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Before a friendly but still skeptical Evangelical crowd at Warren's Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., on Saturday night, McCain won a roar of approval when Warren asked him at what point a human being gets human rights: "At the moment of conception," McCain replied. The answer was clear, unequivocal and a great relief to restless Republicans who had endured a week of indigestion on the issue. Murmurs that McCain was flirting with a pro-choice running mate like former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge or Joe Lieberman had Rush Limbaugh and his army in full stampede...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain and Obama on Abortion | 8/17/2008 | See Source »

...sport," Phelps said with a grin. "It's pretty cool. That's all I can say." For his part, Cavic was philosophical. "It's a complete miracle to me that I am here," he said. "I retired a year and a half ago, so I'm enjoying this moment from my heart. I know I had a long finish and Michael Phelps had a short finish. I'm not angry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Phelps' Lucky Seven | 8/16/2008 | See Source »

...Though the country has a long history of sprinting success, no Jamaican man had ever won Olympic gold. After the race, Bolt took a call from the Jamaican prime minister. "The shops will be shut down, people will be partying in the streets," says Elliott. It's a seminal moment, mon. "This is the greatest sports accomplishment in Jamaica's history," says Paul McFarlane, a member of the healthy contingent of Jamaica fans who wore green, black, and gold in the Beijing stands. "We're just a tiny dot in the world, but now we can say we have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolting to a World Record | 8/16/2008 | See Source »

...screen, VCB finds its heart. It sees them as fully in tune with their feelings: totally willing, and why not?, to act on impulses they've learned to trust. The Americans are children by comparison, a little stiff, so conditioned to overanalyzing every attraction that they would lose the moment - if only there weren't a Don Juan Antonio to send seismic shivers up their consciences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Woody Allen's Barcelona Summer of Love | 8/15/2008 | See Source »

...bars, Liukin wanted more than anything to regain the gold she previously had won in the event back in 2005. And a challenging bars program, with a 7.7 level of difficulty, would also help her in the all-around competition at the Beijing Games. "I knew at that moment that I was going to give it everything I had," she said Friday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: US Gymnasts Land a 1-2 Punch | 8/15/2008 | See Source »

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