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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...idea of Sullenberger being a hero ... Please. I think we're "heroed out" right now in the United States. Hero is a term that is almost always misapplied in modern America. I don't know if there's a genuine demand in the public [for heroes], or if it's a creation of headline writers and television people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reconsidering the Miracle on the Hudson | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...Many people in France are still very angry about the economic crisis and hold a grudge against the banking system for being one of the causes of it. It's not surprising that a bank heist would have such broad appeal - it's almost as if Musulin was a modern-day Robin Hood, stealing from the rich (the banks) to give back to the poor (himself). As Sonia Mohammedi, one of Musulin's Facebook fans, puts it (in a Facebook message, of course): "His story reminds us of the society we're living in: it's precarious even when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How a Bank Robber Became an Antihero in France | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...pictures of the making of modern China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Things the U.S. and China Actually Agree On | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...pictures of the making of modern China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Could Obama Get Around China's 'Great Firewall'? | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...sold Enron short in 2001 after concluding that the rosy reports and projections about the company were not based on facts. He has come to a similar conclusion about China, according to Politico.com, and is shorting the country just as he did Enron. (See pictures of the making of modern China...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Economic Recovery: Miracle or Mirage? | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

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