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...famous Burgundy producers. Many of the local bottles are quite rare and never make it out of the area, unless they are packed home in a suitcase. There are also winery visits, intense debates about farming and winemaking and a chance for the best chefs in New Zealand to tempt palates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spicing Up Your Winter Travel | 2/14/2005 | See Source »

...safety net protect those who don't need it? Means testing would limit benefits for the wealthy by eliminating them above a certain threshold or reducing them as income or assets rise. That would reduce the benefit burden but could weaken support for the program. A wealth threshold might tempt people to hide assets and create a disincentive to save...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Social Security: Are There Other Ways to Fix It? | 1/24/2005 | See Source »

Ultimately, there's a reason these products are called entry level: they exist largely to tempt you to upgrade to pricier Apple wares. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing--especially if your name is Steve Jobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: I'm Shrinking! | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

...with vigor in a second term. And Bush has been telling people he intends to make a serious push for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. Based on his staunch support of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, most Europeans aren't expecting much. But a serious effort here might tempt some European critics to take a second look at Bush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reality Check | 11/3/2004 | See Source »

...with Iran already, evidenced by last month's reported €3.25 billion agreement by Spanish and Anglo-Dutch oil concerns to exploit Iran's natural gas reserves. Saeed Laylaz, a reformist analyst in Tehran, says only an end to U.S. sanctions and admission to the World Trade Organization might tempt the regime - something the U.S. is unlikely to support. Without a breakthrough, it's likely the IAEA will refer Iran next month to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions. Some diplomats are worried about what they call their nightmare scenario: an air strike by Israel against Iran's nuclear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tempting Tehran | 10/17/2004 | See Source »

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