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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...freshman, you turn in your study card on Thursday, after experiencing all days of the week.  Couldn't be simpler or make more sense.  Let's not hear any complaining...we would hope you have a better conversation starter than that...

Author: By Aparicio J. Davis | Title: Today is Monday | 9/2/2009 | See Source »

...least one of the absent leaders, Prime Minister Brown, is attempting to face down a backlash at home, while in Edinburgh, members of the Scottish parliament have been debating their government's handling of the affair. Critics of both governments hope the controversy will weaken their hold on power. The terrorist atrocity that killed 270 passengers, crew and Lockerbie residents more than three decades ago continues to reverberate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Documents Reveal British Role in Lockerbie Bomber's Release | 9/2/2009 | See Source »

Legions of Colombians adore Uribe for restoring security and a measure of hope to Colombia, which endured four decades of guerrilla war and drug cartel shootouts. But his reelection drive may ultimately damage his legacy. Uribe's implicit message - that without him Colombia would suddenly fall back into chaos - pokes holes in his own argument that things are going along so swimmingly. In turn, his determination to run has kept other highly qualified candidates who share his governing philosophy - like Vargas Lleras and former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos - on the sidelines. Thus, if Uribe's reelection drive comes unglued...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colombia: A Snag in Uribe's Re-Election Steamroller | 9/2/2009 | See Source »

...should not abandon the fight." Soundarajan lost her 2006 Asian Games silver medal in the 800 m after failing a gender test. "I come from a small village and had no one to fight for me," Soundarajan said in an interview with TIME on Aug. 29. "I hope Semenya will come out of this better than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gender and Athletics: India's Own Caster Semenya | 9/1/2009 | See Source »

...this is just a first step. Vahia and his colleagues hope to piece together a solid grammar from the sea of impenetrable Indus signs. Their August paper charted the likelihood of certain characters appearing in parts of a text - for example, a fish sign appeared most frequently in the middle of a sequence and a U-shaped jar sign toward the end. Bit by bit, the structure of the script is coming into view. "We want to find the bedrock against which all further interpretation of the language should be checked," says Vahia. Down the road, he imagines he could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Decoding the Ancient Script of the Indus Valley | 9/1/2009 | See Source »

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