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...communicating with dead people. I personally would talk to the yet unborn about the future and use the dead for questions about history, but that's why I'm not a prediction expert. Dead people, I would think, are probably clueless about what's going on in the present, let alone the future. Though maybe that's just because I think of them as super-old people. To start the process, Kenzer paused to tune into me. Then she told me that I'm attached to ascended masters and that one of these mentors is Abraham Lincoln. I think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Psychic Secrets of 2009 Revealed! | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

...curfew on top of their schoolwork, striving to improve. The suspense of a big bowl-game upset was resolved with this climactic recovery. After the fumble, Sylvester was on top of the world. Wouldn’t you celebrate? (I, for one, am glad there are no referees present when students are informed they get into Harvard because there might not be enough flags for all the personal foul penalties...

Author: By George Hayward | Title: Sportsmanlike Conduct | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

...system could result in years of "trillion-dollar deficits." Deficit spending is needed to help revive the economy from recession, but trillion-dollar deficits for years to come would sink us in debt and risk a collapse of the currency. We need a sensible strategy that deals with the present crisis while preparing for the future. We need more government, and to pay for it we'll need to raise taxes relative to GDP over time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case for Bigger Government | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

...Senate nearly brought Roland Burris, 71, to his knees several times Tuesday, literally. The diminutive, would-be junior Senator from Illinois looked practically petrified as he fought his way through hordes of journalists to present his credentials on Capitol Hill, only to be turned away by leaders of his own party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burris Denied His Seat as the Senate Drama Continues | 1/6/2009 | See Source »

...would disagree that children who suffer from life-threatening allergies need to be protected, but the growing trend of demonizing nuts only fuels anxiety, Christakis says. Instilling in the general public the idea that nuts are a "clear and present danger" does little beyond heightening panic. "There are kids with severe allergies, and they need to be taken seriously," he says, "but the problem with a disproportionate response is that it feeds the epidemic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Have Americans Gone Nuts Over Nut Allergies? | 1/4/2009 | See Source »

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