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...What They're Buying in Britain: A coalition of environmental activists has purchased a small plot of land earmarked for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport and plans to sell it in several thousand chunks in a bid to snarl the proposed development. The group, which includes Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson, says the expansion would force the demolition of homes and increase pollution...
Hail to the Chief TIME's nomination of Barack Obama as Person of the Year was a fitting tribute to a man who achieved the impossible in the land of the free by transcending barriers of race, religion and region to take the mantle of leadership in a country that once again can inspire the rest of the world [Dec. 29]. TIME's presentation of pictures and features on Obama makes him simply the most celebrated man in our time. K. Chidanand Kumar, Bangalore, India...
...history of the earth - at least at that time. Judging from the size of the crowds and the hype and buzz he has generated, Obama has reached new heights. Is Obama another F.D.R., who will lead us out of this depression? Who will lead us into a political promised land? He sure feels like it. Melvin H. Kirschner, Granada Hills, Calif...
...Priscilla Tirado, 23, grabbed the preserver, but as she was being helped out of the icy river by Fellow Passenger Joseph Stiley, she lost her grip. Lenny Skutnik, a clerk for the Congressional Budget Office who was watching from the shore, plunged into the water and dragged her to land. But the most notable act of heroism was performed by one of the passengers, a balding man in his early 50s. Each time the ring was lowered, he grabbed it and passed it along to a comrade; when the helicopter finally returned to pick him up, he had disappeared beneath...
...recognize the excellence in this extraordinary African American elected to the highest office of the land,” she said. “The day comes with a lot of hopes and feelings and sweat and the blood of millions of people...