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...penguin-in-chief (co-director McGrath), manages to overcome his complete cluelessness as a pilot by safely landing a plane carrying our heroes on the African savannah - "Who said penguins couldn't fly?" - all the while issuing commands to his brain-challenged underlings, one of whom gets a quick laugh trying to spit and ending up with a string of drool on his bib. Julien the lemur (Sacha Baron Cohen) is a frantic pantaloon who waves the stars on the plane back into Economy: "This is First Class. It's nothing personal. It's just that we're better than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Madagascar 2 | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...preferred by the greatest number of people? Pulitzer Prize nominee William Poundstone explores this question, and others, in his new book “Gaming the Vote: Why Elections Aren’t Fair (and What We Can Do About It).” His conclusions are quite surprising.A quick read by almost any standard, the book embodies political writing at its best. Poundstone’s discussions are timely, colorful, and compelling, even when one might expect the subject to be rather dull. He deftly balances the many elements of his text, alternating seamlessly from historical analysis to mathematical...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pundit Finds Voting To Be Flawed | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...Hope of global integration and inclusion is now more likely than ever to flourish. As Afghan president Hamid Karzai so duly noted, this will probably take a long time. But the Obama presidency represents a milestone, and the movement has begun. Many who are quick to congratulate the United States upon the confrontation of its racist past are not likely to admit the same problem exists at home. Over time, however, the election will serve as an example in countries where racism and other modes of oppression are seemingly recalcitrant...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: Obama for Mankind | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

...Chen avoided controversy in the quick meeting by not using titles - China refers to Ma as "Taiwan's leader" and Taiwan says he's president. They affirmed the Nov. 4 trade pacts will take effect in 40 days, including an expansion of direct cross-strait flights, direct shipping and postal links, and increased cooperation on food safety in the wake of the recent melamine contaminations. Roughly five million Taiwanese travel to China each year, and the agreements are expected to reduce travel time and costs. Ma and Chen also agreed to meet once every six months and find ways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China and Taiwan Draw Closer, Amid Protests | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

...replenishable supply of one HUDS item, what would it be? a) Chicken parm—a delectable blend of protein, dairy, and sauce: 25% b) Carnival cookie—bringing the partay to the island since 1636: 29% c) None—I’d take the quick and relatively less painful death...

Author: By Julia S Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A New and Improved Survey on Servings | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

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