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Klein reports that Palin "called the Iraq War 'a task from God.'" This is a distortion. Speaking to ministry students at her former church in June, Palin said: "Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also for this country, that our leaders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

Aee, who holds an AIG-linked trust worth roughly $7,000, said if he managed to get inside the insurer's besieged offices - which could take him many more hours - he planned to close out his investment. "There's nothing like cash in your hands," he said. It seems the...

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

But that does not address the piece's fundamental problem, namely that it is not now and never has been funny. Or even human. In the previous movie version, as in this one (and I'll bet in the play itself) all the actresses strike comedic poses. They sashay about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Women: Sex Crime | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

• At a November 2004 Bush re-election campaign rally in Honolulu, Vice President Dick Cheney peppered his stump speech with the down-home expression, claiming John Kerry's tough talk about national security was nonsense. "He's trying every which way to cover up his record of weakness on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History Of: 'Putting Lipstick on a Pig' | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

• While campaigning in Iowa in October 2007, Senator John McCain used the popular expression to criticize Hillary Clinton's revamped health care plan, arguing that it wasn't much different from the one she unsuccessfully pushed in 1993. "I think they put some lipstick on the pig, but it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History Of: 'Putting Lipstick on a Pig' | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

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