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According to a recent survey by the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, a watchdog group, 85% of the presidents of schools with major athletic programs feel that compensation for football and basketball coaches is excessive. "The commission is concerned that the commercial values attached to college sports programs are becoming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are College Football Coaches Out of Control? | 12/31/2009 | See Source »

Branson's operation will start by addressing carbon emissions from a significant but little-known source that is not covered by any national or international regulations: global marine shipping. The massive container ships that ply the ocean lanes are the backbone of globalization, but they are also carbon hogs. Each...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Warming: Why Branson Wants to Step In | 12/31/2009 | See Source »

Unlike an Afghanistan run by the Taliban, missile strikes into a country run by allies could prove politically disastrous for a nation whose citizenry seethes with anti-American sentiment. That's a big reason why there have been so few details about the two strikes earlier this month - although the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yemen: The U.S. Weighs the Military Options | 12/31/2009 | See Source »

Mexican insurrections often do coincide with important dates. Most recently, Zapatista guerrillas in the poor southern state of Chiapas started a revolt on Jan. 1, 1994, the day the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect. A big fear now is that Mexico's drug cartels, responsible for almost 15...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Mexico Is Anxious About Its Bicentennial | 12/31/2009 | See Source »

Producer Paula Barreto acknowledges the film rounds out some of Lula's rough edges but says such is the concessionary nature of making biopics. "It's a film, and cinema is about choices. You have to leave things out," Barreto tells TIME. "What was important was that I wanted to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lula Onscreen: Brazil's President as Superhero | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

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