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Entering this off-season, Bonds, 43, faced a daunting challenge. The San Francisco Giants finally cut ties with him, and what other team would sign an aging, surly slugger who also breaks records for bad publicity? That should barely stress Bonds now. After all, he faces up to 30 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Has Bonds Hit His Last Homer? | 11/16/2007 | See Source »

It's a centuries-old debate: how do some nations attain long-term economic growth and an ever higher standard of living while others don't? What determines whether people in your part of the planet live in McMansions, mobile homes or mud huts? In the 18th century, proto-economist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Countries for Global Business | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

When asked why he chose this point to step down, Bloom pointed to his long tenure and said the school needs “someone younger and more dynamic.”

Author: By Crimson News Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: After Nine Years at Helm, School of Public Health Dean To Step Down | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

Was Giuliani too close to Kerik to ask hard questions? Giuliani's rivals certainly pointed to Kerik's indictment as a signal that something isn't jake in the storied House of Rudy. "Very sad and disappointing," said Romney. McCain ally Tom Ridge, a straight arrow who turned down a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rudy Giuliani's Kerik Problem | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

But the Senate Finance Committee has been looking too. Last week Senator Charles Grassley, the Committee's ranking Republican, announced a probe of the finances of six television preachers. He sent each a letter filled with extremely pointed questions about their multimillion-dollar finances. The longest questionnaire, with 42 specific...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Huckabee Stands By a Televangelist | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

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