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...guez Zapatero - a socialist and Chávez ally - insisted that Latin America needs to attract more foreign capital if it's going to make a dent in its chronic, deepening poverty. Chávez blames "savage capitalism" for Latin America's gaping inequality and insists "only socialism" can fix it - hence his tirade against Aznar and other free-market "fascists." At that point Zapatero chided Chávez, reminding him that Aznar himself "was democratically elected by the Spanish people." Chávez kept trying to interrupt - summit organizers even turned off his microphone - at which point the King...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the King's Rebuke to Chávez | 11/12/2007 | See Source »

...practice of surgery, about like starting the engine is to the practice of driving. The skin is (unless you're a plastic surgeon) ultimately just another thing standing in the way of what you really want to get at - that joint, tendon or organ you're there to fix. And skin has many amazing properties: Gain 200 pounds and the number of square yards of your skin may nearly double. Your skin regulates body temperature, changes color to prevent radiation damage, oils itself, feels, grows hair and emits all kinds of sexy pheromones. But the wonders of dermatology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Surgery Succeeds, But Healing Fails | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

...digital version of the cheerleader that broke Mr. Dibbell’s heart in 10th grade. Unfortunately for the author, while his precious “digital l00t” may in fact have real market value, all the gold doubloon clipart in the world can’t fix his social deficiencies or bad breath. On the plus side, a book about fake ambitions, repressed fantasies and the inability to function in the real world probably will sell great over at MIT. The Cult of iPod by Leander Kahney I felt embarrassed holding this book at the COOP, because...

Author: By Samuel J. Bakkila, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BY ITS COVER | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

...PLAYERS President Pervez Musharraf came to power in Pakistan in a bloodless 1999 coup promising to fix Pakistan's economy and clean it of corruption, which had grown under successive civilian leaders. General Musharraf is a former commando and fought in Pakistan's wars with its bigger South Asian neighbor - and constant rival - India in 1965 and 1971. He was Chief of Army Staff during a smaller conflict between the two countries in 1999, a bloody tussle that some feared might go nuclear as both India and Pakistan had just carried out nuclear tests and had - and continue to have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan: The Making of a Crisis | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

...Faulty Building" incorrectly stated that architect Frank O. Gehry graduated from Harvard's Graduate School of Design. Gehry attended the school but he did not graduate from it. In addition, a photo caption accompanying the story incorrectly stated that MIT officials estimate that it will cost $1.5 million to fix the problems. In fact, the damages MIT is seeking have not been disclosed...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MIT Sues Architect Gehry Over Faulty Building | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

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