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...Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, which lobby for large banks and Wall Street firms, respectively, say they have yet to have sit-downs with Geithner. A number of industry insiders say Geithner's early-February policy speech, which got a poor reception, would have gone better and had more detail if he'd had more meetings with financial executives. Geithner, though, didn't want it to seem as if Wall Street was getting the chance to write its own blank check. (See pictures of TIME's Wall Street covers...
...know what became of Iman. Aided by a fixer, I cleared immigration quickly and without incident. Likewise without a problem, TIME's Iraqi security detail drove me into the center of the city on what used to be called the Highway of Death. We passed through several checkpoints on the way that were manned by the Iraqi army and in one case by Ministry of the Interior forces. In each case, the guards waved us through. Above, a pair of Black Hawk helicopters crossed the sky. (See pictures of daily life returning to normal in Baghdad...
...short, the real life story of Bill Clinton. Anonymity, in this case, implicitly suggested a narrative candor and incited a media frenzy to discover the writer. It also kept the book on the bestseller list.These thoroughly-researched examples reveal Mullan’s keen eye for detail and his mastery at dissecting and interpreting text. Through close reading, both of the authors’ novels and correspondences, “Anonymity” offers startling insight into the lives and psychological workings of the writers profiled. Given the academic nature of Mullan’s material, he still manages...
...Greeks debated democracy among Corinthian arcades, and rarely, at least in school textbooks, did the twain meet. But the historical reality, as recent archaeological researches have proven, is all the more complicated and fluid. An exhibition at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art shows with incredible detail how intertwined ancient peoples really were. (See 10 things to do in New York City...
Baghdad museum officials are not sure exactly what the tablets found in Peru say. They eventually hope to have Sumerian language experts decipher the writing, which is etched in great detail over the faces of smoothed stones. But the items will be on display when the Baghdad museum reopens Monday with a special exhibition featuring items that have left Iraq but found their way home...