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...along comes Rowling with Dumbledore--a human being, a wizard even, an indisputable hero and one of the most beloved figures in children's literature. Shouldn't I be happy to learn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Outing Dumbledore | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...Balco” Bonds’ taking of the title of all-time homerun champ it would be an understatement to say that people don’t like this whole steroid business much. But there’s no avoiding it: With guys like wunderkind Rick Ankiel, Olympic hero Marion Jones, and Patriot Rodney Harrison all going down in the last few months, the question is no longer who’s using, but who isn’t using. And we may get some answers shortly—very likely beginning with George Mitchell?...

Author: By Aparicio J. Davis | Title: Steroid Nation | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...Government Steps In State and federal officials did their best to quell the anxiety of refugees and of people who, at least for the time being, were still in their homes. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was in full action-hero mode, traveling to the firefighters' front lines, while President George W. Bush - chastened by Washington's dilatory response to Katrina - declared the region a "major disaster" and promptly dispatched Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, along with Army helicopters, troops and millions of dollars in federal aid. San Diego city officials even implemented a reverse 911 system with automated warning calls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From TIME's Archive: The Great California Fires | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

Last Friday, the world was rocked by one of the most stunning authorial announcements in history, when Harry Potter penmother J.K. Rowling casually revealed that Albus (Percival Wulfric Brian) Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of our time and a hero of the first order, is a homosexual...

Author: By Michael Segal | Title: Magic’s Greatest Secrets | 10/24/2007 | See Source »

...weather forecasters calling for moist ocean breezes on Thursday to further dampen the fires, and hundreds of thousands of Californians returning to their homes, Schwarzenegger's crisis appears to be ending the way many of his movies wrapped up: with a lot of smoke and wreckage, but with the hero stronger than ever. This is one time, however, that Arnold would prefer not to star in a sequel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cue Disaster, Cut to Schwarzenegger | 10/24/2007 | See Source »

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