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...there are different kinds of adversity. One kind goes back to the oldest of all political life stories: the one about being born in a log cabin. Rising from poverty to within grasp of being President clearly does say something admirable both about you and about the country where this can happen. Obama's story is a near perfect 21st century updating of the log-cabin myth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Everybody Knows the Trouble I've Seen | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

...Michel, a 54-year-old Paris apartment-building concierge who struggles to hide her self-taught erudition and cultivation from snobby, rich tenants. She disdains their élitist notions of class and social order, but she knows the residents would be outraged at discovering what a deep grasp the hired help has of art and learning. So Renée masks her intellect behind the persona expected of her lowly station...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Muriel Barbery: An Elegant Quill | 8/27/2008 | See Source »

Perhaps more off-putting than TIME's fawning account of megapastor Warren is the notion that both presidential candidates should report to this so-called national inquisitor for an Aug. 16 grilling and civics lesson. In testing the candidates' grasp of the Constitution, Warren--and everyone who plays along with him--should recall its separation of church and state. Michael Colello, SEATTLE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

...like Infosys and Tata Consulting Services growing very robustly. Their success has created a huge middle class for which 12% inflation is more of a nuisance than a worry. The long-term future of the Indian middle class is secure. The factors that have driven its success - a sure grasp of English, a facility with technology, a talent for innovation - will continue to be important in the global economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Burden of Inflation | 8/13/2008 | See Source »

...fully grasp why the economy is the first, last and only issue on the minds of Michigan voters this year, one fact reveals all: two months after the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup, there is no waiting list for season tickets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle for Michigan | 7/31/2008 | See Source »

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