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Of course, the colleges that don't offer such tuition breaks know they will likely lose students to those that do. But don't expect state schools to start rushing in. Even public universities that have large endowments have yet to embrace no-loan programs. Take the University of California...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Battle over Financial Aid | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

The Commission's ultimate finding, however, is that "it does not have to be this way." Differences in longevity have many causes - the poor in America, for instance, are more likely than the rich to suffer diabetes, obesity or death in a gang fight - but with the new report, WHO...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Narrowing World Health Disparities | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

It's now clear those players were pioneers. The current crop of Maori and Islander players (the sons mainly of poor Tongan and Samoan immigrants) forms a quarter of the ranks of the NRL. To put that in perspective, a group that has a 1 in 200 representation in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Power Play | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

The children's crusade harks back--about 40 years back. In 1969, a few years before young voters embraced his presidential campaign, George McGovern spearheaded a rule that women, minorities and young people should be seated at the convention in proportion to their share of the population. It sounded great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dems' Really Young Guns | 8/21/2008 | See Source »

To stem the trend, activists on the front lines have been attempting to promote safe sex - even in countries where it is not allowed - rather than prevent sex altogether. In the African nation of Burundi, homosexuality is not recognized. "My government said gays and homosexuals don't exist - they are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Helping the Hidden Community of HIV | 8/19/2008 | See Source »

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