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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Then, not long after her husband's confession, Jenny gave an interview to the Associated Press. She was a model of control, revealing just enough detail about the affair to communicate her blamelessness in the events that transpired without letting her situation tip into the pitiable. Wearing a perky printed blouse, she stayed relentlessly on message: she was holding up her end of the deal - if her husband wanted back into the family, he would have to reciprocate. "It's one thing to forgive adultery," she said. "It's another thing to condone it." (Read a two-minute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jenny Sanford: The Savviest Spurned Woman in History | 12/12/2009 | See Source »

When will Woods play again? If he's true to his word and is indeed taking this indefinite leave to save his family, he might not tee up for a very long time. He clearly has a lot of work ahead of him. Tiger's absence is a horrendous development for golf. In a down economy, the sport is already hurting for sponsors. Without Woods, they won't come rushing through the ropes. But Tiger's decision is not the death knell many might suspect. Yes, golf ratings often get sliced in half when Woods doesn't play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Golf Survive Without Tiger Woods? | 12/12/2009 | See Source »

...ratings might not totally tank: fans will want to know what a tour without Tiger feels like. When Woods was hurt, people wouldn't watch, because they knew he'd be back eventually. What was the point? Now, what if he never comes back? That's the longest of long shots, of course. But at this point, would anything in this story surprise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Golf Survive Without Tiger Woods? | 12/12/2009 | See Source »

...same goes for Tiger's sponsors. We've already seen cracks in the corporate armor. No Woods ads have run since shortly after the scandal broke. Pepsi dropped Tiger's Gatorade drink. Even though the company insists those plans were long in the works, the move doesn't reflect well on Tiger's post-transgression brand. Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer has ordered its stores in Australia to remove advertising posters featuring Woods. The company also insists the move has nothing to do with the scandal. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Golf Survive Without Tiger Woods? | 12/12/2009 | See Source »

...gets by on his charm and his looks and doesn't really have much going for him." But, says Gardaphè, the wave of negative response to Jersey Shore come from what he calls "irony deficiency" in the Italian-American community. These peacocking kids, he says, come from a long history of exaggerated characterizations in Italian culture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italian Americans and the G Word: Embrace or Reject? | 12/12/2009 | See Source »

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