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...helps that the election season has been anything but dull. The sight of a woman, a black man, a Mormon, a Christian preacher and a former POW slugging it out has been as fascinating to many of us out here as it is to American voters. Hillary Clinton appeals to many who have fond memories of her husband's presidency and those who would like to see a woman in the White House; McCain comes off as brave and decent; and in Barack Obama, a biracial son of an immigrant, millions see themselves. "Educated, international-minded Indians get a huge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feeling the Spirit | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...bullets hit his wife, Lamyaa al-Saadi, causing the loss of sight in her left eye, skull and jaw fractures, hearing loss and scarring to her face. Her son Ahmed, then 8, was blinded in the right eye from glass splinters from the windscreen; Mr. al-Saadi and other children suffered mental trauma. They also allege the Australian soldiers failed to give them medical assistance. They claim they were given no warning before the soldiers opened fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Counting the Cost | 3/5/2008 | See Source »

...things to worry about. Forget the office pools and the social networking for big-game tickets so common in the U.S., particularly during "March Madness"; such is the passion of the Lebanese fans that at their games, riot police and the occasional armored personnel carrier are as common a sight as cheerleaders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: March Madness in Lebanon | 3/5/2008 | See Source »

...criminal record can add to a potential sentence, Pasquarello added. Pasquarello said students should be constantly aware of their surroundings—especially since the incident occurred at an hour typically deemed safe. If approached by a stranger, said Pasquarello, one should try to keep the suspect in sight and call the police as soon as possible. “Try to find where the person is, but don’t approach them,” Pasquarello said. “Just try to let the police get them first.” —Staff Writer Esther...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Male Flashes Female Student in Square | 3/4/2008 | See Source »

...with friends, you can play Scrabble online. Instead of holding a new record in your hand, you steal the MP3s. Instead of getting sunburns and grass stains, you get Wiijuries and you smash your plasma TV when the Wiimote slips off your hand. We’ve all lost sight of the real thing.“The magic of instant photos is going digital,” read the opening line of a February 18, 2008 Polaroid press release. The epitaph declared that Polaroid would cease production on their line of instant film and cameras...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Tragic Death of the Guitar Hero | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

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