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...disappointment, the ANC sent him back to work in Cape Town. He quickly became a key figure in the city's opposition and by 1985 he was in jail. Regular detentions followed. During one release, Manuel, who had married, met his toddler son for the first time. (Read: "A perfect day in Cape Town...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trevor Manuel: The Veteran | 3/25/2009 | See Source »

...have never tried to present myself as 'Captain Perfect' - I'm not. Never have been 'Captain Morality' or anything like that. I'm not, never have been and we all make mistakes and I've made one here." - On visiting a strip club during a 2003 taxpayer-funded trip to New York. (The Times of London, August...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd | 3/24/2009 | See Source »

...Industrials, led by financial stocks, rallied nearly 500 points, or more than 6%. Scott Talbott, the top lobbyist for the Financial Services Roundtable, said that while some information is missing there's probably enough for buyers to figure out whether it's worth risking their money. "It's not perfect," Talbott said, "But it is a workable framework...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Geithner's Toxic-Asset Plan: Wall Street Finally Cheers | 3/23/2009 | See Source »

...Health and AARP Diet and Health Study in 1995. Researchers then tracked deaths for 10 years, until 2005, using the Social Security Administration Death Master File and the National Death Index, controlling for factors such as age, race, education, body-mass index and alcohol intake. (See pictures of a perfect steak instead of eating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Growing Case Against Red Meat | 3/23/2009 | See Source »

...idea beloved by screenwriters: the perfect crime. But in Hollywood movies, even the cleverest plot is usually derailed by an unforeseen hitch. Now a real-life heist in Germany seems to have flouted that rule along with its moral subtext that crime doesn't pay. In January, $6.8 million worth of jewelry was snatched from the cases of Kaufhaus des Westens, a luxurious seven-story department store universally known as KaDeWe and as much a Berlin landmark as the Victory Column and the Brandenburg Gate. Three masked, gloved thieves were caught on surveillance cameras sliding down ropes from the store...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Despite DNA Evidence, Twins Charged in Heist Go Free | 3/23/2009 | See Source »

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