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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...boxing, an MMA bout can seem rougher: grappling, kicking, punching, and fighters don't spend too much time dancing around the ring. But in fact, MMA isn't all about the head. One popular move is to force your opponent into submission by nearly breaking his arm. Painful? Sure. But not something that can cause long-term brain trauma. "We don't see the basic pounding other sports see," says Couture. "Not that our sport isn't rough. It's plenty rough. But I don't think [long-term injuries] will be an issue for any athletes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Randy Couture: Ultimate Fighting's Ageless Wonder | 8/29/2009 | See Source »

...catches the image of a zany rubber dress from an early "textures" shoot that Coddington had loved but Wintour had removed. There it was, bound for the newsstands. Was it restored in service of the story or in deference to her invaluable right-hand woman? Only Anna knows for sure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The September Issue: Humanizing the Devil | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

...They have the structure and the knowledge to execute the plan, and I'm not sure who else could step in," says Curran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Subprime Lenders Head the Line for Federal Subsidies | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

...need you in the waiting room infecting the person with the broken arm or whatever," he says. "It's a virus, and it will work its course. If you're healthy, in a couple of days you'll feel a lot better, but if you're compromised, you'll sure enough want to be seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Swine Flu Wars: H1N1 Comes to Alabama | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

...dark by the time the assembly reached Arlington; the pallbearers seemed lost, unsure where to go. Arthur Schlesinger described the scene of Ambassador-at-Large Averill Harriman asking Kennedy brother-in-law and campaign manager Steve Smith if he knew where they were going. "Well, I'm not sure," Smith said. But "I distinctly heard a voice coming out of the coffin saying, 'Damn it. If you fellows put me down, I'll show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kennedys Face Death: The Agony of Grieving in Public | 8/28/2009 | See Source »

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