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...sense, the story of the last 35 years is the tale of a subtle but sturdy consensus rising out of all the smoke and fire. The year after Roe, two-thirds of Americans favored abortion on demand. Now, after years of private and public debate, most people freely tell pollsters they'd prefer fewer abortions, but a majority embraces the inherent contradiction of "safe, legal and rare." "Safe" and "legal" speak to the sad fact of bad options: women who have been raped, whose pregnancy threatens their health, whose fetuses are fatally deformed. "Rare" speaks to a more widely acknowledged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Have Abortion Rates Fallen? | 1/21/2008 | See Source »

...JDAM "bunker buster." The rest of the village was flattened by artillery. Spainhour, in full battle gear - flak jacket, helmet, knife, guns, boots, camouflage and radio - turns to the grief-stricken, 60-year-old sheikh, who is wearing resplendent traditional Arab dress, and asks his translator to tell him that "I sincerely apologize for everything that has happened here." Spainhour pauses as they survey the damage. "It's the cost of war." Literally. Coming along with the apology will be U.S. dollars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Cash Create Goodwill in Iraq? | 1/21/2008 | See Source »

...dressing like the fashionistas on Gossip Girl, are more clothes-conscious than ever and influence their parents' purchasing decisions. "As early as age 6, kids are getting more and more involved in choosing the products, including what they wear," says Cohen. "And the fact that you can't tell them what to wear is really driving the market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Downsizing Style | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

...people have seriously considered what they will talk about. I am often tormented by visions of conversations in the post-analog world that run something like this: “How was your day?” “Fine.” “Did I tell you about the Icon-Ritual Text of Medieval Russia?” “Yes … I’m going to buy a new TV.”What Harvard’s Core fails to take into account is the fact that a conversation requires...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Don’t Block the Box | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

...nomination in 1968. Even after 40 years, the family name retained some brand value. At every stop he made in his Mitt Mobile (a souped-up RV), Romney drew on his memories of those days and reminded voters that if elected President, he would not "need a compass to tell me where Michigan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can the Economy Save Mitt Romney? | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

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