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As Harrington spoke, Norman was nowhere to be seen. But the Australian's distinct silhouette - those wide but somehow brooding shoulders, that haunted, hawklike face - was the leitmotif of the tournament. Three weeks after he married tennis great Chris Evert, Norman had defied all expectations by displaying three rounds of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harrington Beats Norman at Birkdale | 7/20/2008 | See Source »

I wish Africa had only one Mugabe. However, when Mugabe attended the recent African Union leaders' meeting - fresh from an "election" marked by murder, torture and intimidation - nobody rebuked him or asked him to step down. That is because all the other leaders are doing similar things. In Egypt, Eritrea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 7/17/2008 | See Source »

The Crucible John S. McCain and George W. Bush grew up in tandem, both favored, third-generation sons of prominent Washington families, accustomed to power and influence. Both were poor students and merry pranksters, and both had reputations as drinkers as young men. But the Vietnam War marked a critical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Frenemies: The McCain-Bush Dance | 7/16/2008 | See Source »

The sunrise Park glimpsed would be the last she'd ever see. Strolling not far from the beach, she apparently ventured into a restricted area, albeit one not particularly well marked, according to an eyewitness, Lee In Bok, a 23-year-old college student from the South. What happened next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Korean Killing with Terrible Timing | 7/13/2008 | See Source »

Unfortunately for the rest of us, this year's G-8 summit?which marked the first time that leaders of the world's 16 biggest carbon emitters have sat down to talk about climate change?will be remembered as a lost opportunity. First of all, the 2050 pledge doesn't...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Too Little, Too Late. | 7/10/2008 | See Source »

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