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...explained that he had seen the wallet out of the corner of his eye on the ground in Times Square. Without thinking twice, he raced past others to grab it. There was no question in his mind what he should do. He raced home and somehow found my home phone number. I didn’t know what to think. I had always thought that movies like “Pay It Forward” had a quaint premise but were hokey and fantastic almost to the point of absurdity. I had laughed with millions when Jerry, Elaine, George...

Author: By Adam M. Guren, | Title: Kindness in the Crowd | 7/21/2006 | See Source »

...call on my cell phone from Dean Ellison telling us the University wanted us to evacuate and that we would be taken out by a private company that was attempting to enter the country,” Jurdi wrote...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri and Paras D. Bhayani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Student Injured While Evacuating From Lebanon | 7/20/2006 | See Source »

...Burge's attorney has said that Burge never tortured anyone, and Burge did not return a message from TIME left at his home. He keeps a residence in Florida, where he ignores phone calls and knocks on his door for comment. It's a far cry from his days on the streets, where his approachability earned the gruff cop a spot as a favorite among colleagues and reporters. Chicago through and through, Burge, now 58, is the son of a phone company worker and fashion journalist who joined the Army, served in Vietnam and then fell in love with policing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chicago's Toughest Cop Goes Down | 7/19/2006 | See Source »

...They've uncovered some personal papers of Albert Einstein. Turns out he had 10 girlfriends. Think about it: 10 girlfriends--that's 10 different names, 10 different phone numbers, 10 different birthdays. You'd have to be a genius!" --DAVID LETTERMAN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Punchlines: Jul. 24, 2006 | 7/18/2006 | See Source »

...already seeing the beginning of shortages. Bread is hard to find, for example. And the scratch cards to recharge our mobile phone accounts - already outrageously expensive in peacetime - have jumped in price from about $40 to $50 for 80 minutes of talk-time. Soon, even that connection to the outside world will vanish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beirut's Real Refugees | 7/18/2006 | See Source »

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