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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Make that two states. On Thursday, Irish leaders aired outrage over France's illicit extra-time goal, including Prime Minister Brian Cowen, who said he'd personally take the issue up with French President Nicolas Sarkozy the next time they met. During a press conference later Thursday, Sarkozy met Cowen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tainted Victory: French Feel Shame Over Ireland Match | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

But other officials in France weren't as reserved about signaling their discomfort over the tainted win. French Sport and Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot admitted that her "feelings are split between what you might call cowardly relief and great consternation." Her Cabinet colleague Economy Minister Christine Lagarde went further, telling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tainted Victory: French Feel Shame Over Ireland Match | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

But nobody, not even Oprah herself, knows what kind of a creature the post-network-show Oprah is. Her afternoon chat-fest occupied a unique niche: uplifting yet practical, gossipy yet worthy, it harnessed the growing commercial and social power of women over the last two decades. It was monolithic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Oprah Stay Queen With No Throne? | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

That's the hard lesson that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) learned when it changed course on its recommendations for mammography screening and advised women to delay having the screen until they are 50, rather than beginning evaluations at 40, as they have recommended previously. Over the past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mammogram Guidelines: What You Need to Know | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

The vast hall emptied within moments of Karzai's last words. A few guests lingered outside in the crisp air but were eventually pushed aside by workmen rolling up the layers of red Afghan rugs that had been laid over the concrete walkways for the occasion. Ali Seraj, great-grandson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Karzai Sworn In: Now, on to the Next Afghan Crisis | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

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