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The roguish quality of these exploits dovetails nicely with Americans' rather sordid assumptions about whom they send to the Capitol. Polls have found that most Americans believe both senators and congressmen to be "petty politicians fighting for personal gain," (63%) "out of touch with what's going on in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Congressmen Are Such Easy Marks | 5/12/2006 | See Source »

Even though there's likely to be another Budget before an election (due in late 2007), the Howard government has decided to cut taxes early and hope that there's even more money to entice voters next time (probably the so-called Battlers, who don't pay any tax when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WEB EXCLUSIVE: As Good As It Gets | 5/9/2006 | See Source »

Turning the screws even tighter, developers of new malls and shopping centers are less willing to take a chance on an independent without deep pockets, shutting small restaurants out of prime real estate. "The game has changed," says Rick Bolsom, owner of Tin Angel in Nashville, Tenn. "You have to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Change Agent: Eateries, Unite | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

“Altar, Mexico. That town is crazy,” says Kyle De Beausset ’08.But De Beausset is not talking about the kind of Mexican crazy that happens when you mix margaritas in your mouth on the beach at 10 a.m.Instead, he’s...

Author: By Shifra B. Mincer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sophomore Takes on the Border | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

Marcello Burricks is not your typical America's cup yachtsman. Raised in a rough, mixed-race township on South Africa's Cape of Good Hope peninsula, he had to prove himself as a street fighter long before he ever climbed aboard a sailboat. In his early teens, he fraternized with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Kind Of Race | 4/30/2006 | See Source »

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