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So what's different now? Mubarak's apparent pledge to tighten controls along Egypt's border with Gaza - with the implicit goal of preventing Hamas from building new missiles to strike Israel with. That appears designed to fulfill Israel's main condition for ending its offensive: rendering Hamas incapable of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stirrings of a Peace Deal on Gaza? | 1/7/2009 | See Source »

The debate over sex education has long been a heated one. A new study released Dec. 29 found that a popular method of promoting abstinence - pledging to remain a virgin - doesn't appear to be the answer. To reach this conclusion, Janet Rosenbaum, a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do Virginity Pledges Work? | 12/30/2008 | See Source »

During the recent campaign you pledged to send an additional 20,000 American troops to fight the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. I supported your campaign, but I hope you will now break this pledge. It served its purpose by reassuring skeptics you would be ready to use force if necessary...

Author: By Robert A. Paarlberg | Title: Obama: Break Your Afghan Pledge | 12/14/2008 | See Source »

Not lucky enough to be part of one of Volpp's studies or have an enlightened insurer or employer? Not a concern. Spouses, parents and friends can set up lotteries or deposit contracts for one another too. Or you can make it even simpler: give a trusted person $100 or...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Diet Plan That Works: Pay for Weigh | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

Of all President-elect Barack Obama's early priorities, few have drawn more attention than his pledge to shut down the U.S. detention camp at Guantánamo Bay. Closing Gitmo will mean release for many of the facility's 225 detainees, while the rest will face trial on terrorism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trying to Tie Obama's Hands on Gitmo | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

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