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...advantage. Once we started rolling, the Crimson in motion stays in motion.” In the first game, Stevens dominated both sides of the court, posting a .600 attacking percentage and jumping up for seven blocks. After nabbing an early lead, the Ducks kept up its momentum to shut down the Crimson, 30-23. “Despite the statistics, they play a very different tempo than we’re used to,” senior co-captain Brady Weissbourd said. “They hit 600, but a lot of it was sort of tips...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Picks Up Key Non-Conference Victory | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...nationality of the French First Lady, who moved with her family to Paris as a child, is another outstanding question for Italians. In her TV appearance Sunday she tried to clear up the matter, explaining that she had automatically gained French citizenship when she married Sarkozy but kept her Italian citizenship. "I'm Italo-French," she said. "I would have had to ask to renounce my Italian nationality, which of course I wouldn't want to do." Along with performances of several songs and inside secrets about life with the French President, Bruni's charm offensive on Italian TV looked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France's First Lady Carla Bruni: A Traitor to Italy? | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

Clustered in the northeastern hills of Burma, the Buddhist Shan were accorded a measure of self-rule by British colonialists. When Burma became independent in 1948, they agreed to join the fledgling nation in return for autonomy. But the promise, say Shan opposition groups, was never kept - and several militias were soon formed to fight against the Burmese army. Although a ceasefire was signed in the mid-90s by most Shan groups, the minority's resistance is still active in pockets. Over the past decade, forced relocations by the Burmese military of tens of thousands of Shan, who are thought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Closer Look at Burma's Ethnic Minorities | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

That's why it's important to explain where the savings come from. When Nancy Pelosi appeared on ABC's This Week and George Stephanopoulos pressed her on this provision, she kept repeating the talking point - "Family-planning services reduce cost. They reduce cost" - without explaining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Family-Planning Flap | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...periodic pay raises, but all compensation information was kept confidential at her company. She received a Top Performance Award...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lilly Ledbetter | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

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