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Dates: during 2000-2009
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After that, his priority, Obama said, is passing an energy bill. Presidents have been talking about reducing U.S. dependence on fossil fuels for decades. McCain's embrace of alternative energy has given the issue a bipartisan flavor. And Obama believes that the quest for new engines and fuels for the future will serve as a "new driver" for robust economic growth. (It has happened before - just ask Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.) But momentum alone won't make it happen. Beneath the surface consensus lies enormous controversy. The cap-and-trade system of charging factories and utilities for permits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Obama and McCain Would Lead | 10/30/2008 | See Source »

...Even more devastating is the possibility that the uptick in high-profile crime will jeopardize Croatia's effort to become a full member of the E.U., for which it is currently a candidate. "This is a clear step back for Croatia's quest towards membership," said Hanes Svoboda, the European Parliament's Croatia monitor. "Either the government would impose some stability and order, or Croatia will not be able to join the E.U. anytime soon," Svoboda said in a radio interview...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime Wave Clouds Croatia's Future | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...power to make men spend countless hours tinkering with a technology that hasn't improved much in decades. They've also spurred some twisted behavior. In a vivid, detailed account of the "blood-soaked disaster" that was the American Rocketbelt Corporation, Montandon reveals the underbelly of this single-minded quest. Brawls and lawsuits over "Pretty Bird" - a "cherry red" belt whose "silver tanks shone so brightly you could comb your hair in their reflection" - spiral into a sordid tale of murder, kidnapping and torture. After being sentenced to life imprisonment, one of the perpetrators, Larry Stanley - "paunchy, graying, defeated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Strange History of Jetpacks | 10/26/2008 | See Source »

...world faces the existential threat of climate change, the former Vice President has embarked on an admirable quest to reform carbon-heavy habits. Yet despite his talk of making inconvenient choices, Mr. Gore continues to indulge in one of the most environmentally irrational habits of all: eating meat...

Author: By Lewis E. Bollard | Title: Al Gore’s Inconvenient Diet | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...team executed an impressive sweep of Holy Cross, Lafayette, and Lehigh. The bizarre 24-22 loss at Brown in which it took a combination of torrential downpours, a plethora of fumbles, and a missed extra point to get the Bears past Harvard may hurt the Crimson in its quest for a second straight Ivy League title, but there is little doubt that Harvard is in championship form right now.Prediction: Harvard 24, Princeton 14PENN (3-2, 2-0 Ivy) AT YALE (3-2, 1-1 IVY)If you’re wondering why Yale has been so mediocre this season...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AROUND THE IVIES: Road to Ivy Title Must Be Righted | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

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