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Joe Kennedy Jr. - the oldest brother - was his ambitious father's namesake, and repository of all his hopes. On Aug. 12, 1944, he was sent on a secret mission so important that it was filmed in a tailing aircraft by the President's son, Colonel Elliott Roosevelt. But the plane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kennedys Face Death: The Agony of Grieving in Public | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

After half a century Japan, it seems, is finally clamoring for change. The LDP machine, which lifted Japan from its postwar doldrums, has been unable to deliver the needs of the public for years - some would argue decades. Now, faced with an uncertain future and an economy in crisis, Japan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan Gets Ready for Big Elections — And Big Change | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

It was Kennedy who, on Hume's advice, persuaded Clinton to grant a controversial U.S. visa to Gerry Adams, leader of the Irish Republican Party Sinn Fein, in 1994. At the time, the move was strongly opposed by the British government, but today the visa is seen as an important...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Northern Ireland Remembers Ted Kennedy, the Peacemaker | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

"It was a very difficult decision," says Peter Perham, Mike's father. "What's different with Laura is that by being away from home at such a young age, I would worry she's going to miss out on lots of important social interaction. Not to mention what the reception...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is 13 Too Young to Sail Around the World Solo? | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

As she spoke, two Met officers endured with stoicism, if not humor, a little gentle baiting by the crowd, which had queued up to take pictures of them, mirroring the standard police practice of photographing crowds. Chief Superintendent Ball confirms that police will photograph people as they enter the climate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bobby on the Tweet: British Police Try Twitter | 8/27/2009 | See Source »

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