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...despite the ambiguity of the phrase, one can’t buy “community” at the “community market.” In fact, he goes on to explain, community can’t be bought at all. Just like family, community is priceless no matter what happens with banks, jobs, or the government...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: Lessons From the Street | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

...people of Staunton, Va., Woodrow Wilson's hometown, gave the President miniature ivory portraits of his parents. George W. Bush in 2006 got a belt buckle from visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and cuff links from his staff. But the best presents of all have been the priceless ones. On Nov. 2, 1920, Warren Harding returned from a golfing excursion to find 55 small pink candles on a frosted white cake. Then he sat back to await the election returns - and learned he had been elected President. On May 8, 1945, Harry Truman got an even better gift...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Presidential Birthdays | 8/4/2009 | See Source »

...gymnastics involving Brüno and a pint-size Asian boyfriend could have come from a Will Ferrell movie, assuming Ferrell was willing to have himself penetrated by a mechanical dildo. (And don't bet he wouldn't be.) But Brüno's encounters with real people are priceless, even when the real people are celebrities. When the L.A. house he is renting as a location for a new interview show turns out to be unfurnished, Brüno recruits some Mexican laborers to get down on all fours as human benches. What kind of person would actually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brüno's Sacha Baron Cohen: More Than a Comedian | 7/8/2009 | See Source »

...months, 10 judges, 142 witnesses, $13 million in legal fees and 19,181 pages of filings stacked in binders reaching over 21 feet. But in reality, for all parties concerned, the prospect of cementing or blocking a 60-vote majority for the Democrats in the Senate appears to be priceless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Franken vs. Coleman: The Final Round — Maybe | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...Coleman takes away from defending seats opening up by retirements in tough states like Ohio, Florida, Missouri and New Hampshire. And after all, continuing to pour money into a losing candidate - even if it gains you a few more months of minority power in the Senate - isn't exactly priceless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Franken vs. Coleman: The Final Round — Maybe | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

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