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The suggestion has garnered high-level Pentagon attention. "It's an interesting idea," Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently noted. "I think it is clearly something that needs to be looked at." The Defense Department's awards advisory group, which previously ruled that PTSD doesn't merit a Purple Heart, is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Purple Hearts for Psychic Scars? | 6/8/2008 | See Source »

I'd have liked Po to make greater use of his noodle-shop skills in the climactic fight. And although Black's loud, friendly, shambling screen personality makes a smooth transference to panda form, I wish Po were more persuasively drawn; visually, he's the least interesting character. But the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kung Fu Panda: Wise Heart, Sweet Art | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

Many among us follow something like a default path through Harvard. It begins by avoiding more interesting courses for those that promise a better curve. Then it progresses to joining the "right" extracurricular groups for a résumé line. Before fully realizing what has happened to him, this...

Author: By Brian J. Rosenberg | Title: Risking It All | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

What is most interesting about the book, though, is what it says about the fleeting spell of Bush loyalty; the rhetorical Red-Rover that formed up around the president can be broken up, after all. It draws into relief the startling extent to which modern politics have become a merciless...

Author: By James M. Larkin | Title: The Measure of a Man | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

At several points in recent years, Wright has openly contemplated his retirement. But the rift between Wright and Moss was unexpected. In early 2006, Wright announced that Moss would be his successor. It was an interesting choice, considering Moss's pedigree: His parents were civil rights movement activists married by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Unretirement of Reverend Wright | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

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