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...Correspondent Alan Johnston was released on Wednesday after 114 days in captivity because the Hamas authorities in Gaza made his kidnappers an offer they couldn't refuse: either they freed the Briton or they would be hunted down and killed, a senior Hamas militant told TIME. To Johnston's captors, the Army of Islam, an offshoot of a powerful criminal clan in Gaza known as the Dogmush, there was no doubting Hamas' resolve. In the 48 hours prior to the journalist's release, Hamas gunmen took up positions on rooftops around the Dogmush compound in Gaza City, cut off water...
...Steve Jobs and Co. proudly boosted the device's promised battery life recently, claiming it will offer 24 hours of audio playback or 8 hours of talk time. Early reviews score the iphone's battery high compared to many competing phones'. But when consumers use the device as an iPod for hours at a time, watching videos from YouTube and listening to their favorite songs, they might be surprised to find the gadget drooping when they're expecting an important call. There's a precedent for problems with Apple batteries, as many who owned an early iPod model know...
...beyond identifying preservation-worthy specimens in various parts of the country, then cheerleading for them, there isn't much a mere trust can do. Only a handful of houses from any period ever gain legal protection as historic sites, though some states offer tax breaks to offset the cost of their maintenance. "What we're trying to do," says Richard Moe, National Trust president, "is encourage appreciation for the best of Modernism, which is now coming of age historically...
...Klein's test for presidential candidates, "The Courage Primary," was inspiring, especially his call for national service [June 25]. It has been far too long since this country has asked anything of its citizens beyond opening their wallets. Why not offer the option of joining the Peace Corps or develop "draft" programs with agencies like the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? A true national-service tour of duty should be two years spent bettering the lives of others...
...will need a policy to prevent a fiscal meltdown as the baby boomers retire. The hard truth is that we will need to raise taxes and substantially scale back entitlement benefits (while also restricting discretionary spending). The candidates offer lip service without acknowledging that major sacrifices will be necessary. That is the real courage deficit...