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...called "pink lotus" bathrooms, reserved for kathoeys. Now Thailand's Education Ministry is considering introducing similar bathrooms and dormitories on the university level, even though many colleges require ladyboys to wear male clothing on campus. (For the most part, however, kathoey students can choose feminine hairstyles and wear jewelry, nail polish and makeup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where the 'Ladyboys' Are | 7/7/2008 | See Source »

...With its new blood the court is still developing new patterns of communication and cooperation." (Until Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito came along, the court had the longest-serving body of the same nine people in Supreme Court history.) Nevertheless, even with fewer nail-biting decisions handed down this term, Justice Kennedy has continued to play a dominant role - swing voter or not - preventing Roberts and fellow conservatives from dominating the court's decisions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When the Supremes Get Along | 6/27/2008 | See Source »

...happily burning the midnight oil - and keep global oil prices high, since growing demand from China has contributed significantly to crude's price run-up in the past few years, according to economists. It's too early to say, but the recent spike in oil prices could be another nail in the coffin in which Asia's sizzling economic run of the past several years is finally laid to rest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asia Hits an Oil Slick | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

...expand them greatly. A student with a good idea will be able to borrow up to $5,000 to start a new business if he can convince the Agency’s directors that it would be profitable and proper to set him up selling typewriters or toe-nail clippers. Within the rather vague limits of propriety, the opportunities for future hucksters seem boundless...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: ...Who Help Themselves | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...their campaigns, and that seems especially true of the Arizona Senator. In the past two years, McCain has witnessed more turmoil - and enjoyed more joyous rebirths - than most candidates see in a decade. With five months until Election Day and early polls suggesting it could prove to be another nail biter, McCain faces critical questions that could decide the election: Does he have the temperament to lead his party out of the wilderness of George W. Bush's late years? Will he be able to adapt his insurgent style to the pressures of a party establishment's campaign? And more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Team McCain: Ready for Prime Time? | 5/29/2008 | See Source »

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