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Some of the floating economic refugees, especially those from the middle and working classes, "do not think of themselves as homeless," says Susan Price, director of homeless services in Long Beach. "They think, 'I'm not that. I am just living in my car.' " In fact, living in your car...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Last Refuge for the Homeless: Living in the Car | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

As the world's best athletes bid for gold at the Winter Games in Vancouver over the coming 16 days, we can be sure that every double Axel will be scrutinized and every race timed to one-thousandth of a second. But in a world obsessed with precision, one issue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The IOC Grapples with Olympic Sex Testing | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

Gao's supporters suspect he is being held by state security officers and fear that he might be so badly abused that the authorities are afraid to have him be seen in public. "We are determined not to rest until we know where Gao is and whether he's dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Crackdown on Dissidents Continues | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

The dispute at the heart of the case is about what happened next. According to prosecutors, Roland and Wilhelm tied James up with Scotch tape, locked him in a box and bundled him into the trunk of their car, before driving 300 miles (about 485 km) to Roland's house...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Kidnapping Trial: Revenge of the Pensioners | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

I usually make a judgment about a book after reading the first chapter; sometimes even the first page. If I don’t find a novel interesting, I generally stop, no matter how distinguished its literary pedigree. I quit reading “Kristin Lavransdatter” (Sigrid Undset?...

Author: By Theodore J. Gioia, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Leaving The Great Books Unfinished | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

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