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...domestic-intelligence head, said there could be up to 4,000 potential terrorists in the country, Brown unveiled a series of recommendations, including "additional screening of baggage and passenger searches" at train stations. Proposals also include additional barriers, vehicle-free zones and extra blast-proofing for public buildings to protect against car-bomb attacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Briefing | 11/21/2007 | See Source »

...Social Security, Obama believes he has found the perfect issue to demonstrate the transcendent brand of politics he offers. "We will not be able to solve this problem and protect Social Security for good until we stop treating it like a political wedge issue and instead unite Republicans and Democrats behind a sensible solution," Obama wrote in an Op-Ed column in Iowa's Quad-City Times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The $102,000 Debate | 11/21/2007 | See Source »

...least 10 states currently limit the ability of HOAs to restrict the use of energy-saving devices like solar panels, but only three states--Florida, Hawaii and Utah--have laws written broadly enough to protect clotheslines. Right-to-dry advocates argue that there should be more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting for the Right to Dry | 11/21/2007 | See Source »

...aesthetic grounds. Increasingly, they have persuaded community and homeowners associations (HOAs) across the U.S. to ban outdoor clotheslines, which they say not only look unsightly but also lower surrounding property values. Those actions, in turn, have sparked a right-to-dry movement that is pressing for legislation to protect the choice to use clotheslines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting for the Right to Dry | 11/21/2007 | See Source »

Atheist parents appreciate this nurturing environment. That's why Kitty, a nonbeliever who didn't want her last name used to protect her kids' privacy, brings them to Bishop's class each week. After Jonathan, 13, and Hana, 11, were born, Kitty says she felt socially isolated and even tried taking them to church. But they're all much more comfortable having rational discussions at the Humanist center. "I'm a person that doesn't believe in myths," Hana says. "I'd rather stick to the evidence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sunday School for Atheists | 11/21/2007 | See Source »

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