imagine her waving an imperious hand during the casting process for The Young Victoria, demanding that she be played by "that clever girl from The Devil Wears Prada." And her edict would have been wise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Young Victoria: How a Queen Shapes Her Destiny | 12/17/2009 | See Source »

But analysts say Citi's rush to repay the assistance it got through the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) will make the bank weaker, not stronger. The move will reduce Citi's capital ratios and hurt earnings; it may also accelerate a retreat of foreign investors from the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Citi's TARP Repayment: The Downside for a Troubled Bank | 12/15/2009 | See Source »

Neither measure, leftist and conservative critics complain, was part of Sarkozy's original platform; both were hastily put together and poorly thought through. "Sarkozy's problem is that when he promised 'rupture' with the past during his campaign, he built expectations that go farther than merely revolutionizing the language and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicolas Sarkozy: A French Paradox | 12/14/2009 | See Source »

For over a week, a heavy police presence has remained outside of the main campus of the University of Tehran, in the center of the Iranian capital. Intense green-clad opposition protests occurred at universities in most major Iranian cities on Students Day, Dec. 7. Yet unlike the demonstrations in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ayatullah Khomeini Returns to Haunt Iranian Politics | 12/14/2009 | See Source »

Horny guys, lowbrow debates and run-of-the-mill spam all seem to be in abundant supply on CollegeACB.com (the acronym stands for Anonymous Confession Board). But what sets this site - and others like it - apart from the coarse commentary found on YouTube or, for that matter, a political blog...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colleges Fight Back Against Anonymous Gossip Sites | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

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