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...blowers, including the former deputy police chief that Kilpatrick had fired for investigating his after-hours activities. The same sum could put several hundred new police officers on the streets of the country's most violent city. Or knock down more than a thousand of the abandoned buildings that dot Detroit's streets and breed crime. TIME called Kilpatrick one of the worst mayors in America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kilpatrick Out: A Boost for Obama? | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

...poachers, who can earn up to $60 a foot for a wild specimen, Wiedhopf says. The desert symbol grows slowly, about an inch a year - it can take six or seven decades for the saguaro cactus to grow an arm - and those 15-to-20-foot saguaros that dot the Sonoran desert can be over 200 years old. According to state law, any saguaro cactus over four feet tall cannot be moved from public or private land without a permit. To help prevent their removal, the Cactus Society has initiated talks with state and federal wildlife officials about implanting wild...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cactus Thieves Running Amok | 8/29/2008 | See Source »

...guilty about U.S. softball's demise. Really? Finch, who has spent more time promoting her sport than anyone on the planet? She blames herself for some of this mess? "I do," she says. "I hold that responsibility. Being an Olympic softball player, what more can I do? Lisa Fernandez, Dot Richardson, the many greats, they've done so much, and now it's our turn. And what did we do with the torch? So yeah, you do feel let down. Those many girls, they don't look to the International Olympic Committee. They look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jennie Finch Goes Out on a Losing Note | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

...country's high mountains and valleys are still largely undeveloped; its Tara River canyon has the deepest gorges in Europe, and ancient cities and monasteries dot the rugged coastline. The old, walled trading city of Kotor, a few miles down the coast from Tivat, was founded by the Romans and ruled for nearly four centuries by the Venetians, who left their architectural mark. There have been more recent periods of glory, too. Back in the 1970s, the red-tiled resort island of Sveti Stefan was a summer retreat for the likes of Sophia Loren, Kirk Douglas and Doris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tivat: The Next Monaco | 8/20/2008 | See Source »

...partying in the streets," says Elliott. It's a seminal moment, mon. "This is the greatest sports accomplishment in Jamaica's history," says Paul McFarlane, a member of the healthy contingent of Jamaica fans who wore green, black, and gold in the Beijing stands. "We're just a tiny dot in the world, but now we can say we have the fastest man on the planet. Can it get any better than that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolting to a World Record | 8/16/2008 | See Source »

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