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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...make out the locations of several of the many public, residential and landmark buildings that have been turned into piles of rubble. Israeli tanks now block the roads where we used to drive along the coast. Dark, ominous warships look out of place so close to our beautiful Gaza shore, which had been one of the only escapes and a source of relaxation for the besieged people of the Gaza Strip. Earthen barriers have risen in the Zatoun area, cutting off the densely populated, heavily bombarded neighborhood from the rest of the city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: First Person: Living in Gaza, Under Starlight and Bomb Blasts | 1/10/2009 | See Source »

...price of crude forced Chávez, who controls the hemisphere's largest oil reserves and is a major U.S. supplier, to turn off the Citgo spigot this week and focus more of his aid resources at home. Critics of Chávez point out that his need to shore up domestic funds is even more urgent because he's trying to win support for a national referendum, probably to be held next month, on whether to eliminate presidential-term limits and let him run again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Can't Big Oil Match Hugo Chávez? | 1/7/2009 | See Source »

...security departments and offices were created, emergency management plans improved across all levels of government, legal reforms implemented, and borders made more secure. In addition to overseeing a rapid recovery from the 2001 recession due to tax cuts and shrewd economic policy, the administration has made consequential efforts to shore up America’s economy in this latest financial crisis. As the largest buyers of sub prime mortgages from 2004 to 2007, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac helped fuel the housing bubble and exacerbate the burst. The Bush Administration tried no fewer than 18 times, publicly...

Author: By Caleb L. Weatherl, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Legacy to be Proud of | 1/4/2009 | See Source »

...Coney Island Polar Bear Club has staged a New Year's Day plunge into the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean. This year, nearly 700 men, women and children are expected to enjoy a chilly dip with as many as 3,000 less courageous souls watching from the shore. (The club's more dedicated members meet each Sunday during the winter to enjoy a cold swim.) TIME spoke with the club's president, Dennis Thomas, about how the group got its start, the psychology behind cold-water swimming and why 65° weather in January sucks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coney Island's Human Polar Bear | 1/1/2009 | See Source »

...force, it is plagued with warlords struggling for supremacy, and it is fighting a bloody civil war in which neighbors Eritrea and Ethiopia have gotten involved. It is not surprising, then, that amidst poverty, famine, and disease, Somalis have decided to go after the rich ships visible from their shores. In that sense, seaborne piracy is the visible face of the lack of opportunities on shore. Coming to that realization, however, is the easy part. Somalia remains a painful symbol of the difficulties of humanitarian missions. According to the official history by U.S. Army Chief of Military History Brigadier General...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: Pirates of the Aden Gulf | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

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