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...networks call this phenomenon a reaction against mean reality shows and in favor of ones on which good things happen to nice people (see also American Idol). "We started off in a cynical place," says Three Wishes executive producer Andrew Glassman. "We explored what happens when animals attack and human beings are treated like lab rats in a social experiment. But people seeing wishes and dreams come true will always resonate." And ABC reality chief Andrea Wong points to network research that shows people are looking for programming to feel good about amid news of war and terrorism...
Experience and the nation's million or so real estate agents tell us that in the long run, owning a home makes the most financial sense. But today, with so many rushing to own, the math often works out in favor of renting. In Boston, as prices have jumped since 2000, the monthly mortgage payment for a median-price house has risen 23%, to $2,079, according to Torto Wheaton Research. (That assumes a 30-year fixed rate with 10% down.) Meanwhile, the average apartment rent has edged lower...
TIME Many Iranians criticize you for not standing up with a louder voice for democracy in Iran. Are you in favor of democracy in Iran...
...themselves. Across the country, Shi'ite students have demanded the ouster of Sunni teachers, especially those who were senior members of the Baath Party during Saddam's rule. Many professors protest that they were forced to join the party, but some students suspect they remain loyal to Saddam and favor like-minded pupils. "There are still professors here who openly praise the previous regime and encourage [Sunni] students to sing songs about Saddam," says Haider, a Shi'ite pharmacy student at the University of Baghdad. "Such people should be driven out of the universities." Attitudes like that don't make...
...should be allowed to remain in the Army. The patrol leader's second in command was brought back to Australia early, and had to write a show cause letter. The other two SAS men had to write similar letters. The patrol leader says the investigation found in favor of his version of events; the young signaller, "G," also told Time that version was accurate. But the experience left the leader disillusioned: he applied for a discharge, and has vowed never to deal with the Army again. "It was a cover-up," he says. The Army refused to comment to Time...